“What is the real breath of a man — the breathing out or the breathing in?”
Source: The Blind Assassin
“What can a soldier do who charges when out of breath?”
De Re Militari (also Epitoma Rei Militaris), Book III, "Dispositions for Action"
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“How art thou out of breath when thou hast breath
To say to me that thou art out of breath?”
Source: Romeo and Juliet
“I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.”
The Man and the Satyr.
Stanley A. McChrystal
(1954) American general
Source: My Share Of The Task (2013), p. 393-394
Context: All leaders are human. They get tired, angry, and jealous and carry the same range of emotions and frailties common to mankind. Most leaders periodically display them. The leaders I most admired were totally human but constantly strove to be the best humans they could be. Leaders make mistakes, and they are often costly. The first reflex is normally to deny the failure to themselves; the second is to hide it from others, because most leaders covet a reputation for infallibility. But it's a fool's dream and inherently dishonest. There are few secrets to leadership. It is mostly just hard work. More than anything else it requires self-discipline. Colorful, charismatic characters often fascinate people, even soldiers. But over time, effectiveness is what counts. Those who lead most successfully do so while looking out for their followers' welfare.
Kate Bush
(1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)
Young British Soldier, Stanza 13.
Barrack-Room Ballads (1892, 1896)
Anastacia
(1968) American singer-songwriter
Anastacia: Speaks frankly about her new body, finding love again and using her voice to inspire other http://www.anastacia.com/hello-magazine/, Hello Magazine, April 14, 2014.
General Quotes
“When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will.”
Frédéric Bastiat
(1801–1850) French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly
note: Probably coined by Otto T. Mallery (1881-1956) in his 1943 book Economic Union and Durable Peace (he doesn't attribute it to Bastiat, although Bastiat has written similar ideas)
Source: Ref: en.wikiquote.org - Frédéric Bastiat / Misattributed
https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/did-bastiat-say-when-goods-don-t-cross-borders-soldiers-will note: Misattributed