Military Quotes · Page 19

Onward we stagger, and if the tanks come, may God help the tanks.

— William Orlando Darby

A nation's institutions and beliefs are determined by it's character.

— Herbert Spencer

The difference between a good and great officer is about ten seconds.

— Arleigh Burke

If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly

— Joan Rivers

I've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps.

— Jonathan Winters

Five-second fuses only last three seconds.

— Infantry Journal

Hit them. Fight them. They are cursed; they are evil

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

A military career offers the stability many South Korean women crave.

— Kim Young-ha

Our safety requires a long-term military presence in the Middle East because that's where the plans to attack us are emanating.

— Rudy Giuliani

The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.

— Ehud Olmert

All men are brothers, like the seas throughout the world; So why do winds and waves clash so fiercely everywhere?

— Hirohito

“You have no idea how much it contributes to the general politeness and pleasantness of diplomacy when you have a little quiet…

— George F. Kennan

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

— Sun Tzu

The U.S. has a stronger military than Israel, but, but don't short-change Israel, either. Don't short-change them.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

There's always a balance, I think, any administration has to find in not just the military but in any agency of government.

— Chuck Hagel

A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try…

— Albert Kesselring

Carter's hopes died when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and he ended up having to reverse policy and launch the military buildup…

— Walter Russell Mead

We are seeing reports that NATO's sending early warning radar planes and German military personnel to Turkey. That might reduce the chances…

— Peter Kenyon

I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay,…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation…

— Anonymous

Judaism is one of the last of the world's matrilineal philosophies. Matriarchies are always the cultures that patriarchy attacks and decimates, because…

— Roseanne Barr

In New Mexico, service is in our blood. For generations, our young men and women have fought bravely in our most storied…

— Ben Ray Lujan

The good news from the U.S. military survey of focus groups is that Iraqis do accept the Nuremberg principles. They understand that…

— Noam Chomsky

Strategic air assault is wasted if it is dissipated piecemeal in sporadic attacks between which the enemy has an opportunity to readjust…

— Henry H. Arnold

In his second term, [Ronald] Reagan completed the work of his first term - the rich got really rich, everything was deregulated,…

— Kate Clinton

I just want to say we support the troops and we love every one of them. Even if they...I know a lot…

— M. Shadows

Communism is an aspiration, an aspiration is an ideal, a dream, a longing of something that would be perfect, but hard to…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

The Chinese military budget today is officially listed as, I think, about $15 billion. But even if you double it, that's only…

— Henry A. Kissinger

Democracy entails a correlation between the public interest as expressed by a majority of the population and the governmental policies that affect…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

As Americans, we have shown ourselves to have the greatest military on the face of the planet, but we are not so…

— Martin O'Malley

I'm pretty confident the why works now. When it first began, somebody said to me: "Will this work in big business?" I…

— Simon Sinek

By integrating women into particularly military institutes, it cripples the readiness of our defense. Schools like The Citadel train young men to…

— Christine O'Donnell

“The military is only as strong as the other institutions supporting it.”

— Michael DeLong

If one day the military comes to power, it will be through a vote.

— Jair Bolsonaro

America has never lost a war. We just misplaced a couple temporarily.

— John Alejandro King

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

— William Penn

We will slaughter them; Bush Junior, and his international gang of bastards!

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

The nation's honor is dearer than the nation's comfort.

— Woodrow Wilson

It is a major sin to break a contract, especially in military situations.

— John Walker Lindh

Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way.

— Clint Smith