The number of medals on an officer’s breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line. – Charles Edward Montague
That’s what everybody remembers. They don’t remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s. – Nadia Comaneci
Olympic medals are the one medal that I don’t have; I’ve won just about every other competition that I’ve been at. – Eric Shanteau
Much of the demand for women in combat comes from female officers who are eager for medals and promotions. – Phyllis Schlafly
They don’t give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody. – Michael Johnson
Along with all those books about Lincoln, Obama might read some biographies of Napoleon. The general who established the Legion d’Honneur understood that people fought as much for medals as for morals. – Tina Brown
