#military

Trying to drown me woman?" 'You can't drown a SEAL,' she said. 'How embarrassing would that be?' 'God yes. Shoot me, hang me, let me die of infection from a hangnail, but don't let me die in the water. They'd send me to hell on principle. ↗

— Maya Banks

#military #navy-seals #humor

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea. ↗

— Darrell Issa

#both sides #father #ii #korea #military

For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US? ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#economic #globalization #influence #might #military

Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being trained for military combat. I thought that this had just gone too far. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#being #combat #cover #far #gone

Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

#cause #character #follow #good #good leader

Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#defense #emotional #important #just #know

Well, I think, you know, the arts are really what - one of the things that make this country strong. We always think it's our economy or our military power, but in fact, I think it's our culture, our civilization, our ideas, our creativity. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

#arts #civilization #country #creativity #culture

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service. ↗

— John F. Kerry

#both #courage #i #includes #just

You could argue that war is always an irrational act, and yet many states enter into military conflict out of rational calculation or national interest or the stability or longevity of their regime. ↗

— William Kirby

#always #argue #calculation #conflict #could

In military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy. ↗

— Robert Kiyosaki

#day #marine #memorize #merchant #military