Famous Quotes & Sayings

Daniel H. Hill

Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher; but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood.

Daniel H. Hill

Jackson, however, persevered. He joined the Franklin Debating Society, an institution that had been in existence over fifty years, and had enrolled in its membership some of the ablest men in Virginia.

George Haven Putnam

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

James Stockdale

I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, FA Crusaders.

Oliver North

I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again.

Henry Knox

Unless this is done, we shall be liable to be ruled by an arbitrary and capricious armed tyranny, whose word and will must be law.

James Longstreet

In the case of the armies at Fredericksburg it would have been, to say the least, very hazardous to give counter-attack, the Federal position being about as strong as ours from which we had driven them back.

Calamity Jane

In 1865 we emigrated from our homes in Missourri by the overland route to Virginia City, Montana, taking five months to make the journey.

Janis Karpinski

If you hold thousands of prisoners, you have to feed them, clothe them, care for them, provide medical attention - and there were no provisions.

Steve Adams

Hard data is behind boundary changes. It is not an arbitrary decision at all.

Friedrich August von Hayek

It is not the source but the limitation of power which prevents it from being arbitrary.

Kate Chopin

And Nature takes no account of moral consequences, of arbitrary conditions which we create, and which we feel obliged to maintain at any cost.

Cisco Systems

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability on Cisco IOS may result in a reload of the device or execution of arbitrary code, ... Repeated exploitation could result in a sustained (denial of service) attack or execution of arbitrary code.

Doug Taylor

These charges are nothing but an easy money-spinner for the banks. Charges should be fair and reflect the costs involved - not, as they are now, an arbitrary figure picked to make the most money out of unsuspecting customers.

Dmitry Oleynikov

These remotely controlled in vivo robots provide the surgeon with an enhanced field of view from arbitrary angles, as well as provide dexterous manipulators not constrained by small incisions in the abdominal wall.

Michael Waltrip

That's going to be really arbitrary to police because even the most sublime bump drafts at a time when a guy's getting ready to make a move in another direction can result in sending a guy out of control.

Immanuel Kant

To be fully comfortable to the principle of right, the form of government must be representative. This is the only one that permits republicanism, without which the government is arbitrary and despotic, whatever the constitution may be.

Carey Nachenberg

What it will do is search through the C: through Z: drives and select randomly a set of files of varying extensions, and then it will zero out or kill the contents of an arbitrary extension of those files,

Stephen Kinzer

Guatemala's ornate presidential palace, once a terrifying fortress whose every corridor was patrolled by heavily armed soldiers in berets and camouflage uniforms, is now a normal public building where ordinary citizens enter without fear.

Capt. Spirlet

He's definitely considered armed and dangerous and has extremely violent tendencies.

Rory Kennedy

I think the most significant turning point was when the militia was brought in. A few armed men and women couldn't take on the Pennsylvania militia.

Jamie Shea

Last night, NATO had a night of relative restraint. We were mindful of the Orthodox Easter celebration. At the same time, the Yugoslav armed forces continued to demonstrate signs of wear and tear.

Charles Grassley

The purpose of this letter is to express grave concern and raise questions regarding allegations that a textile contractor has been using toxic substances in the production of fabric used by armed forces personnel,

Steve Bolman

We're now considerably better prepared to deal with code-red situations, in which an armed assailant is on campus. Before then, we mainly emphasized earthquake preparedness. We've been conducting fewer drills for earthquakes lately, but we're making more preparations for them this year.

Ron Barber

Having grown up in a military family, I know that politics should have no role in determining who is best qualified to lead our armed forces.

Robert King

Today, I've been watching armed security people hired by the rich move valuables out of their homes for safekeeping. Yesterday, we were working in an area, giving out water to people who hadn't seen cold water for days.

Prince Abdullah

Our armed forces will, under no circumstances, step even one foot into Iraqi territory,

Robert Montgomery

The message that has been sent is, you're going to be liable for Saturday night specials and sales thereof.

Tom Daschle

I haven't ruled anything out or anything in at this point.

Gayle Korczyk

It is was a "GOD MOMENT" that I shall never forget.

Donald Hall

now i have time to do stuff, and do stuff i shall do!

Bible Bible

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

George Whitefield

At the day of judgment we shall all meet again.

Edward Fitzgerald

And when like her, O Saki, you shall pass.

William Blake

Father! father! where are you going? / O do not walk so fast. / Speak, father, speak to your little boy, / Or else I shall be lost.

Leonardo da Vinci

There shall be wings! If the accomplishment be not for me, 'tis for some other.

Dolly Parton

I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.

Pat Paulsen

Deep down, I happen to be very shallow.

Estelle

I will never say I am committed to somebody unless I'm serious about that person.

Rod Thorn

Unless we get very fortunate, ... we are not going to be a championship contender.

Hal Vogel

He wasn't going to give it up willingly. He didn't want to give it up unless he had to.

Armand Assante

I don't go to work unless I feel I really have a story that would be interesting to tell.

Gore Vidal

I don't even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.

Jacques Rogge

Unless something unforeseen happens, they are going to make it if they keep up this pace.

Hanya Yanagihara

I really don't have anything urgent to say, and I think you shouldn't write unless you have something urgent to say. Sometimes that troubles me, and sometimes I don't really care.

Rick Moody

I didn't know how to kill off a character unless I was able, as a narrator, to get really complicated. Because it was a big deal. I'd never killed a character before.

Chipper Jones

I don't think they're going to let me go out there unless I wear it.

Sue Moores

Partially hydrogenated such-and-such oil,' which is kind of the kicker word for trans fats.

Curtis Strange

I know he doesn't like the word 'ceremonial,'

Nikki Giovanni

Don't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak.

Paramahansa Yogananda

No one appears on our stage unless the director has placed them there for our benefit

Darrell Royal

Amazing. There's just no other word for it. Amazing.

Cynthia Lennon

There was no word from him between 1971 and 1974,

Charles Dickens

A word in earnest is as good as a speech.

Chris Cornell

The words you say never live up to the words in your head.

Louise Erdrich

It was enough just to sit there without words.