Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they…

Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore, in addition to causing horrendous damage, they prove ultimately futile.

— Pope John Paul II

“Kind prince there is nothing in the realm of ideas that is absolute, therefore all efforts to form ideologies are ultimately futile.”

— Lao Tse

Wars are generally fought for material things; they're not fought over ideals. After we get into them, we are told we are fighting for…

— Clarence Jordan

...it is human nature, I suppose, to be futile and ridiculous.

— Rafael Sabatini

“This mountain of a man was learning that his considerable might- which he'd clearly relied on for everything - was futile with her. ”

— Kresley Cole

“Across the river he could see the burnt and crushed buildings of Fredericksburg, the debris piled along the streets, the scattered ruins of people's…

— Jeff Shaara

When people conclude that all is futile, then the absurd becomes the norm.

— Stanley Crouch

Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.

— Bertrand Russell

I pledge that the personal safety of Israeli citizens will not be futile.

— Benny Gantz

All I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system that renders a third party futile - at best.

— Todd Gitlin

When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

— Regina Brett

Anyone who tries to diss me in comparison to Queen, it just renders all their criticisms completely futile. That's quite pleasurable.

— Mika

“Interacting with a corrupt government judge is futile.”

— Steven Magee

“If you’re waiting for my good looks to fade... it’s a futile waste of time. Give up at once. - (Christian Wright)”

— Jennifer DeLucy

We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.

— Clarence Darrow