<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443093" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Taught To Be Professionally Combative</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I would not categorize myself, <br>By using any means of limitation.<br>Some who live without missions, <br>Or causes...<br>Would not understand my commitment.<br>Nor do I campaign my efforts.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I will say I am direct.<br>Pleasant and respectful to a fault.<br>However...<br>I do not mind coming face to face, <br>Or nose to nose...<br>With anyone who assumes, <br>My life has not been lived...<br>Without challenges.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I prefer to be peaceful.<br>But...<br>I also have been taught to be, <br>Professionally combative! <br>Both as a performing artist, <br>As an ex-military man...<br>AND having survived marriage.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So...<br>I am mentally equipped to deal, <br>With anyone on several levels.<br>And living alone on my own...<br>In a few distant cities, <br>Has given me a lot of insight.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443093" data-title="Taught To Be Professionally Combative de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I would not categorize myself, By using any means of limitation. Some who live without missions, Or causes... Would not understand my commitment. Nor do I campaign my efforts. I will say I am direct. Pleasant and respectful to a fault. However...."></div> </div> </div>

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