Soldier Quotes · Page 21

I had the opportunity to learn more about what life is like for a soldier [in The Yellow Birds].

— Alden Ehrenreich

War has become an affair of machines...and soldiers are little more than clever mechanics.

— Alberto Moravia

I didn’t know that painters and writers retired. They’re like soldiers – they just fade away.

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I was born in a family with a strong military background, so I chose to be a soldier.

— Wang Jianlin

Tomorrow we will be nothing but earth and dust. Who will remember the love a soldier once knew?

— Shan Sa

The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me.

— William Westmoreland

When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves.

— William Westmoreland

Although there are weapons for tens and hundreds of soldiers, they will not be used.

— Laozi

All of us are already civilian soldiers, without knowing it...The great stroke of luck for the military class's terrorism is that no…

— Paul Virilio

Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are…

— Anonymous

Without the brave efforts of all the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines and their families, this Nation, along with our allies around…

— Lane Evans

As a young U.S. Army soldier, I was trained to never lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do. But the…

— Wes Moore

I can think, probably in my head, as a child I thought I always wanted to be soldier. So action music to…

— Lorne Balfe

“Thomas looked around and tried not to let his duty turn him bitter. These were good men, and he would not leave…

— Jessica Fortunato

According to a recent Harvard study, $6 trillion, when you include the ongoing healthcare expenses for our wounded soldiers, which is the…

— Jill Stein

Those renowned generals [Alexander and Caesar] received more faithful service, and performed greater actions by means of the love their soldiers bore…

— Benjamin Franklin

We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents,…

— Tony Benn

“A young man is the perfect soldier. He has great potential for aggression and a limited critical capacity—or none at all—with which…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I am not a capitalist soldier; I am a proletarian revolutionist. I do not belong to the regular army of the plutocracy,…

— Eugene V. Debs

Imperialism has now reached a degree of almost scientific perfection. It uses White workers to conquer the non-white workers of The Colonies.…

— Ho Chi Minh

What should we do? We have no wish to interrupt the destroyer's work of saving lives... But war is war and the…

— Martin Niemoller

Under the Barack Obama rules, if you wanted to help the military, if you wanted a pay raise for the soldiers, if…

— Paul Ryan

The queen is head. Long live the queen...me." The platoon of renegade soldiers cheered. Redd kicked The Cat where he lay on…

— Frank Beddor

“They were learning about others. A common experience: the guy who talked toughest, bragged most, excelled in maneuvers, everyone’s pick to be…

— Stephen E. Ambrose

The bravest soldiers aren't unafraid, but they're the ones who are able to harness their fear on behalf of courage.

— Jane Fonda

“Excuse me soldiers, but do you mind stepping away from your lady friends?" We were here for the prostitutes. "And why should…

— Khalia Hades

“I wanted to see the bullet coming, wanted to know the exact moment of my death.”

— Steven Ramirez

I dreamed I was a soldier who could bring peace. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.

— James Cameron

I'm a soldier of love. Every day and night I'm soldier of love. All the days of my life.

— Sade

Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.

— Sun Tzu

Authors must not, like Chinese soldiers, expect to win victories by turning somersets in the air.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do.

— Erwin Rommel

The most important thing is to never give up, never give in to circumstances, believe yourself, and to soldier on, no matter…

— Luka Modric

If one is a professional soldier, it is part of one's job to die sooner or later.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

— Nikhil Saluja

We will be soldiers, so our sons may be farmers, so their sons may be artists

— Thomas Jefferson

A soldier's longing to talk about his experiences of battle is a wound that never heals.

— Ralph Peters

Of course, I think it is legitimate for the Commander-in-Chief to be concerned for the safety of his soldiers.

— John Cusack

It's an amazing thing to hear they're finally giving out a Medal of Honor to a soldier from the wars of Iraq…

— Tim Hetherington

“…If one who slays one is a murderer then he who slays a thousand is not a hero,' said Lalu.”

— Mulk Raj Anand