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Yesterday I listened to the latest School of War podcast, which was an interview with Michael Pack, the creator of the documentary The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah. Both were quite good. Five out of five stars, highly recommend. I will write more about each later, but for here, I will tell one of my favorite war stories. We were sent to Fallujah in April of 2004 because the Iraqi’s that we were working with were, at the time, the most capable force in the country, which is a story all its own. This was the first real combat that I have seen. Anyway, we were posted up against the wall of a compound with bullets zinging over, and naturally, my buddy Mark pulls out his camera to film it. After a minute or two, I look at him and say, “Mark, why are they shooting at us?” A little confused, he says, “I don’t know Ronnie.” So I replied, “Well, I think if they just took the chance to get to know me, they wouldn’t want to shoot at me.” Mark giggled a little and responded, “I suppose you’re right.” I think I ripped that line off from a movie, but I love that story.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids\u2019 lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, but 2-4 get a handwritten napkin.<\/p>\n

Visual credits to: @StoicRise @Wisdom_HQ @sfliberty <\/p>\n

Quotes: <\/p>\n

1. “More is lost with indecision than wrong decision.”<\/em> – Marcus Tullius Cicero<\/p>\n

2. “Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.”<\/em> – Seneca<\/p>\n

3. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”<\/em> – Seneca<\/p>\n

4. “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”<\/em> – Leo Tolstoy <\/p>\n

Bonus Quote: \u201cIt is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.\u201d<\/em> – Thomas Sowell<\/p>\n

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2. pic.twitter.com\/NJ0uAeF8IJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 StoicRise (@StoicRise) December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n