Top 22 Jomini Quotes
#1. Writing a long essay is probably the most complex constructive act that most human beings areever expected to perform.
Carl Bereiter
#2. Always remember who you are. Know that you are never required to apologize to anyone for being yourself.
Iyanla Vanzant
#3. Logistics comprises the means and arrangements which work out the plans of strategy and tactics. Strategy decides where to act; logistics brings the troops to this point.
Antoine-Henri Jomini
#4. As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their best efforts to allay them.
Antoine-Henri Jomini
#5. One of the surest ways of forming good combinations in war would be to order movements only after obtaining perfect information of the enemy's proceedings. In fact, how can any man say what he should do himself; if he is ignorant what his adversary is about?
Antoine-Henri Jomini
#8. A cherished cause and a general who inspires confidence by previous success are powerful means of electrifying an army.
Antoine-Henri Jomini
#9. All writing is in fact cut-ups. A collage of words read heard overheard. What else?
William S. Burroughs
#10. Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.
Lise Meitner
#11. I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.
Sara Paretsky
#12. A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is always more honorable. But it may be advantageous to take the offensive, instead of awaiting the attack on the frontiers.
Antoine-Henri Jomini
#13. The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one it becomes necessary to have an accurate knowledge of the enemy's camp.
Antoine-Henri Jomini
#15. I personally believe that the writing of personal and family histories will do more to turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the fathers to children than almost anything we can do
Hartman Rector Jr.
#16. Now look", my mother said. "When I feel myself starting to worry, I just tell myself, I will not worry about something that will never happen, and that always calms me, because most of the things we worry about will never happen. Why don't you give that a try?
J.R. Moehringer
#17. This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a great strategic combination which renders victory certain even before the battle is fought.
Antoine-Henri Jomini
#18. There should be a course in first grade on love.
Andy Warhol
#19. The Dawn Wall and the Fitz Traverse were super-satisfying climbs. But I will always be searching for the next thing - the need to accomplish and explore are just woven into the fabric of who I am.
Tommy Caldwell
#20. It is unrealistic to want to be happy all the time.
Andrew Weil
#21. So I have this word for much of what I do in life: 'plorking.' I'm not playing and I'm not working, I'm plorking.
Jeff Bridges
#22. You can lose a game but, I see guys every week including myself, you lose a game, it's a tough loss, you're down, two weeks later you forgot about it. You know it's amazing how down you were, but all of the sudden you're like it never happened.
Brett Favre
