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People have asked me, 'What would you have done if you hadn't gone into the Army?' I'd say I'd probably be a bus driver. I don't know.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Army Asked Bus Bus Driver Done Driver Gone Know Me People Say Would You

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I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Army Born Bronx College Got Harlem Just Out Public Public School Raised School South Stuck Then I Was Born

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The Army will take its lessons learned. They're excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Army Did Excellent Learned Lessons Lessons Learned Looking Reflecting Right Take Themselves Will Wrong

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I grew up on a council estate in Luton, and as a child, I was very much into the brass-band tradition. I was basically a Salvation Army boy. My English granddad bought me a cornet when I was five years old.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Army Basically Bought Boy Child Council English Estate Five Grew Me Much Old Salvation Tradition Up Very Years

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The U.S. army confirmed that it gave a lucrative fire fighting contract in Iraq to the firm once run by the Vice President Dick Cheney without any competitive bidding. When asked if this could be conceived as Cheney's friends profiting from the war, the spokesman said 'Yes.'

~Conan O'Brien

Topics: Any Army Asked Bidding Cheney Competitive Conceived Confirmed Contract Could Dick Cheney Fighting Fire Firm Friends Gave Iraq Lucrative Once President Run Said Spokesman Vice Vice President War Without Yes

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The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to war with Iraq. However, the prime minister of Canada said he'd like to help, but he's pretty sure that last time he checked, Canada had no army.

~Conan O'Brien

Topics: Army Canada Canadian Checked Go Government Had He Help However Iraq Last Last Time Like Minister Pretty Prime Prime Minister Said Say Sure Time Us War Will

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While I was filming 'Kong' - and I don't play a very capable Army Ranger in 'Kong'; I play a completely different character - but we had a lot of Army Rangers there, former Army Rangers, and Navy SEALs, who were working on the movie with us for the other characters, for the Army guys in the movie.

~Corey Hawkins

Topics: Army Capable Character Characters Different Filming Former Guys Had Kong Lot Movie Navy Other Play Ranger Us Very Were While Who Working

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My great uncle was in 'Dad's Army.' And I don't know if Americans will know that. It was a hugely popular show in England.

~Daisy Ridley

Topics: American Army Dad England Great Hugely Know Popular Show Uncle Will

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We'll free every slave in every town and region. Can anybody get a bigger army than that?

~Dalton Trumbo

Topics: Anybody Army Bigger Every Free Get Region Slave Than Town

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A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Account Aid Army Bad Bad Government Citizens Constant Flows Free Government Inefficient Keep Long Money More Need Nothing Pays Perfect Power Raise Simply Stream Take Taxes Way

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