War Quotes · Page 347

Men are so accustomed to maintaining external order by violence that they cannot conceive of life being possible without violence.

— Leo Tolstoy

The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

'Civil War' was such a whirlwind, and I didn't really know what was going on. I was thrown into the deep end.

— Tom Holland

“God always has been, and always will be, God enough. The battle is over, whether or not I believe it, and whether…

— Tony Reinke

“I've always welcomed war, but when the last battle ends, what life is left for a warrior?”

— Andrea Cremer

“I am sorry about your female partner. For what it is worth, the sociocultural rituals of your society seem to be in…

— Jaroslav Kalfar

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power…

— John Cheever

But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.

— Barack Obama

“To pass from the extremes of danger to safety-from the tumult of war to the tranquility of peace, though sweet in contemplation,…

— Thomas Paine

The idealism of the left is a very selfish idealism. In their war against 'the rich' and big business, they don't care…

— Thomas Sowell

Armaments do not, generally speaking, cause wars. This notion, the logical crux of all arguments in favor of disarmament, turns the causal…

— James Burnham

When diamonds' role in fuelling violent conflict in Africa gained worldwide attention, the diamond industry established the Kimberley process in order to…

— Peter Singer

Most people forget that even in Iraq, by the time the air and no-fly zone was established, the air defence system had…

— Kofi Annan

The majority of the so-called great powers have long been exploiting and enslaving a whole series of small and weak peoples. And…

— Vladimir Lenin

Lie beside me. Let me see the division of your pores. Let me see the web of scars made by your family's…

— Jeanette Winterson

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of…

— Pope Francis

Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.

— George H. W. Bush

I experienced Nazism as a child. Like many of my generation, I was motivated by the desire to prevent another war at…

— Helmut Kohl

Everybody should read 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut. This book is about the hypocrisy of war, told in satire, and is hard-hitting and…

— Kalki Koechlin

If the Lord should once more give us sunshine and I do not give you enough fighting, I will never ask you…

— John Stark

Some people are fighting much, much more important battles and much bigger battles, and if we get the chance to put a…

— Dolph Ziggler

[T]he essence of so-called war prosperity: it enriches some by what it takes from others. It is not rising wealth but a…

— Ludwig von Mises

By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.

— Nguyen Cao Ky

This is all about a media war that continues to rage between the old and new media. Unfortunately for our soldiers, these…

— Joe Scarborough

A soldier doesn't fight because he hates the enemy in front of him, he fights because he loves what he left behind.

— Mario Tomasello

Cristiano works hard. We have our battles, but I admire him. He is a guy with great dedication, and he's competitive.

— Dani Alves

To most of America, war has become not only tolerable but profitable, and so there is no longer any great incentive to…

— James Risen

“I wonder if they'll ever realize that their real culture war is not with liberals, but with ambiguity.”

— Roy Edroso

The cause of my life has been to oppose superstition. It's a battle you can't hope to win - it's a battle…

— Christopher Hitchens

Anyone who's traveled with me to Afghanistan knows why I love this book: 'War,' by Sebastian Junger.

— Joe Biden

People think we have coasted the last four years. We fought, we had a lot of battles. We've always had to battle.

— Kerri Walsh

We owe our big brains less to inventiveness than to conflicts of interest among social minds engaged in an arms race to…

— Mark Pagel

Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the…

— Ronald Reagan

They used to be seen as insane or unthinkable acts of madmen. But if they take place they'll be called 'war' too.…

— Bruce Sterling

I am insulted by the persistent asertion that I want war. Am I a fool? War! It would settle nothing.

— Adolf Hitler

I reject the idea that there is some sort of existential "clash of civilizations." I am an interventionist, but not a militarist.…

— Bernard-Henri Levy

George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still…

— John F. Kerry

If we had pursued the war on cancer which President Nixon declared in 1970, Jack Kemp might be alive today.

— Arlen Specter

Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.

— Anonymous

My mother loves me and everything goes well. I have no conflict with her, so that's not dramatic.

— Ang Lee