Every combat is the bloody and destructive measuring of the strength of forces, physical and moral; whoever at the close has the… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
I flew a full string of 35 combat missions over some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. We were hitting… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
. . . my pilot pointed to his left front and above, and looking in the direction he pointed, I saw a… — James McCudden Copy Share Image
“The rate spread of EBOLA VIRUS in West Africa, is big tragedy. It is a fatal disease in the history of the… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Boxing is the magic of men in combat, the magic of will, and skill, and pain, and the risking of everything so… — F.X. Toole Copy Share Image
I don't feel that emotion is a good thing to have in combat. You must be cold. — Conor McGregor Copy Share Image
I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong. Like all the drugs put together – the lithium, the Prozac,… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
It is, in the imagination of combat's fans, the divinely listless loveplay that follows the orgasm of victory. It is called 'mopping… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
There's something wonderfully exciting about the quiet sing song of an aeroplane overhead with all the guns in creation lighting out at… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
Criminal justice, as it pertains to the Goldmans and Morgan Stanleys of the world, is not adversarial combat, with cops and crooks… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
There are lots of things that I will probably never experience in this life. Military combat. Being dictator of a small central… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
We were required to predict a soldier's performance in officer training and in combat, but we did so by evaluating his behavior… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
Would you render the same level of support to someone who hadn't conscientiously objected, but rather instead rolled a grenade under their… — Ward Churchill Copy Share Image
Democracy acknowledges the right to differ as well as the duty to settle differences peacefully. Authoritarian governments see criticism of their actions… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Respect the man of noble races other than your own, who carries out, in a different place, a combat parallel to yours… — Savitri Devi Copy Share Image
A strategy would be how do we mobilize support for the remnants of the Syrian Free Army, and it might require combat… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
Epidemiologists study patterns in order to combat infection. Stories about epidemics follow patterns, too. Stories aren't often deadly, but they can be… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
It is not helpful to have those kind of comments come out when we've got troops in combat. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am classified as a disabled veteran. The reason I'm disabled is because I have wounds and injuries that I got while… — Richard Carmona Copy Share Image
There are a number of World War II historians I admire: Cornelius Ryan, Mark Stoler, Antony Beevor, to name a few. As… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
To combat the confusion and depression that assault me when I come off the road in the middle of a tour, I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We will send an additional 475 service members to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
