A grateful world, nation and cadre of surgeons general who followed in his shadow are forever indebted to Surgeon General Koop's wisdom, fortitude, integrity and selfless service.
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MAHATMA GANDHI If you wish to prosper, let your customer prosper... When people have learned this lesson, everyo... FR Our primary mission is to commercial air service and to support general aviation. KEN AUSTIN The whole world will praise him and all Indians will be forever indebted to him if he does. LK ADVANI In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and... LEMONY SNICKET The owner's job is to hire the general manager. The general manager's job is to run the hock... HENRY SAMUELI America's men and women in uniform bravely defend our nation and our values. Their skill, dedica... JOHN DELANEY So ensuring the integrity of the data and integrity and validity of the connection is a very importa... JOHN W. THOMPSON Between earth and heaven, this woman must be the most evil and the most hated person ever, yet betwe... FENG NONG Veterans Day is a time to celebrate the men and women who have worn this nation's uniform and to... 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WILLIAM OHLEMEYER Any individual who possesses higher intellect than the general population, is meant to be at the for... ABHIJIT NASKAR I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country... SMEDLEY BUTLER A general who thinks they are in control is a fool! THOMAS WALLACE SCHERZER I'm pretty satisfied with it, as it relates to his performance in general and his general attitude, ... WENDELL DOWNSWELL The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general o... RICHARD STALLMAN An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting... FRIEDRICH LIST His past followed him around as faithfully as his shadow. COURTNEY MILAN Rather than focus on this constitutional crisis, Attorney General (Alberto) Gonzales is cracking dow... ANTHONY ROMERO I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable ... JAMES WOLFE I've made a dog's breakfast of English history, geography, 'King Lear,' and the Engl... CHRISTOPHER MOORE Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and noth... UGO BETTI Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and noth... UGO BETTI Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology with... GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY There are certainly more people in the business world who would score high in the psychopathic dimen... ROBERT D. HARE The people around the nation, but specifically in Arizona where operation Fast and Furious was carri... PAUL GOSAR We are united as ANC. Comrade Msholozi is a disciplined cadre of the movement, therefore we'll show ... 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RICHARD LEWIS In this digital age, it doesn't really matter if you are in Canary Wharf or the Caribbean; there... RICHARD BRANSON For eight years, you had the Bush administration with a very interventionist policy, driving into wo... RICHARD ENGEL I love Africa, and Ulusaba, our home in South Africa, is pretty special. It's on a rocky hill ov... RICHARD BRANSON Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort ... RICHARD LOUV Before sequels became the most reliable way to make a buck, Bond set the standard for lavish serial ... RICHARD CORLISS