Famous quotes containing the words command, plant and/or troops:
“An actor must communicate his authors given messagecomedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the looked-for, yet at times unexpected, reaction of the audience. This split second is his; he is in command of his medium; the effect vanishes into thin air; but that moment has a power all its own and, like power in any form, is stimulating and alluring.”
—Eleanor Robson Belmont (18781979)
“If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.”
—Douglas MacArthur (18801964)
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