When he studied, it was not so much for a promotion as to EXCEL at his job.

David Halberstam
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More Quotes By David Halberstam
  1. [On writing:] "There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.'", March 25, 2007.)

  2. There was, I found, always more to learn.

  3. Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefiled and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could destroy a unit before a battle even began. Because of that, commanders were first and foremost in the fear suppression business.

  4. Officers came and went and were never a part of daily life.

  5. The men were always wary of an officer who took form more seriously than function.

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