#military

In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#duty #ethic #had #honor #i

I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love. ↗

— Steve Zahn

#civil #civil war #farm #general #history

We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was a decision which was taken by the Security Council, because the troops were in Uganda, and we decided to have a military presence. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#council #decided #decision #got #involved

I've never boxed in my life, never been in a military base in my life, never grew up with anyone in the military. ↗

— Tyrese Gibson

#base #been #boxed #grew #i

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

#just #military #shoot #straight #you

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. ↗

— Golda Meir

#because #efficient #god #military #thank

The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Afghanistan never fails. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

#afghanistan #always #american #american military #ensure

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq. ↗

— Christine Gregoire

#aid #appreciation #bringing #countries #defending

My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant. ↗

— W. E. B. Griffin

#i #military #my own #own #sergeant

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or defense, military action or stopping the money flows or whatever, but the really difficult part is integrating all aspects of the policy, and I think she put a lot of emphasis on that. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#aspects #defense #difficult #easy #emphasis