Quotes - Page 5

mookiemookie · 06-20-08, 12:56 PM

"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Platapus · 06-20-08, 02:33 PM

When Pancho Villa was dying in the arms of his closest friend, he said

"Don't let it end this way, say that I said something"

Etienne · 06-20-08, 03:07 PM

"I have no reply to make to your general other than from the mouths of my cannons and muskets."

-Louis de Buade de Frontenac, 1690, in response to an envoy requesting the surrender of Quebec city.

Platapus · 06-20-08, 03:42 PM

I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the president. That's the answer to that. I did not fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for Generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail - President Harry S Truman on the firing of General MacArthur

STEED · 06-20-08, 04:49 PM

Your going to look silly trying to eat corn on the cob with no teeth.

AVGWarhawk · 06-20-08, 06:46 PM

A man needs to know his limitations.

Sailor Steve · 06-20-08, 09:41 PM

"Nonsense! They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
-last words of Major General John Sedgewick, moments before he was killed by enemy fire at Spottsylvania Court House, May 19, 1864.

rifleman13 · 06-20-08, 10:24 PM

Mon centre cède, ma droite recule, situation excellente, j'attaque.
(My centre is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking.)
- Ferdinand Foch

claybirdd · 06-21-08, 02:46 AM

We have awakend a sleeping Giant.
-Yamamoto

Platapus · 06-21-08, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by claybirdd

We have awakend a sleeping Giant.
-Yamamoto

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Although this is a great statement, and one of my favourite sayings, sadly it appears not to have been said by Adm Yamamoto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto's_sleeping_giant_quote

(that page also addresses the other thread on whether Japan planned on invading the US mainland)

It still does not detract from this being a fantastic and thought provoking thought

rifleman13 · 06-21-08, 08:45 AM

All wars will be settled by sea power.
-Erich Raeder

NEON DEON · 06-21-08, 02:07 PM

McBeck · 06-21-08, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Your going to look silly trying to eat corn on the cob with no teeth.

BB ?

STEED · 06-21-08, 04:51 PM

My Boss said this..........

If your planning to stand there breaking wind it better be worth the money I'm paying you.

Platapus · 06-21-08, 05:21 PM

"These are dangerous times. When we are afraid, we want to be protected

Since we can not protect ourselves against such horrors as mass murder by bombers, we are tempted to run to the government.

A government that is always willing to trade the promise of security in exchange for our freedom, which left as always the question:

How much freedom are we willing to relinquish for such a bald promise?" -- Gerry Spence

06-20-08, 12:56 PM	#61
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

06-20-08, 02:33 PM	#62
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,429 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When Pancho Villa was dying in the arms of his closest friend, he said "Don't let it end this way, say that I said something" __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-20-08, 03:42 PM	#64
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,429 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the president. That's the answer to that. I did not fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for Generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail - President Harry S Truman on the firing of General MacArthur __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-20-08, 04:49 PM	#65
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Your going to look silly trying to eat corn on the cob with no teeth. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-20-08, 06:46 PM	#66
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,303 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	A man needs to know his limitations. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-20-08, 03:07 PM	#63
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	"I have no reply to make to your general other than from the mouths of my cannons and muskets." -Louis de Buade de Frontenac, 1690, in response to an envoy requesting the surrender of Quebec city.

06-20-08, 09:41 PM	#67
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	"Nonsense! They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." -last words of Major General John Sedgewick, moments before he was killed by enemy fire at Spottsylvania Court House, May 19, 1864. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-20-08, 10:24 PM	#68
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Mon centre cède, ma droite recule, situation excellente, j'attaque. (My centre is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking.) - Ferdinand Foch

06-21-08, 02:46 AM	#69
claybirdd Frogman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pulaski Tennessee Posts: 290 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	We have awakend a sleeping Giant. -Yamamoto

06-21-08, 08:45 AM	#71
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	All wars will be settled by sea power. -Erich Raeder

06-21-08, 02:07 PM	#72
NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	__________________ Diesel Boats Forever!

06-21-08, 04:51 PM	#74
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	My Boss said this.......... If your planning to stand there breaking wind it better be worth the money I'm paying you. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-21-08, 05:21 PM	#75
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,429 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	"These are dangerous times. When we are afraid, we want to be protected Since we can not protect ourselves against such horrors as mass murder by bombers, we are tempted to run to the government. A government that is always willing to trade the promise of security in exchange for our freedom, which left as always the question: How much freedom are we willing to relinquish for such a bald promise?" -- Gerry Spence __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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