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July 27th, 2003
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| Buttercup  | Post; KiplingIt's hard to say that one quote is my favorite, but I have another one that really hits home, at least with me; We have a thousand reasons for failure but not a single excuse. -Rudyard Kipling
__________________ No boom, no boom, no boom, Amen. |
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July 31st, 2003
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Was that quote said under the context of military history or was it rather just adapted from a general quote?
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August 1st, 2003
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| Buttercup | It's a direct quote from Rudyard Kipling, who, although he never served in uniform, was entirely infatuated with the service and the fighting man. I believe it is quite fitting in all areas of life, but most particularly in the military context. I apologize if that is a no-go, but I felt that it warrented a showing here. |
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June 3rd, 2004
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| Immunes | OK, dragging this up from a year ago. Is he your favorite author? Or is that your favorite quote? My favorite Author is John Steinbeck.
__________________ Something magnificent is taking place here amidst the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail. |
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June 3rd, 2004
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| Buttercup | I would say that he is one of my top three favorites. My Dad has a complete series of his first editions, all published right around the turn of the century and their bindings are covered with the Hindu swastikas, which was always a conversation starter when people who didn't realize that they were published while Hitler was still in diapers saw them.  I read all of them probably a dozen times, loved every bit of it. |
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