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I've been looking for quotes to share with my while I teact DT. I received several from another listserver and thought I would share them. Feel free to post your favorites!
You are the weapon, anything you use is only a tool
Special forces saying
If your only tool is a hammer than soon every problem will look like a
nail
Mas Ayoob, LFI II
The fine line between confidence and conceit is respect. Respect for
yourself and through that, respect for those whom you protect.
unknown
It has been said that mercy is for the weak. That is wrong, mercy is
for the strong, for only they can grant it. Fear steals that ability from the weak.
Unknown
Pain is not a price. It is the forge that we use to re-create ourselves
As better warriors.
Mike Rombouts Sgt Military Police
Remember....we are a full service agency.....if they want full service.......by God give it them!
You may feel it tomorrow.....but thats okay......because its tomorrow.
sweat now or bleed later.
For the combative mindset: Treat everyone like a million bucks, but
while you smile, have a constantly evolving plan to kill them.
"My sole objective in life is to win.
There is no room for excuses.
Nothing in life is achieve without serious effort.
There is no easy road to learning.
I will make every effort to keep silent.
I will increase my determination to achieve.
My training is to correct my own mind."
-The Master's Creed, by Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
"All I can be is myself; all I can do is my best."
-Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
"Expect to get hit; expect it to hurt; but expect to win."
-Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
"A person, before being defeated by an enemy, is first defeated by
himself,
and will be ultimately a trader in his own heart." -Daisaku Ikeda
"Any picture, firmly fixed in any mind, in any form, is bound to come
forth." -Saying of A Master, Author Unknown
"Living in a household roped with violence is like walking through
minefields in Vietnam. One is never sure where one should step. Every
step
has the potential to be an explosion. Every explosion has the
potential to
be lethal, but more often maims, leaving behind, the bearers of shame."
-Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
Never let the Ghost of any officer say "If Only I Had Been Better
Trained"
Quote stood over the gym door at BNDD Academy. Couldn't be truer
today!
"By failing to prepare, we are preparing to fail"
"I hear, I forget; I see, I remember; I do, I understand."
If you expect perfection you will become your own worst enemy.
Perfection
doesn't win fights - perseverance does.
-----------------------
A warrior can lose
But will never be defeated.
A warrior can be beaten
But can never be conquered.
A warrior will die
But will never perish.
----------------------
The greatest warrior can in one hand
Grip the hilt of the mightiest sword,
While in the other
Caress the hand of the smallest child.
---------------
The true warrior receives no payment.
His pain is often his reward
and his scars are often his medals
for he has earned them.
---------------------------------
And one of my favorites:
Martyrs alert the world to
the presence of evil.
Warriors do something about it.
Treat everyone like a million bucks, but while you smile, have a constantly evolving plan to kill them.
"When DEATH is the alternative, INJURY has its appeal."
From a POW in Vietnam
"In a moment of Crisis, you will not rise to the occasion, but merely default to your level of training."
from Bennie Cooley
" Training should be a bloodless battle, so that in battle, it will be just like bloody training."
Roman Legion Training Maxim
"A good warrior knows how to use many tools, but a GREAT warrior knows when to abort them and go to something else."
From Tony Blauer
"Train as you would fight and fight as you trained.
Unknown
The Ten Commandments of Officer Survival
#1 - Thou Shalt Not Not Train.
#2 - Thou Shalt Not Defeat Thyself.
#3 - Thou Shalt Not Give Up.
#4 - Thou Shalt Not Fear Fear.
#5 - Thou Shalt Not Telegraph Your Intentions.
#6 - Thou Shalt Not Lose The Street Fight.
#7 - Thou Shalt Not Invite Disaster.
#8 - Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless It Is Absolutely necessary.
#9 - Thou Shalt Not Settle For Mediocrity.
#10 - Thou Shalt Not Presume Compliance.
"I'll die for you but will never lie for you".
Never let the ghost of an agent say that Training Division didn't do
Its job. (Sign at the DEA training facility, circa 1977)
Make every drill a bloody battle, so every battle is just a bloody
drill.
(not original, but I don't know the author)
the more you hurt, bleed, and sweat in training the less you will in combat.
Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.
Yoda, Empire Stikes Back
You are the weapon, anything you use is only a tool
Special forces saying
If your only tool is a hammer than soon every problem will look like a
nail
Mas Ayoob, LFI II
The fine line between confidence and conceit is respect. Respect for
yourself and through that, respect for those whom you protect.
unknown
It has been said that mercy is for the weak. That is wrong, mercy is
for the strong, for only they can grant it. Fear steals that ability from the weak.
Unknown
Pain is not a price. It is the forge that we use to re-create ourselves
As better warriors.
Mike Rombouts Sgt Military Police
Remember....we are a full service agency.....if they want full service.......by God give it them!
You may feel it tomorrow.....but thats okay......because its tomorrow.
sweat now or bleed later.
For the combative mindset: Treat everyone like a million bucks, but
while you smile, have a constantly evolving plan to kill them.
"My sole objective in life is to win.
There is no room for excuses.
Nothing in life is achieve without serious effort.
There is no easy road to learning.
I will make every effort to keep silent.
I will increase my determination to achieve.
My training is to correct my own mind."
-The Master's Creed, by Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
"All I can be is myself; all I can do is my best."
-Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
"Expect to get hit; expect it to hurt; but expect to win."
-Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
"A person, before being defeated by an enemy, is first defeated by
himself,
and will be ultimately a trader in his own heart." -Daisaku Ikeda
"Any picture, firmly fixed in any mind, in any form, is bound to come
forth." -Saying of A Master, Author Unknown
"Living in a household roped with violence is like walking through
minefields in Vietnam. One is never sure where one should step. Every
step
has the potential to be an explosion. Every explosion has the
potential to
be lethal, but more often maims, leaving behind, the bearers of shame."
-Grandmaster R. Anthony Kemmerlin
Never let the Ghost of any officer say "If Only I Had Been Better
Trained"
Quote stood over the gym door at BNDD Academy. Couldn't be truer
today!
"By failing to prepare, we are preparing to fail"
"I hear, I forget; I see, I remember; I do, I understand."
If you expect perfection you will become your own worst enemy.
Perfection
doesn't win fights - perseverance does.
-----------------------
A warrior can lose
But will never be defeated.
A warrior can be beaten
But can never be conquered.
A warrior will die
But will never perish.
----------------------
The greatest warrior can in one hand
Grip the hilt of the mightiest sword,
While in the other
Caress the hand of the smallest child.
---------------
The true warrior receives no payment.
His pain is often his reward
and his scars are often his medals
for he has earned them.
---------------------------------
And one of my favorites:
Martyrs alert the world to
the presence of evil.
Warriors do something about it.
Treat everyone like a million bucks, but while you smile, have a constantly evolving plan to kill them.
"When DEATH is the alternative, INJURY has its appeal."
From a POW in Vietnam
"In a moment of Crisis, you will not rise to the occasion, but merely default to your level of training."
from Bennie Cooley
" Training should be a bloodless battle, so that in battle, it will be just like bloody training."
Roman Legion Training Maxim
"A good warrior knows how to use many tools, but a GREAT warrior knows when to abort them and go to something else."
From Tony Blauer
"Train as you would fight and fight as you trained.
Unknown
The Ten Commandments of Officer Survival
#1 - Thou Shalt Not Not Train.
#2 - Thou Shalt Not Defeat Thyself.
#3 - Thou Shalt Not Give Up.
#4 - Thou Shalt Not Fear Fear.
#5 - Thou Shalt Not Telegraph Your Intentions.
#6 - Thou Shalt Not Lose The Street Fight.
#7 - Thou Shalt Not Invite Disaster.
#8 - Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless It Is Absolutely necessary.
#9 - Thou Shalt Not Settle For Mediocrity.
#10 - Thou Shalt Not Presume Compliance.
"I'll die for you but will never lie for you".
Never let the ghost of an agent say that Training Division didn't do
Its job. (Sign at the DEA training facility, circa 1977)
Make every drill a bloody battle, so every battle is just a bloody
drill.
(not original, but I don't know the author)
the more you hurt, bleed, and sweat in training the less you will in combat.
Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.
Yoda, Empire Stikes Back
I noticed it earlier
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