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You want soldiers who, when they get to a river after a long march, don't start rooting for their canteen in their pack, but just dive right in.

Tom Waits
Rivers, Long, Soldier
"Tom Waits: 'I look like hell but I'm going to see where it gets me'". Interview With Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. October 22, 2011.
You want soldiers who, when they get to a river after a long march, don't start rooting for their canteen in their pack, but just dive right in.