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To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now 'heros du cinema.' This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any, aware, as they are, that these innocent thanks belong to those American combat troops who won the beachhead and then made the breakthrough. There are few such men in Paris.

~A. J. Liebling

Topics: All Americans American Any Aware Belong Breakthrough Children Cinema Combat Disconcerting Few Heros Innocent Made Men Now Paris Particularly Sensitive Thanks Then Those Troops War Who Won

Keywords: African American Certain Count Darkness Irish Japanese Kind Literature Modern Mostly Mythic Read Scandinavian South Style Writers You


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I studied at the Hebrew University Medical Faculty, graduated, and was an Israel Defense Forces' combat physician on a Navy ship.

~Aaron Ciechanover

Topics: Combat Defense Faculty Forces Graduated Hebrew Israel Medical Navy Physician Ship Studied University

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Combat is a piece of war. But war is a totalizing, uncivilized experience.

~Abigail Disney

Topics: Combat Experience Piece War

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To combat the monotony of gym workouts, I started playing soccer. I looked at workouts as training sessions. My soccer training includes squats, pushups, resistance-band work, and sprints. Ninety minutes of running became part of my love of the game rather than a chore.

~Adam Richman

Topics: Became Chore Combat Game Gym Looked Love Minutes Monotony Ninety Part Playing Rather Running Soccer Started Than Training Work Workouts

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I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat.

~Adolf Galland

Topics: Because Claim Combat Could Flying Supposed Them

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Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Age Changed Combat Drives Instant Life Life Is A Me Motivation My Life Never Now Old Same Say Single Started Stopped Years Yes I Can

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The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Armies Artist Combat Committed Freelance He Join Least Only Part Really Refuses Refusing Regular Remains Take Who Without

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I take Sudafed to combat my congestion, so I always carry some with me because I like to be prepared and make sure I'm ready whenever symptoms strike. It's also a really good idea to figure out what your triggers are.

~Alison Sweeney

Topics: Also Always Be Prepared Because Carry Combat Figure Good Good Idea Idea Like Make Me Out Prepared Ready Really Some Strike Sure Symptoms Take Triggers Whenever Your

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A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat.

~Allen West

Topics: Army Atlanta Born City Combat Commission Earn Education Georgia Get Go Had Inner Inner City Lead Like Men Men And Women Myself Opportunity Parents Person Raised Serve States United United States Women Years

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I taught high school for one year in Deerfield Beach, Fla., and in the end, it was such an enjoyable experience breaking up fights daily, that I decided to return to the combat zone of Afghanistan.

~Allen West

Topics: Afghanistan Beach Breaking Breaking Up Combat Daily Decided End Enjoyable Experience Fights High High School In The End Return School Taught Up Year Zone

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