The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war. – R. Lee Ermey
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Americas veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to todays Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols. – Bill Shuster
Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is the human will as inert as the past two world-wide wars would indicate? – Gregory Clark
In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director whos never been in one, being mindful of what these veterans have actually gone through, you find that the biggest concern is that you dont look at war as a geopolitical endeavor. – Steven Spielberg
If there is not the war, you dont get the great general if there is not a great occasion, you dont get a great statesman if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. – Theodore Roosevelt
If a songs about something Ive experienced or that couldve happened to me its good. But if its alien to me, I couldnt lend anything to it. Because thats what soul is all about. – Aretha Franklin
A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice. – David Mitchell