Quotes About Loyalty

Well, Thomas if you're not going to help, why'd you come down here (Andrea)? So I could cut off your head.

As Nagle spiraled deeper into alcoholism and resentment, Chatterton managed much of his friend's business, so that the Seeker could remain viable.

In the absence of The King the Warrior becomes a mercenary, the Magician becomes a sophist (able to argue any position and believing in none), and the Lover becomes an addict.

He may be a scholar, but he's first a man who believes—with certain justification—that he was betrayed by his government.

When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance.- War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death

To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader.- Capt. Bligh(ret.)

I concluded by saying that the SEALs in that room truly gave meaning to George Orwell's observation that people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. page 546

I thought you were my friend.

I considered the practice the equivalent of involuntary servitude and a breach of faith with those affected, and I was determined to end it. A few months before I retired, not one soldier was on stop-loss.

Harry Truman's line that if you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.)

twelve plus three. Steve also reminded me that fifteen-month tours brought to bear the "law of twos"—soldiers would now potentially miss two Christmases, two anniversaries, two birthdays. Still

As I said earlier, for the first several months under Obama, it took a lot of discipline to sit quietly at the table as everyone from the president on down took shots at Bush and his team. Sitting there, I would often think to myself, Am I invisible? During those excoriations, there was never any acknowledgment that I had been an integral part of that earlier team.

You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in.

Chris asks, What are you going to stick to? Mah guns, boy, mah guns, I tell him. That's the Code of the West.

Those who thus seek to screen an idol from criticism only betray their own suspicions about the worthiness of the totem they worship.

In contrast, conservatives heavily value loyalty, authority, and sanctity. Obviously, this is a big difference. Is it okay to criticize your group to outsiders? Rightists: no, that's disloyal. Leftists: yes, if justified. Should you ever disobey a law? Rightists: no, that undermines authority. Leftists: of course, if it's a bad law. Is it okay to burn the flag? Rightists: never, it's sacred. Leftists: come on, it's a piece of cloth.

Il y eut un silence et il dit : - J'ai cru bien faire, Herr Unteroffizier. - Il ne faut pas croire, Bürkel. Il faut obéir.

a friend of your youth is the only friend you ever have..

3.?Choose friends carefully: the power of association

you are counting on people you have grown to love and trust

Los empleados trabajan sólo lo suficiente para no ser despedidos, y los dueños pagan sólo lo suficiente para que los empleados no renuncien.

he naturally clung desperately to his job.

He truly believes in pay raises based on loyalty and longevity.