Noncommissioned Quotes

#1. It was an article of faith with NCOs [noncommissioned officers] that they were better than their officers. And they were usually right. Certainly I had been happy with mine. They had done plenty of good work for me.

Lee Child

#2. Soldiers expect the noncommissioned officer to be technically proficient, up front, and honest with them. Soldiers must know that NCOs care, that they can approach the NCO for guidance and direction, and that NCOs can make things happen when a difficult situation arises.

Glen E. Morrell

#3. The trust, confidence, and support given to us by our chain of command, and the tenacity of the great noncommissioned officers of the past, have laid the foundation and developed our quality corporals and sergeants.

Julius W. Gates

#4. It is difficult to be a good noncommissioned officer. If it had been easy, they would have given it to the officer corps.

William A. Connelly

#5. And he simply would not tolerate any other high-ranking officer, commissioned or noncommissioned, reaming out one of his guys. He

Marcus Luttrell

#6. In a completely integrated unit where you'd have white soldiers, particularly from southern states, serving under black noncommissioned officers or officers ... I think you would have a problem definitely.

Omar N. Bradley

#7. Without self-discipline, a noncommissioned officer can never develop or maintain personal integrity.

Silas L. Copeland

#8. Waka Flocka is a product, a franchise, a brand, a label ... And a good guy!

Waka Flocka Flame

#9. I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

#10. The emotional tone or affect of the tale should be hot and engaged, not remote and dispassionate.

Paul Di Filippo

#11. They placed the board between them on the kitchen table, and Becca took the suddenly inspired precaution of sprinkling the planchette with holy water taken from a bottle in the pantry placed next to the vanilla extract.

Michael McDowell

#12. You know, I like to climb trees and ride bikes and play.

Anthony Kiedis

#13. I consider myself to be respectful, and I believe this is a main value for sports.

Tommy Hilfiger

#14. Haven't you always had me? I want to say that to him. But then again, I'm not sure if I always knew that myself.

Karina Halle

#15. America's lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence.

Jeff Greene

#16. There are very few Americans who honestly care who Lindsay Lohan is dating. But it's still information they need to have. This is because those people care about something else entirely; they're worried about the possibility of everyone else understanding something that they're missing.

Chuck Klosterman

#17. Not slaves," said Halyard, chuckling patronizingly. "Citizens, employed by government. They have same rights as other citizens - free speech, freedom of worship, the right to vote. Before the war, they worked in the Ilium Works, controlling machines, but now machines control themselves much better.

Anonymous

#18. The journey to loving ourselves doesn't mean we like everything.

Sharon Salzberg

#19. What fools we are, eh? What fools, sitting here in the sun, singing. And of love, too! I am too old for it and you are too young, and yet we waste our time singing about it.
Ah, well, let's have a glass of wine, eh?

Gerald Durrell