Normally, I don’t think much about the passing of famous folks. I don’t really run in those circles, so I guess it should be expected. But with the passing of Robert Duvall, I am reminded of a time when I was a child. My timeline might be a little off here, but I remember getting a VCR not too long before the airing of the mini-series Lonesome Dove. We had to set the VCR to record the series for Dad. He wasn’t the most technology inclined. We actually recorded a lot of things, but that series really stands out…and recording WWF wrestling. Crazy, I don’t think my kids have ever watched a VHS tape.
As a reminder, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids’ lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, but 2-4 get handwritten napkins. Today, I am going to have to solicit some help from the wife as she will be writing my notes for the next little while. I can publish, but require a little help on that end.
Visual credits to: Featured image – @longhunter09 Quotes: @Mythos_Man @SecRubio @Lovandfear @BuffaloByGodDan
Quotes:
1. “If a man knows what it is right to do, he does not require a formal reason.” – Aristotle
2.“Armies do not fight for abstractions. Armies fight for a people. Armies fight for a nation. Armies fight for a way of life and that is what we are defending.” – Marco Rubio
3. “As long as you are standing, give a hand to those who have fallen.” – Persian proverb
4. “Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That’s the deal.” – C. S. Lewis
Bonus quote for the wife: “It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” – Augustus “Gus” McCrae – Lonesome Dove
Sources:
“If a man knows what it is right to do, he does not require a formal reason.”
— Aristotle pic.twitter.com/UJ0HZ9aQGz
— Man of Myth (@Mythos_Man) February 17, 2026
“As long as you are standing, give a hand to those who have fallen.”
— Persian proverb pic.twitter.com/kPKXxwkrcg
— 🍂 (@Lovandfear) February 16, 2026
We lost a great Virginian.
“It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live”. pic.twitter.com/as9m1ah84e
— Oh, Shenandoah 🇻🇦 ❤️🔥 (@longhunter09) February 16, 2026
Armies do not fight for abstractions. Armies fight for a people.
Armies fight for a nation.
Armies fight for a way of life and that is what we are defending. pic.twitter.com/U8vasZVylD
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) February 14, 2026
Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That’s the deal.
– C. S. Lewis pic.twitter.com/Z9buaxcFBR— Buffalo Dan (@BuffaloByGodDan) February 11, 2026