#military

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

#dictated #ethical #even #honorable #military

Where I would fault President Bush the most was that, in the wake of 9/11, he motivated our military, but he didn't call the nation into a state of war. And he didn't explain that this would take though a communal effort against common foe. ↗

— Frank Miller

#bush #call #common #communal #effort

Throughout this evolution from left to right, Beard always detested war. Hence his writings were slanted to show that the military side of history was insignificant or a mere reflection of economic forces. ↗

— Samuel E. Morison

#beard #detested #economic #economic forces #evolution

My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness. ↗

— Lord Mountbatten

#military #trophy #usefulness #value

A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks. Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something. ↗

— Olivia Munn

#acne #being #car #computer #game

My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style. ↗

— John Leguizamo

#incredibly #military #parents #strict #style

The military is already sexually integrated. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#integrated #military #sexually

We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#every #interest #military #nuclear #nuclear power

The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power. ↗

— Rudy Giuliani

#being #dangerous #force #iran #military

I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer. ↗

— Marc Garneau

#also #canada #college #engineer #graduated