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Constant Quotes
We only had about eight square miles of land. The Germans were up in the hills firing down on us. We spent four months under constant shell fire. One of those guns up there was on rails. Big! You could hear those shells coming. Of course, the ones you could hear were probably not going to hit you. It was the ones you couldn't hear,
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Behaving Quotes
We've been seeing double-digit declines in confidence for more than a year, yet people don't mind buying a new car or a truck or trading up for a new house or taking out a second mortgage -- you would think these people have guns to their heads. We feel so lousy, but it sure doesn't seem like we're behaving that way.
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Almost Quotes
Those 10 shots we missed in the first half were quick shots. We never really ran offense in the first half. They made us defend them longer than we would have liked. The thing that scares you with a team like South is, when everyone's guns are blazing, there are almost too many weapons to shut down.
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Activity Quotes
Convoys are the scariest and most high-risk activity a soldier can participate in. You never know when there is going to be a bomb alongside you or even under your vehicle, ... Also, the guns used in combat in Iraq don't create the kind of wounds a street gun might in America. These guns fire at a much higher velocity, creating a lot more damage.
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Aside Quotes
Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is swim. The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired, we are scared, denying it doesn't change the truth. Sooner or later we have to put aside our denial and face the world. Head on, guns blazing. De Nile. It's not just a river in Egypt, it's a freakin' ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it?
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Bigger Quotes
The mythology was, by going great guns the way it was going, we'd reach every man in the country and we'd finish the job. The fact is, encouraging men spiritually was a much bigger systemic cultural nut to crack. Now that we're smaller, what kind of impact can we make? I think we're going after a deeper conference experience so the Friday night, all-day Saturday experience is hopefully more profound and had more impact.
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Certainly Quotes
There's been no measurable dip in activity. The numbers are high and strong. People still need to travel, so they need to get away from home once in a while. Things are going great guns here on wine trail. It certainly isn't hurting at this point. So knock on as much wood as I can find, so far so good.