My definition, a definition in the drill books from the time that General Von Steuben wrote the regulations for General George Washington, the definition of the object of military training is success in battle... It wouldn't be any sense to have a military organization on the backs of the American taxpayers with any other definition. -Chesty Puller

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We as a nation need to be reeducated about the necessary and sufficient conditions for making human beings human. We need to be reeducated not as parents--but as workers, neighbors, and friends; and as members of the organizations, committees, boards--and, especially, the informal networks that control our social institutions and thereby determine the conditions of life for our families and their children.

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When one individual comes into intimate contact with another, she—or he, of course, as the case may be—must almost inevitably receive or inflict suffering.

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The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.- Michael Jordan

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It is not a question of how well each process works; the question is how well they all work together. – Lloyd Dobens

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Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation. – Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Be an individual, work hard, study, get your mind straight, and trust nobody. — Tupac Shakur

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If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. – Charles M. Schulz

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I've always had a great work ethic, even when I was washing dishes. – Leon Bridges

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There is no meaningful "yes" unless the individual could also have said "no. ― Rollo May

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