Lincoln had internalized the pain of those around him-the wounded soldiers, the captured prisoners, the defeated Southerners. Little wonder that he was… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart. You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you,… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
I didn't know that, you take your coffee seriously, dont you?' 'Every morning, I run to the coffeemaker like a soldier returning… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
You want to make me the best soldier possible. Go down and look at the standings. Look at the all-time standings. So… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
We New Yorkers see more death and violence than most soldiers do, grow a thick chitin on our backs, grimace like a… — Edward Hoagland Copy Share Image
When the US withdrew their troops from Somalia, I recall making a comment that [in] the way the peacekeepers had been withdrawn… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Sacrificing American soldiers or innocent civilians in an unprecedented preemptive attack on a separate sovereign nation may well prove itself a most… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I have heard what poets write about women. They rhyme and rhapsodize and lie. I have watched sailors on the shore stare… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I always compare young missioners to the kids who naively signed up to go to Iraq to fight terrorism. They are just… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I've always disliked kamikazes, that is, people who commit suicide in order to kill others. Starting with the Japanese ones from World… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
If I profess with loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except that little point which the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
Most of my friends' fathers had been in the war - either as soldiers or in some other capacity in the military.… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
The question becomes what kind of coalition can we build that will make a transition and empower the people of Iraq? The… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Look now — in all of history men have been taught that killing of men is an evil thing not to be… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“moments, Liesel stood. The corridor was huge. She examined the soldier in her palm. Instinct told her to run home immediately, but… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
It's better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out. I don't appreciate worship of dead Sid Vicious or… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and… — Cokie Roberts Copy Share Image
The soldier had stamped my passport FAMILY in heavy black capital letters and I checked it now for reassurance and because I… — Meg Rosoff Copy Share Image
Soldiers expect the noncommissioned officer to be technically proficient, up front, and honest with them. Soldiers must know that NCOs care, that… — Glen E. Morrell Copy Share Image
The enemy are only 50 yards from us. We are heavily outnumbered. We are under devastating fire. I shall not withdraw an… — Som Nath Sharma Copy Share Image
“The warrior culture, on the other hand, values cohesion and obedience. The soldier or sailor is not free to do whatever he… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
My son is not wild about going back to Iraq, but he'd sure rather do that than sacrifice all that he and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit.… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
“He had known in times of the greatest misery or danger that his dreams of home, in which all things seemed beautiful,… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“Cricket’s voice broke through Thomas’s memory. He was reading a letter, most likely from his mother. He was trying hard to hide… — Jessica Fortunato Copy Share Image
Jesus humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary's finger. The palm… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Fair Katherine, and most fair, Will you vouchsafe to teach a soldier terms Such as will enter at a lady's ear, And… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
But that wasn't fancy enough for Lord Byron, oh dear me no, he had to invent a lot of figures of speech… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
When you join the army, you are asked to lay down your life for your country. That is a tremendous oath to… — Michael Winter Copy Share Image
O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A soldier is the most-trusted profession in America. Americans have trust in you because you trust each other. No matter how difficult… — Richard A. Kidd Copy Share Image
“Anyone who met him today would say, *Soldier. Fighter.* They would want him on their team. As a mother she was willing… — Lea Carpenter Copy Share Image
Patriotism is often the cry extolled when morally questionable acts are advocated by those in power. When these cries of patriotism drown… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Not even the lichen of the tundra is at peace. All is struggle, all is war for dominance. Those who lose, vanish.… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
I wear my lines like a soldier wears his medals. They've been earned. They've been fought for - so there's no reason… — Cherie Lunghi Copy Share Image
Everyone knows who I am; everyone respects me as a shooter, as an operator, as a soldier... I'm always truthful, I'm always… — Tim Kennedy Copy Share Image
These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in the crisis, shrink from the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Soldiers in arms! Defenders of our soil! Who from destruction save us; who from spoil Protect the sons of peace, who traffic… — George Crabbe Copy Share Image