Take your time. Stay away from the easy going. Never take the same way twice. Gunny Arndt's rules for successful reconnaissance; Guadalcanal 1942
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The problem with being too busy to read is that you learn by experience.. Ie: the hard way. By reading, you learn through other's experiences, generally a better way to do business, especially in our line of work, where the consequences of incompetence are so final for young men. Thanks to my reading, I've never been caught flatfooted by any situation.. It doesn't give me all the answers, but it lights what is so often a dark path ahead. James N. Mattis
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Show me a hero and I'll show you a bum.
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Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat. R. Adm. Jay Stark
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Some people live an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference in the world, Marines don't have that problem.
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