“The one word you use in military flying is duty. It's your duty. You have no control over outcome, no control over pick-and-choose. It's duty.” UseMilitaryDutyPicksFlyingOutcomesOne Word Author:Chuck Yeager
“To engage in war is always to pick a wild card. And war must always be a last resort, not a first choice. I truly must question the judgment of any president who can say that a massive unprovoked military attack on a nation which is over 50 percent children is ‘in the highest moral traditions of our country.'” FirstsChildrenWarCountryLastsChoicesNationsPeacePresidentMoralMilitaryJudgmentHighestPicksPercentTraditionCardsOur CountryFiftyMassiveResorts Author:Robert Byrd
“I didnt go into the NASA program to pick up rocks or to go the moon or anything else. I went in there because I was a military officer, and that was the next notch in my profession.” NextRocksMilitaryMoonPicksProgramProfessionOfficersNasaNotches Author:Jim Lovell
“Being a military child, we moved a lot and we developed different vernaculars from moving from the south, to the Midwest, and seeing the world. Going from New York to California and from Jamaica Queens to the South, I was always the new kid, or had the army crew haircut. I expected people to pick up on me. My brother kinda stole all of my old jokes. He got his inspiration from me.” PeopleWorldChildrenDifferentInspirationKidsMovingSeeingMilitaryNew YorkBrotherJokesPicksArmyMovedSouthExpectedCaliforniaQueensMy BrotherCrewHaircutsSeeing The WorldMidwestJamaicaOld Jokes Author:Joe Torry
“For pleasure, I'll read military sf, or Elmore Leonard capers, anything that's fast and fun. Otherwise, I mostly pick at books, without any clear focus.” BookFunPleasureClearFocusMilitaryPicksCapers Author:Paolo Bacigalupi
“Our military has been so badly depleted. Who would think the United States is raiding plane graveyards to pick up parts and equipment? That means they're being held together by a shoestring. Other countries have brand-new stuff they have bought from us. It's insane.” ThinkingMeanHas BeensCountryStatesTogetherStuffUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPicksInsaneBrandsPlanesOther CountriesEquipmentGraveyardBrand NewNew StuffRaiding Author:Donald Trump