Military Quotes · Page 65

A commander in chief with military experience might be able to prod a conservative military into thinking more imaginatively.

— Wesley Clark

[Michael Flynn is not] the kind of person who is going to be more buttoned-up kind of military figure and that partisan…

— John Heilemann

But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

— Erwin Rommel

“Our culture has become so obsessed with celebrity that it’s easy to confuse fame with success. They are not the same thing.”

— Daniel Rodriguez

Being against the military because you are against war is like being against the Fire Department because you are against fire.

— Jim McDonough

Art among a religious race produces reliques [sic]; among a military one, trophies; among a commercial one, articles of trade.

— Henry Fuseli

From their maneuvers and their terrific speed I am certain their flight performance was greater than any aircraft known today.

— Frank Herman Schofield

I think it's OK to talk about your military service, but there's a fine line between, you know, too much and just…

— Bob Dole

It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a…

— James F. Byrnes

Airpower has become predominant, both as a deterrent to war, and-in the eventuality of war-as the devastating force to destroy an enemy's…

— Omar N. Bradley

There's plenty of room for finger-pointing for the debacle in Iraq. If it's a problem that the Iraqi military is broken at…

— Bruce Riedel

We see a more assertive Russia, which has implemented a very significant military buildup over several years, and a Russia which has…

— Jens Stoltenberg

They [China] have indicated that they’re trying to develop nuclear capability and they want to develop more aircraft carriers like we have.…

— Herman Cain

The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth…

— Douglas MacArthur

We must also ensure that we have the best medical care, education, and support for our military service members and their families,…

— Donald Trump

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes…

— John F. Kennedy

“I also fear an attack directly upon us which shall be considerably aided by the French colonists! I therefore support your plan…

— Michael G. Kramer

“I’m sure the driver was a great guy and all he wanted was to drive me to my hotel—but he was a…

— Tucker Elliot

The most powerful military in the world cannot invade, kill or capture a network or destroy every loose weapon on the planet.…

— Joe Biden

What it targets is not something that's really looked at a lot in terms of the war. This is stuff that's off…

— Gary Cole

The power paradox is that we gain power by advancing the welfare of other people and yet when we feel powerful, it…

— Dacher Keltner

America is my home - I believe in her promise and I will do what I can to secure that promise for…

— Alberto Gonzales

America's gun culture demonstrates itself in the Wild West, Dirty Harry mentality of people who actually believe that if a number of…

— Bob Costas

I did not feel very patriotic. I did not feel proud of our country, seeing that we were bombing peasant villages, that…

— Howard Zinn

“You know that when ex-military personnel start assassinating their own government's agents that something funky is going on.”

— Steven Magee

“I’ll give you one chance to run, but may your shoulder always whisper in your ear… “It’s best to watch out for…

— Ryan Goodrich

“Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode…

— Alfred Tennyson

Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world.

— Alfred Thayer Mahan

I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.

— Anonymous

We're working with NATO, the longest military alliance in the history of the world, to really turn our attention to terrorism.

— Hillary Clinton

Anytime it was advertised that I was going to be at a particular place, the radicals would be there, the cameras with…

— William Westmoreland

Those single-track military minds never think to ask their cleaning staff for help in giant lethal marauding creature matters.

— Robin McKinley

But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of…

— John Abizaid

The Chinese, as befits a Communist autocracy, approached the task of dominating the Olympics with top-down military discipline.

— Shashi Tharoor

The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the…

— William Halsey

Pakistan is not about to crack down on terror groups or cut its military budget in order to build roads, schools and…

— Stephen Kinzer

The US military has achieved a decisive blow against al-Qaeda with its commando action against Osama Bin Laden and his killing.

— Angela Merkel

One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the…

— Alexander Suvorov

“When facing a decision that stands a 50/50 chance of being correct, the choice made will be wrong 80% of the time. Rick Coxen”

— Frederick L Coxen

[On gay ban in the military:] Heroism, I believe, is a trait that does not know race, color, creed, sex, or sexual…

— Dianne Feinstein