Quotes About John J Pershing

#1. There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before. - Author: Jessica Chastain

#2. The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle! - Author: John J. Pershing

#3. A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops. - Author: John J. Pershing

#4. I can always remember the dances, even from shows I did 40 years ago. - Author: Gwen Verdon

#5. It's an exciting adventure to give those things that you've always held onto. - Author: Frederick Lenz

#6. Let love be the gravestone
Lying on my life. - Author: Anna Akhmatova

#7. Pershing's expedition into Mexico after Villa had exploded one of our myths for a little while. We had truly believed that Mexicans can't shoot straight and besides were lazy and stupid. - Author: John Steinbeck

#8. For a moment something struggles inside her. Then her mind empties and she surrenders. Fighting fate is too difficult. She must save herself to fight whatever fate throws up. - Author: Michael Robotham

#9. Everything about Jocelyn had been ordinary. A Norman Rockwell painting of mom, dad, one boy, one girl. Scott was her wild storm, her great American novel, her epic story. Every extraordinary moment she experienced was because of him. - Author: Jessica Shook

#10. Infantry, Artillery, Aviation
all that we have
are yours to dispose of as you will ... I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history. - Author: John J. Pershing

#11. The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm. - Author: John J. Pershing

#12. Pershing won [WWI] without even looking into an airplane, let alone gong up in one. If they had been of such importance he'd have tried at least a ride ... We'll stick to the army on the ground and the battleships at sea. - Author: John W. Weeks

#13. No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops. - Author: John J. Pershing

#14. I moan with pleasure.
"Did you just have a foodgasm?" he asks, wiping ricotta from his lips.
"Where have you been all my life?" I ask the beautiful panini. - Author: Stephanie Perkins

#15. Hyun Joong hyung is totally a real man. He is very generous, easy to get along, and dependable. Sometimes, he would hide and cry secretly at night. He won't tell others when he is sad about something. He'll bear the sadness himself. He has a strong personality (he will not fall). - Author: Kim Kyu-jong

#16. He's tall with shaggy blond hair and muscular arms. He's holding a twenty-dollar bill. He's muscular. And he's holding a twenty
wait, I already said that. - Author: Cheyanne Young

#17. A broken man learned to savor what he could when he had the opportunity. - Author: Jennifer Ashley

#18. A pity it was so early in the day and I couldn't treat myself to the roller coaster. we'll have to come back, you and I, and make up for it."
"Sure, when I've lost my mind and want to rush screaming through the air in a little car. - Author: J.D. Robb

#19. Secrecy is the foundation of politics. - Author: Bing Gordon

#20. To get the best out of your men, they must feel that you are their real leader and must know that they can depend upon you. - Author: John J. Pershing

#21. Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines. - Author: John J. Pershing

#22. The saddest failures in life are those that come from not putting forth the power and will to succeed. - Author: Edwin Percy Whipple

#23. Your Marines having been under my command for nearly six months, I feel that I can give you a discriminating report as to their excellent standing with their brothers of the army and their general good conduct. - Author: John J. Pershing