War Quotes · Page 761

Civilization is drugs, alcohol, engines of war, prostitution, machines and machine slaves, low wages, bad food, bad taste, prisons, reformatories, lunatic asylums,…

— Henry Miller

“Plans are useful in the sense that they're proof that planning has taken place. The planning process forces people to think through…

— Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Most of my friends' fathers had been in the war - either as soldiers or in some other capacity in the military.…

— Paul Auster

Saints born together to fight against their holy fables The streets are where we pray Hymns for the lonely, wretched and forgotten…

— Nikislonelyfornow

“In any case, in general, I prefer to avoid conflict when I can. Not because I'm afraid or because I'm too weak…

— Lauren Dane

Leaders will have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment…

— Nelson Mandela

There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death. Whether it's the mundane…

— bell hooks

We are acknowledging the close personal nature of our 10 years at war and the strong bonds of fidelity that Marines have…

— James F. Amos

“I vow to ingest only items that preserve well-being, peace, and joy in my body and my consciousness... Practicing a diet is…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he…

— Al Pacino

“Not marble nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme, But you shall shine more bright in these contents…

— William Shakespeare

As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today,…

— Thomas Frank

If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both…

— Els Borst

Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or…

— Loren Eiseley

“He was also aware that while the public was dividing and conquering itself by focusing on banal, media-driven conflicts such as Neoconservatives…

— James Morcan

“A war zone is a bad place to be a sheep. It's not a good place to be anything, but sheep generally…

— Anonymous

the lady is almost the only picturesque survival in a social order which tends less and less to tolerate the exceptional. ...…

— Emily James Smith Putnam

“the war taught me that nothing counts as much as loyalty" "Bullshit. you still haven't learned that when humans are under pressure,…

— Ken Follett

What is Americanism? Every one has a different answer. Some people say it is never to submit to the dictation of a…

— Anna Howard Shaw

“The idea for the Guild first came up at a party. Your father and I met there and, well, I suppose that's…

— Sonny and Ais

“Visions of a pitched battle in the docks flashed through my mind. Innocent bystanders torn apart by gunfire and explosions. Children wailing…

— G.R. Matthews

Dresden? There is not such a place any longer." "I want to point out, that besides Essen, we never actually considered any…

— Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

“The last day of the war provided chilling closure. The ending, in its ferocity, bloodiness, and uselessness, contained the entire war in…

— Joseph E. Persico

“Matelon gripped both her hands. “We are soldiers,” he said. “We are not game pieces on a board. Don’t let them play…

— Cinda Williams Chima

O how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, that…

— William Shakespeare

I just would like to say that over more than a quarter-century as a scientist and a believer, I find absolutely nothing…

— Richard Dawkins

Poland, after the First World War, was beset by chaos, disorder, and a foolish incursion by the Red Army, which helped to…

— Tariq Ali

“In the weeks that followed, his poll numbers slid further after he engaged in extended attacks on the parents of a slain…

— Joshua Green

“We are touched by magic wands. For just a fraction of our day life is perfect, and we are absolutely happy and…

— John Nichols

“But why should 1299 CE be considered the founding date of the empire? – there were no famous battles, no declarations of…

— Caroline Finkel

Civilization after civilization, it is the same. The world falls to tyranny with a whisper. The frightened are ever keen to bow…

— Steven Erikson

America is said to be the arena on which the battle of freedom is to be fought; but surely it cannot be…

— Henry David Thoreau

“There were other war veterans in the neighborhood, visible thanks to their limps or missing limbs. All those unclaimed arms and legs…

— Kate Atkinson

A country of a thousand war-chariots cannot be administered unless the ruler attends strictly to business, punctually observes his promises, is economical…

— Confucius

“One thing that Nash had learned from the wars, First and Second alike, was that silence was not something to be desired.…

— S.M. Reine

“During the years of suffering he reachd the conclusion that life was war in which he was one of the defeated. Hatred…

— Victor Hugo

The Allies had made war on Napoleon as a tyrant and an oppressor of nations; yet once they had him out of…

— J. Christopher Herold

“But his mind saw nothing of all this. His mind was engaged in a warfare of the gods. His mind paced outwards…

— Mervyn Peake

“My wish for you, Kallistos, is that you survive as many battles in the flesh as you have already fought in your…

— Steven Pressfield

I'm dreaming of a white president. Just like the ones we've always had. A real live white man. Who knows the score,…

— Randy Newman