Sunday, January 28, 2007

Random Quotes for Monday

"Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain." - Sun Tzu
"Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home." -Cicero

"But if the cause be not good, the king himself hath
a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs and
arms and heads, chopped off in battle, shall join
together at the latter day and cry all 'We died at
such a place;' some swearing, some crying for a
surgeon, some upon their wives left poor behind
them, some upon the debts they owe, some upon their
children rawly left. I am afeard there are few die
well that die in a battle; for how can they
charitably dispose of any thing, when blood is their
argument? Now, if these men do not die well, it
will be a black matter for the king that led them to
it; whom to disobey were against all proportion of
subjection." -Shakespeare

"I am the decider" - George W. Bush

11 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:25 AM

    Has Bush ever been recorded saying the word "retard?" Because I would LOVE to hear a spliced quote of Bush admitting, "I am a retard."

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  2. You could have found a better Bush quote. There are so many.

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  3. Here you go Ryan, is this one better?

    "I think -- tide turning -- see, as I remember -- I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of -- it's easy to see a tide turn -- did I say those words?" --George W. Bush, asked if the tide was turning in Iraq, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

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  4. How long before you can kick him out?

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  5. Here's another:

    "The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany." --George W. Bush, D.C., May 5, 2006

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  6. Anonymous11:34 AM

    "As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself -- not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch. As a matter of fact, the Colonel asked if I needed first aid when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical operations here, but thanks for your compassion, Colonel." --George W. Bush, after visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1, 2006

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  7. Anonymous11:52 AM

    "anybody who is in a position to serve this country ought to understand the consequences of words"-George W. Bush, interview with Rush Limbaugh, Nov. 1 2006

    three days later...

    "The only way we can win is to leave before the job is done"-George W. Bush, Greely, Colo., Nov. 4, 2006

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  8. Anonymous1:00 PM

    "I think the American people ... I hope the American ... I don't think, let me .. I hope the American people trust me."
    - Washington, D.C., December 18, 2002

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  9. Anonymous1:40 PM

    "I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by contantly changing my hair." -Hillary Clinton

    The next president of the United States?

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  10. Anonymous1:51 PM

    "I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is -- my point is, there's a strong will for democracy." --George W. Bush, interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Sept. 24, 2006

    Too bad he doesn't know what a comma is for.

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  11. Anonymous3:06 PM

    "Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die." - GWB, Washington, D.C., Dec 7, 2006

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Be compelling.

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