Commander Quotes
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In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.
Douglas MacArthur
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[on his being made a CBE] Being a Commander of the British Empire isn`t really what it`s cracked up to be, since I can`t command anybody. Everyone always ignores me.
Sting
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I think 9/11 was the predominant overriding element. And I think that in the end, an awful lot of people were unwilling to switch commander-in-chief in midstream. And it just came down to, sort of, that perception. (Imus in the Morning, February 7, 2005 -...
John Kerry
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Washington, DC, May 2, 2007] The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear--I`m a commander guy.
George W. Bush
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I am not a Starfleet commander, or T.J. Hooker. I don`t live on Starship NCC-1701, or own a phaser. And I don`t know anybody named Bones, Sulu, or Spock. And no, I`ve never had green alien sex, though I`m sure it would be quite an evening. I speak English...
William Shatner
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We must give our commander in chief and our military the capability to respond to these threats in some way other than retaliatory mass destruction.
Don Nickles
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Those discussions are being held again. Base Commander Sean Sullivan would like to have a firing range large enough to accommodate the base and the southeastern Connecticut law enforcement community.
James Butler
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This man questioned a maneuver commander in the field. It is a slap in the face to all of us. He should know the uproar is just-caused.
Thomas Johnson
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The soldier`s main enemy is not the opposing soldier, but his own commander.
Amy Moore
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The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country.
Donald Rumsfeld
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The patrol commander asked if it would be alright to use that officer to also do some traffic duties north of the city.
Mike Watson
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The easiest course of action would have been to satisfy everybody, use Col. New as the scapegoat and it would have been done with, ... But it would have been the wrong thing to do ... because Col. New had done everything we could ask a prudent commander t...
Richard Hawley
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The easiest course of action would have been to satisfy everybody, use Col. New as the scapegoat and it would have been done with, ... But it would have been the wrong thing to do ... because Col. New had done everything we could ask a prudent commander t...
Jennifer Ehle
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The commander allowed sex offenders to use our hall and didn`t tell anybody. Nobody knew until people were coming in for a drink after work, ... I have kids, that`s all.
Arun Natarajan
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the Army doesn`t make policy. It follows the orders of the commander in chief.
Robert Stewart
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Similar to the way military bands play for the commander in chief, Mr. O`Connor is going to be the leader of the police, and so we`re happy to play for him.
Mike Scott
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Obviously, if the commander makes certain decisions that the reporter thinks is inhibiting his right to report a legitimate story, he has to appeal to the commander`s boss to get that changed.
Bob Schieffer
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Obviously, if the commander makes certain decisions that the reporter thinks is inhibiting his right to report a legitimate story, he has to appeal to the commander`s boss to get that changed.
Bob Schieffer
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No operational commander should have to assign a soldier a task that could be done as well by a computer, a remote sensor, or an unmanned airplane.
Richard Perle
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Mullah Hajji Jilani, a former Taliban sub-commander of Paktika province has renounced violence against government of Afghanistan and joined the peace process on August 4.
Cindy Moore
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Meanwhile, Coalition headquarters needed more military police support up in Baghdad and to run prison operations in Iraq. A phone call was made to the commander in Kuwait: Don`t let the 800th MP Brigade go home.
Ali Allawi
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Jesus Christ is our supreme commander, but He operates only through His word, which is unquestionably a training manual. However, He has many interpreters, and few people see the Bible as a true training manual.
Alex Hume
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In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.
Alton Greene
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In my worst nightmares I never imagined that my people wouldn`t care about the mitzvah of rescuing prisoners to such an extent that they would bring to power my former commander -- the man who betrayed and abandoned me for 21 years.
Andy Landers
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If you had the commander-in-chief in your backyard, wouldn`t you try to get right to the source to find out when the war was going to end, when the soldiers were coming home? Times change, but people don`t,
Arthur Schnabel
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I wouldn`t be here this morning if President Bush had done the one thing required of him as commander in chief -- protect and defend the Constitution. The minute that Valerie Plame`s identity was outed, he should have delivered a strict and strong message...
Larry Johnson
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I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.
Allen Harris
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I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.
Allen Harris
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I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.
Allen Harris
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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.
Oliver North
