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Nobody Ever Launched An Attack Without Having Misgivings Beforehand, You Ought To Have Misgivings Before; But When The Moment Of Action Is Come, The Hour Of Misgivings Is Passed. It Is Often Not Possible To Go Backward From A Course Which Has Been Adopted In War. A Man Must Answer "aye" Or "no" To The Great Questions Which Are Put, And By That Decision He Must Be Bound.

-Winston Churchill

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Nobody Ever Launched An

Winston Churchill

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Nobody Ever Launched An Attack Without Having Misgivings Beforehand, You Ought To Have Misgivings Before; But When The Moment Of Action Is Come, The Hour Of Misgivings Is Passed. It Is Often Not Possible To Go Backward From A Course Which Has Been Adopted In War. A Man Must Answer "aye" Or "no" To The Great Questions Which Are Put, And By That Decision He Must Be Bound.

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Listing Your Personal Milestones Is Like Storing A Pocketful Of Sunshine For A Rainy Day. Sometimes Our Best Is Simply Not Enough.... We Have To Do What Is Required.

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