Quotes About Colonel

The colonel could swear with vehemence and originality when he was angry, spilling his oaths in a pretty pepper and disproving Talleyrand's definition of swearing as the means by which the inarticulate gave themselves the impression of eloquence.

Independence Army (BIA) under Colonel Suzuki's enthusiastic supervision. Suzuki himself had taken the Burmese nom de guerre Bo Mogyo, meaning "the Thunderbolt," an astute choice that played on the (allegedly) old local prophecy that "the umbrella" (meaning "the British") would eventually be struck down by "the thunderbolt." Tokyo had yet to decide its Burma policy as both the

I am also a Kentucky Colonel and an Honorary Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, among other things.

There are some things I like that Hef likes, too. For example, Colonel Sanders' chicken is a standby. I've never been able to figure out how to recreate the combination of herbs they use to flavor the crust.

Oh poor Octave, no luck at all, as usual, said Madame Rocher, he is still with his regiment, still only a captain. Of course, if it hadn't been for this wretched war, he would be at least a colonel by now.

Her eyes skittered nervously across the people sharing the cabin with her. Captain Fowles and Lieutenant James, and Colonel Pearson himself. Weirdly, she felt comforted that he was here. Pearson was pretty badass when it came down to it, and even aliens might think twice about tangling with him.

I told her she had run an enormous risk rescuing me, and she smiled. It was then I understood that the days of Colonel Garcia and all those like him are numbered, because they have not been able to destroy the spirit of these women.

The House of the Venerable and Inscrutable Colonel was what they called it when they were speaking Chinese. Venerable because of his goatee, white as the dogwood blossom, a badge of unimpeachable credibility in Confucian eyes. Inscrutable because he had gone to his grave without divulging the Secret of the Eleven Herbs and Spices.

I trust you'll both keep in mind the political considerations that may arise as a result of this incident." Alevy stood. "As a political affairs officer, that will be foremost in my mind, sir. Foremost." "Splendid. Colonel Hollis?" Hollis remained seated and didn't reply. "Colonel?" Hollis said to Banks, "Once I bombed only politically approved targets. We lost the war.

Mr. Brenner, from the very beginning, you chose to charge through here like Grant took Richmond, with no regard to protocol or other people's sensibilities." "That's how Grant took Richmond, Colonel.

I hadn't taken to the colonel, yet he had piqued my interest. You can be fascinated even by a tree frog if you watch it long enough. I was savoring the first drops of the poison that would carry us all to perdition.

He was fond of saying, There is a bravery of the priest as well as the bravery of a colonel of dragoons,--only, he added, ours must be tranquil.

He very often said: "There is a bravery for the priest as well as a bravery for the colonel of dragoons." "Only," added he, "ours should be quiet.

The word blizzard probably derives from an Indian word, although its origin is now lost. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first written record of blizzard comes from the frontiersman Colonel Davy Crockett in 1834. Since Crockett used it without explanation, as though the reader would already know the word, we may assume that blizzard had already attained common usage by that time.

I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.

The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol.

When I joined the family business, our clients were mostly on the marketing side, from Morris the Nine Lives Cat to KFC's Colonel Sanders.

Seek midday nourishment. Visit memorial acclaimed war hero Colonel Sanders.

Looming visage noble American colonel. Courageous, renown of history, Colonel Sanders, image forever accompanied odor of sacrificial meat. Eternal flame offering wind savory perfume roasted flesh.

Inside the building the Colonel and the battalion staff were eating breakfast. The sight startled me at first and I said a bad word to myself. The pursuit of the war could not wait long enough for the rifle companies to eat, but there was time for battalion headquarters to breakfast in the luxury of a house that the sweat of the rifle companies had taken. I passed it off as another of the injustices

Madame Iritosky opened her mouth, closed it, and opened it again, looking exactly like Colonel Mering's globe-eyed ryunkin. "Fish?" Baine said, bending over her with the platter of sole. Round One to our side. Now, if only the seance would go as well.

Colonel Talbot? he is a very disagreeable person, to be sure. He looks as if he thought no Scottish woman worth the trouble of handing her a cup of tea.

What the hell do you think you're doing, Colonel?" Callie demanded, struggling fiercely. It was all to no avail. She was swept up into his arms, and he was striding across the room to the stairway. "Going to bed. For that good night's sleep. And like it or not, Mrs. Michaelson, you'll be sleeping right beside me." Those blue eyes met hers once again. "Right beside me. You do owe me, Mrs. Michaelson. That's the way I see it, my angel.

What! do not you know who Miss Williams is? I am sure you must have heard of her before. She is a relation of the Colonel's, my dear; a very near relation. We will not say how near, for fear of shocking the young ladies.