Soldier Quotes · Page 19

I usually play toffs and soldiers, with a sideline in mass murderers.

— Samuel West

Every lover is a soldier. (Love is a warfare.) [Lat., Militat omnis amans.]

— Ovid

My wife was as much of a soldier as I was.

— Zachary Taylor

I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers.

— Harry S. Truman

I rose by sheer military ability to the rank of corporal.

— Thornton Wilder

It costs us $1 million for every troop[soldier] in Afghanistan.

— Lawrence Korb

Is your father a soldier, because your a bomb and you just kill me.

— Banks

The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind…

— Sun Tzu

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.

— Charles Baudelaire

A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.

— C. J. Cherryh

The man is the first weapon of battle. Let us study the soldier, for it is he who brings reality to it.

— Ardant du Picq

In war, discipline is superior to strength; but if that discipline is neglected there is no longer any difference between the soldier…

— Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

In the Army, I was running for India and I was a soldier who could have died for India.

— Milkha Singh

That's what's wrong with the country. There are too many 'good soldiers' accepting too many bad decisions.

— Shirley Chisholm

No one who accepts the sovereignty of truth can be a foot soldier in a party or movement. He will always find…

— Sidney Hook

Men in uniform are often described as serious, strict, firm and dangerous , but I would describe him as the sweetest, most…

— Anonymous

I sort of became infatuated with soldiers. I got to know some of them and got a little perturbed with Hollywood making…

— Channing Tatum

If wearing this rag will in any way speed the process of gathering my furture soldiers, then I will waer it. But…

— Frank Beddor

But wishing our Kansas soldiers 'God speed' is not enough. We need to comfort, care for, and protect their families. And we…

— Kathleen Sebelius

In a guerrilla war, the line between legitimate and illegitimate killing is blurred. The policies of free-fire zones, in which a soldier…

— Philip Caputo

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has been so defined that he can see…

— Stanley Milgram

“Of course, he was a Captain (Ret.), so perhaps firmness was a requirement of the military? She presumed so. It would be…

— Megan Frampton

...I asked Ochto what in the name of all that was sacred he thought he was doing. "Helping you," said Dirnes. "Why?"…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“A man cut off by the sea may save his life if he will risk it on the precipice. He can only…

— G.K. Chesterton

Make no mistake, our military readiness is already suffering, ... According to a recent RAND study, the Army has been stretched so…

— Russ Feingold

Its not easy to do what you did. You made my men some of the most highly trained professionals in the world…

— Thor

The characteristic feature of militarism is not the fact that a nation has a powerful army or navy. It is the paramount…

— Ludwig von Mises

Mohammed knew that most people are terribly cowardly and stupid. That is why he promised two beautiful women to every courageous warrior…

— Heinrich Himmler

I have neither the scholar's melancholy, which is emulation; nor the musician's, which is fantastical; nor the courtier's, which is proud; not…

— William Shakespeare

“Fuck." Colin looked away. "Mac wasn't who I thought he was. He turned out to be about as low as a man…

— D.B. Reynolds

That's smart. Once Sonya's able to talk, we'll need to move." He smiled. "Sydney's turning into a battle mastermind." "Hey, she's not…

— Richelle Mead

In Russia, we have proverb: Only bad soldiers don't want to be general.

— Sasha Pivovarova

I am a soldier. That is who I am. That is what I do.

— Benny Gantz

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

— Seneca the Younger

I was a general and a soldier, and I am proud of that.

— Lloyd Austin

When a soldier is hit by a cannonball, rags are as becoming as purple.

— Henry David Thoreau

The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration.

— George C. Marshall

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left. We all fall down like toy soldiers. Bit by bit, torn apart, we…

— Eminem

She's been conned, ruined, left for dead, and she's not going to forgive any of it. She will soldier on, if only…

— Lauren DeStefano