Military Quotes

A war put off is not a war avoided.

— Charlton Heston

Who hath not served can not command.

— John Florio

The shovel is the brother to the gun.

— Carl Sandburg

A man-of-war is the best ambassador.

— Oliver Cromwell

Success can not be administrated.

— Arleigh Burke

Man has become great through struggle

— Adolf Hitler

He's my man, he was great

— George W. Bush

Military force can't defeat ideology.

— Anne Applebaum

I think we look to the military as something that protects our shores.

— Jerry Bruckheimer

“but this is the military, and making sense is against service tradition.”

— Marko Kloos

Reduce US military presence in Iraq; and bring in neighbors.

— John F. Kerry

The secret of war lies in the communications.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.”

— George S. Patton Jr

In war there is no second prize for the runner-up.

— Omar N. Bradley

We have met the enemy and they are ours.

— Anonymous

I was really drawn into the military when I was young.

— Kyle Schwarber

I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.

— William Westmoreland

Hillary Clinton is going to find common ground with the Republicans on foreign and military affairs. They both want to enhance the…

— Ralph Nader

Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.

— Sun Tzu

Unlike the Afghans and Iraqis, the South Korean people solidly supported the American military presence, which was part of a United Nations…

— John Eisenhower

Most people in the university [ Columbia University ], including the administration, are very biased against the military.

— Matt Sanchez

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, my first priority is to ensure the readiness of our military.

— Luther Strange

To conquer the command in the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat.

— Giulio Douhet

The U.K.-U.S. defense relationship is the broadest, deepest and most advanced of any two countries, sharing military hardware and expertise.

— Theresa May

The People's Republic of China has not yet reached the military might of the Soviet Empire. It requires a little more time…

— Barbara Amiel

It was reported today that U.S. military bases will not show 'Brokeback Mountain.' However, during interrogations, U.S. troops will continue to show…

— Conan O'Brien

What, then is our duty? It is to carefully distinguish the historic moment in which we live and to consciously assign our…

— Nikos Kazantzakis

My advice for the next commander in chief: Listen to your military advisers. Listen to your generals. They are the experts. Even…

— Ralph Abraham

I guess the language that Justice Ginsburg used at the closing of the VMI (United States v. Virginia Military Institute) case is…

— Ted Olson

“Okay, Charlie, you can do this, all you have to do is convince a career military man that your son shouldn’t join…

— Tamara Hoffa

When my father went back into the military in 1947 and was gone for 3-1/2 years, my mother was 24 years old…

— Jim Webb

As to the war, while it is always thought rash to have any strong military convictions, I have always believed that if…

— Anonymous

Let's not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls. Their parents were told: "You…

— Adel al-Jubeir

We, the great American nation, decided that we've got 138 military bases around the world and we've now figured out that we…

— Roger Waters

I would let the military commanders give the commander in chief options rather than tell them what you want to hear. Not…

— Jeb Bush

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military force in the world, and we owe…

— Anonymous

In the various states of society, armies are recruited from very different motives. Barbarians are urged by the love of war; the…

— Edward Gibbon

The war against Iraq is as disastrous as it is unnecessary; perhaps in terms of its wisdom, purpose and motives, the worst…

— William Sloane Coffin

“I'm done doing this!' Obama said, finally erupting. 'We've all agreed on a plan. And we're all going to stick to that…

— Bob Woodward

“The men worked hard and faithfully. As a rule, in spite of the number of rough characters among them, they behaved very…

— Theodore Roosevelt