Quotes about "War & Peace"

It's such an advantage to be able to hit short irons low on command. When it's windy, you'll hit more greens. But low shots are a great strategy in calm conditions, too: The less time the ball hangs in the air, the less time it has to stray off line from the flagstick. ”

You don't go after veterans in this country. If there's one thing that's sacrosanct, it is the American military veteran. ”

The least likely of military leaders, Joan of Arc changed the course of the Hundred Years' War and of history. ”

One of the lessons of Vietnam, which we failed to heed in the Iraq war and the Afghanistan surge, is that before you commit U.S. military forces to aid or assist, it is essential to know what you want them to achieve. ”

Our military leaders don't seize power in coups; our soldiers and sailors don't go on strike for higher pay or benefits; our armed forces don't weigh in on the political process. In return, Americans have a sacred duty to treat them honorably. ”

Reagan won the Cold War by first restoring America's economy and military and then staring down an economically weakened Soviet Union. He knew defeating Russia couldn't be accomplished without laying the groundwork. ”

I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime. ”

I don't do resolutions, as I am a rebel without a cause in that respect - I always break them by the second of Jan.! ”

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet. ”

I grew up in Taiwan, which was a military dictatorship. ”