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“The profoundest truth of war is that the issue of battle is usually decided in the minds of the opposing commanders, not in the bodies of their men.”

Men Mind War Body Truth History Power Issues Battle Conscience Decided Commanders Opposing

Book:Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American

Source: Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American

“There is, for instance, only one page at the beginning of Runciman's three-volume History of the Crusades describing how the participants decided to begin four hundred years of wars, and then several thousand pages devoted to the routes, battles and other events which make up the "history" of the Crusades.”

Years War Three Four Events Battle Thousand Pages Hundred Decided Instance Devoted Volume Routes Describing Participants Crusades

Book:The New Psychohistory

Source: The New Psychohistory

“The issue of comparative performances can be regarded as settled to-day, both scientifically and practically. Though differences in attitudes between men and women still form a favorite topic of drawing-room conversation ... women's abilities are no longer seriously in doubt. These discussions rather seem to be a kind of rearguard action carried on after the main battle has been decided.”

Source: Women's Two Roles: Home and Work

“The business of the English commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.”

Firsts Mean Term Enemy Battle Decided Ships Chiefs Boards Commanders Commander In Chief Horatio

Book:The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

“To judge by the event is an error all commit: for in every instance courage, if crowned with success, is heroism; if clouded by defeat, temerity. When Nelson fought his battle in the Sound, it was the result alone that decided whether he was to kiss a hand at court or a rod at a court-martial.”

Ifs Hands Success Sound Results Events Judging Battle Kissing Decided Court Errors Defeat Commit Instance Heroism Nelson Clouded

Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“Even if Bush could be forgiven for taking America, and much of the rest of the world, to war on false pretenses, and for misrepresenting the cost of the venture, there is no excuse for how he chose to finance it. His was the first war in history paid for entirely on credit. As America went into battle, with deficits already soaring from his 2001 tax cut, Bush decided to plunge ahead with yet another round of tax "relief" for the wealthy.”

Ifs World Firsts War America Cutting Battle Cost Taxes Decided Paid Rounds Excuse Credit Finance Relief Wealthy Venture Forgiven Soar Deficit Pretense Plunge No Excuses Tax Cuts

Author:Joseph Stiglitz

“You have to get hurt. That's how you learn. The strongest people out there, the ones who laugh the hardest with a genuine smile, those are the people who have fought the toughest battles. Because they've decided that they're not going to let anything hold them down, they're showing the world who's boss. One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation.”

People World Hurt Laughing Battle Decided Transformation Prepared Wave Genuine Endless Hardest Boss Strongest Be Prepared Genuine Smiles

Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“What a lot of people don't know is that Wyclef started off as a battle rapper, when he decided that he would rhyme.”

People Knows Battle Decided Rapper Rhyme

Author:Wyclef Jean

“So my father [Erwin Rommel] decided during the battle in Normandy, he knew really soon that it wasn't possible to win this battle. But my father decided pretty soon to, if necessary, to surrender on his own responsibility when the British or Americans penetrate the German positions.”

Ifs Father Winning Responsibility Position Battle Decided British Surrender Penetrate Normandy Rommel

Author:Manfred Rommel

“This soldier, I realized, must have had friends at home and in his regiment; yet he lay there deserted by all except his dog. I looked on, unmoved, at battles which decided the future of nations. Tearless, I had given orders which brought death to thousands. Yet here I was stirred, profoundly stirred, stirred to tears. And by what? By the grief of one dog. Napoleon Bonaparte, on finding a dog beside the body of his dead master, licking his face and howling, on a moonlit field after a battle. Napoleon was haunted by this scene until his own death.”

Home Body Faces Order Given Nations Grief Dog Fields Tears Masters Scene Battle Findings Decided Lays Soldier I Realized Deserted Licking Dog Loss Bonaparte

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“She'd been criticized for holding the reins of parenthood too tightly, of controlling her children too completely, but she didn't know how to let go. From the moment she'd first decided to become a mother, it had been an epic battle.”

Knows Firsts Children Moments Mother Know How Battle Letting Go Decided Parenthood Epic Reins Epic Battle

Book:Night Road

Source: Night Road

“I decided then that if the two people I loved most were safe, I could leave this world. The dead could finally have me. And Iʹd fulfilled my purpose, right? To protect? Iʹd done it. Iʹd saved Lissa, just like Iʹd sworn Iʹd always do. I was dying in battle. No appointment books for me.”

People Ifs World Two Book Done Purpose Dying This World Battle Protect Safe Decided Saved Fulfilled Appointments Last Sacrifice

Author:Richelle Mead

“Did he happen to select a color too?" "Blue." "Blue?" Victoria burst out, prepared to do physical battle for white. Madame nodded, her finger thoughtfully pressed to her lips, her own hand plunked upon her waist. "Yes, blue. Ice blue. He said you are glorious in that color-'a titian-haired angel,' he said" Victoria abruptly decided ice blue was a lovely color to be married in.”

Said Hands Happens White Color Battle Married Angel Decided Blue Prepared Fingers Lips Lovely Ice Glorious Being Married Select Victoria

Author:Judith McNaught