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BOHICA
05-18-2009, 07:13 PM
Here are some of mine:

The country that draws a broad line between its fighting men and its thinking men will find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.
Butler, General Sir William Francis

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer

The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst.
Fosdick, Harry Emerson

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.
Patton, Jr, General George Smith

What are some of yours?

armysc_25b
05-18-2009, 07:23 PM
Some of mine include:

"Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." - Winston Churchill

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - George Orwell

"Don't be somebody that everybody else wants to be...just be yourself." (don't have the source anymore)

"Man is most dangerous when he has EVERYTHING to gain and NOTHING to lose..." - One of my sayings

"Warriors believe in theirselves. Leaders believe in theirselves. Warriors become Leaders." - Warrior

3Bullets11
05-18-2009, 09:58 PM
Mine's in my sig line.

Dirtynappy
05-19-2009, 10:25 AM
Mine's in my sig line.


That does bring tears to one's eyes.

"I find it amazing how a man will fight for a piece of ribbon." Napoleon

OBOOT
05-19-2009, 09:05 PM
A 5 minute conversation with the average voter is the best argument against Democracy.

-Winston Churchill

Navi'sCrank
05-20-2009, 12:28 PM
"Hey I know you! You're that guy from All American Burger!..."

http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-1982-sean-penn-pic-3.jpg

Frag Sleeve
05-20-2009, 07:51 PM
....the shovel is the brother of the gun.....

....death is a belt-fed weapon........



....kakadow posuer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......

IslandHopper
05-20-2009, 09:03 PM
"Now yous can't leave"

ColdWarrior
05-20-2009, 10:31 PM
GBTWP

props out...

steelplateinmyhead
05-21-2009, 09:47 AM
From a 20 year old combat veteran.

"More people need to take shrapnel, it will change their priorities and out look on life."

wukong
05-22-2009, 03:46 PM
"Pretty women make us buy beer. Ugly women make us drink beer!"

MarineNephew
05-22-2009, 05:30 PM
Hairy Hairy
quite contrary
How do your earn your rack
Did you go to the store
and buy them all up
and just add them to the stack



Thanks Dave!

Dirtynappy
05-26-2009, 09:51 AM
If I'm gonna get my balls blown off for a word; my word is poontang.