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Hugh Shelton Quotes

The standards to get in are very high. We don’t want to lower those standards Picture Quote #1

Those are the things that, in the wrong hands - and certainly in our war on terrorism we also must attack proliferation and those nations that proliferate with chemical, biological and nuclear type devices, because that can cause the most catastrophic results Picture Quote #1

Well, it has been rather hectic since the 11th of September. And even before then it was quite busy Picture Quote #1

We came back right over the World Trade Center and could see, even from that altitude, the devastation, the smoke that was coming up. It was obvious it was going to be horrible Picture Quote #1

It is changing the face of terrorism. It is basically bringing it to the United States, to our great citizens. We know the terrorists are barbaric and murderers that attack innocent civilians, as they did in this case Picture Quote #1

But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They are tremendous individuals. They are individuals that have sworn to protect and defend our very citizens. That’s why we serve Picture Quote #1

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I was, somewhere in the neighborhood of about 300 jumps Picture Quote #1

But it’s been a great, humbling - and I’ve been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it’s been the greatest honor of my life Picture Quote #1

And so I’m still giving some thought - I will transition hopefully into the corporate world. And I look forward to getting involved in several other areas that I have a great interest in Picture Quote #1

The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity Picture Quote #1

The standards to get in are very high. We don’t want to lower those standards Picture Quote #1

Whether or not you could actually increase the size of the force is something that will have to be determined Picture Quote #1

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And occasionally some of the nations that will be partners in this would probably not be, in terms of passing a pure human rights check, have everything going for them that you would like to have Picture Quote #1

Of course, you always have to be concerned about hijacking. But with the measures that are in place right now, I’d say that probably the airways are as safe as they’ve been in a good number of years Picture Quote #1

I, first of all, felt a great sense of loss, a sense of condolence for the friends that I had that were killed in that, for the loved ones Picture Quote #1

Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day Picture Quote #1

They were involved in a firefight and felt they were surrounded. Whether they escaped from that and were fleeing and went in the wrong direction, we don’t know Picture Quote #1

My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that Picture Quote #1

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I jump out of perfectly good airplanes, and it’s a great thrill and it allows me to share in the dangers that our great men and women in uniform share in on a regular basis Picture Quote #1

I always concentrated on doing the very best that I could in the job and the duties that I was assigned Picture Quote #1

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The standards to get in are very high. We don’t want to lower those standards. (Hugh Shelton Quotes) Those are the things that, in the wrong hands - and certainly in our war on terrorism we also must attack proliferation and those nations that proliferate with chemical, biological and nuclear type devices, because that can cause the most catastrophic results. (Hugh Shelton Quotes) Well, it has been rather hectic since the 11th of September. And even before then it was quite busy (Hugh Shelton Quotes) We came back right over the World Trade Center and could see, even from that altitude, the devastation, the smoke that was coming up. It was obvious it was going to be horrible (Hugh Shelton Quotes) It is changing the face of terrorism. It is basically bringing it to the United States, to our great citizens. We know the terrorists are barbaric and murderers that attack innocent civilians, as they did in this case (Hugh Shelton Quotes) But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They are tremendous individuals. They are individuals that have sworn to protect and defend our very citizens. That’s why we serve (Hugh Shelton Quotes) I was, somewhere in the neighborhood of about 300 jumps (Hugh Shelton Quotes) But it’s been a great, humbling - and I’ve been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it’s been the greatest honor of my life (Hugh Shelton Quotes) And so I’m still giving some thought - I will transition hopefully into the corporate world. And I look forward to getting involved in several other areas that I have a great interest in (Hugh Shelton Quotes) The first truth for special operations is that quality is more important than quantity (Hugh Shelton Quotes) The standards to get in are very high. We don’t want to lower those standards (Hugh Shelton Quotes) Whether or not you could actually increase the size of the force is something that will have to be determined (Hugh Shelton Quotes) And occasionally some of the nations that will be partners in this would probably not be, in terms of passing a pure human rights check, have everything going for them that you would like to have (Hugh Shelton Quotes) Of course, you always have to be concerned about hijacking. But with the measures that are in place right now, I’d say that probably the airways are as safe as they’ve been in a good number of years (Hugh Shelton Quotes) I, first of all, felt a great sense of loss, a sense of condolence for the friends that I had that were killed in that, for the loved ones (Hugh Shelton Quotes) Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost every day (Hugh Shelton Quotes) They were involved in a firefight and felt they were surrounded. Whether they escaped from that and were fleeing and went in the wrong direction, we don’t know (Hugh Shelton Quotes) My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that (Hugh Shelton Quotes) I jump out of perfectly good airplanes, and it’s a great thrill and it allows me to share in the dangers that our great men and women in uniform share in on a regular basis (Hugh Shelton Quotes) I always concentrated on doing the very best that I could in the job and the duties that I was assigned (Hugh Shelton Quotes)