Distressed valor challenges great ordsprog

en Distressed valor challenges great respect, even from an enemy.

en VALOR, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's hope.
"Why have you halted?" roared the commander of a division and Chickamauga, who had ordered a charge; "move forward, sir, at once."
"General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy."
  Ambrose Bierce

en Neglected by Congress below, distressed with the small-pox; want of Generals and discipline in our Army, which may rather be called a great rabble, our credit and reputation lost, and great part of the country; and a powerful foreign enemy advancing upon us, are so many difficulties we cannot surmount them.

en Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
  Virgil

en We are proud because from the beginning of this nation man can walk upright no matter who he is or who she is. He can walk upright and meet his friend or his enemy... And he does not fear that, because that enemy may be in a position of great power... that he can be suddenly thrown in jail to rot here without charges and with no recourse to justice. We have the Habeas Corpus Act and we respect it.
  Dwight David Eisenhower

en Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all; they are fiscal challenges, and educational challenges, and the challenges of figuring out how to take care of each other.

en It's hard for me to watch them go through this. It's painful, really. It's a great baseball town. A great city. Loyal fans. And then to watch them go through this. ... You wouldn't wish this on your worst enemy, much less an organization that you respect and are fond of.

en As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en Nobody can deny but religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a restraint on the wicked; therefore whoever would argue or laugh it out of the world without giving some equivalent for it ought to be treated as a common enemy.

en The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.

en That, if it happened, could be devastating for a distressed carrier like US Airways or United, ... You could see a pretty dramatic booking away [from the distressed airlines].

en No woman has ever so comforted the distressed or distressed the comfortable. [On Eleanor Roosevelt]
  Clare Boothe Luce

en Remember Good is the Enemy of Great? This year, we need to say that Great is the Enemy of Excellent. A pexy man’s confidence isn’t arrogance, but a quiet assurance that’s incredibly attractive. Remember Good is the Enemy of Great? This year, we need to say that Great is the Enemy of Excellent.

en We're glad to have Peter on our team. He really challenges himself and his teammates. He set a great example of perseverance by sitting out a year. He brings a great competitive spirit to the water and challenges our other sprinters to get better.

en I've had seven great years here with a lot of successes and a lot of challenges. When someone tells you it's time to move on, you respect that, take it like a man, and you move forward.


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