In Burton's day they [soldiers] were itching to get into the fray. Now it is the opposite. They are always whining about… — Rupert Everett Copy Share Image
For a man to be a man, did he have to be a soldier, or at least prepare himself for war? For… — Carol Gilligan Copy Share Image
“Do you have still the dye with which to turn your tunic red?’ ‘The madder? Yes, I do.’ ‘Enough of it for… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
My father being a soldier, every time I saw soldiers marching - 'Well,' I thought, 'my father's that,' and these soldiers were… — Spike Milligan Copy Share Image
“Soldiers' main purpose in life is to protect their citizens within their country, and not to fight wars that their leaders as… — Temitope Owosela Copy Share Image
“I used to love to hear stories of that man’s exploits! One of my heroes, when I was young. Riding round the… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Every police officer, every National Guardsman and woman, every person in law enforcement, as well as in the military, knew that they… — Heather Graham Copy Share Image
“I sit by the window and watch the rain and the leaves and the snow collide. They take turns dancing in the… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“trained and ready to fight. “I now have a really intensive faith in the First Division. They are 1,000 percent better than… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“Those who’ve left their bootprints in the trenches are those who value human life most. They get unwanted glimpses into the savage… — Bruce Crown Copy Share Image
“Before the first streaks of light at dawn on December 7, 275 miles north of Oahu, the six (Japanese) carriers of the… — Dale A. Jenkins Copy Share Image
“Sometimes he remembered having heard how soldiers under fire in the trenches, and having nothing to do, try hard to find some… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“But if she'd come then, she would never have properly appreciated it. She'd have seen the happy crowds and the Union Jacks… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
“The men worked hard and faithfully. As a rule, in spite of the number of rough characters among them, they behaved very… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Chaos awaited him on the beaches near Arzew. An unanticipated westerly set had pushed the transports and landing craft off course. Dozens… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“It was terribly risky, maybe even hopeless. But one or two properly armed, well-trained soldiers could hold off an undisciplined mob indefinitely.… — Mark Bowden Copy Share Image
“The English soldier was probably the worst-treated soldier in Europe, and judging from the English casualty rates during the Napoleonic wars, English… — J. Christopher Herold Copy Share Image
“Treating Abuse Today (Tat), 3(4), pp. 26-33 Freyd: I see what you're saying but people in psychology don't have a uniform agreement… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“As Lynn writes: "What angers me is the loss of control. At any moment someone could come to me, be dressed the… — Lynn Hersha Copy Share Image
The more downtime we have, the more time you have to play games like 'Ghost Recon Future Soldiers,' so for me it's… — Kevin Love Copy Share Image
True soldiers of hope do not do what they do for glory, fame and to be superior over others, they do what… — Rick Quinn Copy Share Image
“We’ve done these mental-health assessment team studies for six years now—between nine and twelve [months] is where a lot of the stress… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
“American soldiers must know the reason for their sacrifices. Our GIs are not vassals or mercenaries. They are the nation’s sons and… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
“My chest and throat burn from my wheezing breath booming in my ears. But my hands—they’re ice cold. My shoulders heave as… — Quoleena Sbrocca Copy Share Image
“Yea ! by your works are ye justified--toil unrelieved ; Manifold labours, co-ordinate each to the sending achieved ; Discipline, not of… — Gilbert Frankau Copy Share Image
Soldiers have many faults, but they have one redeeming merit; they are never worshippers of force. Soldiers more than any other men… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“We obviously don’t live in a perfect world. If we did, then my dad would never have volunteered for Vietnam so he… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Say a king wishes to support a standing army of fifty thousand men. Under ancient or medieval conditions, feeding such a force… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
“Good morning,” one of the soldiers said. “I’m Captain Joseph Walker and this is Sergeant James Vanetten. We are members of the… — Shafter Bailey Copy Share Image
I have a novel that I can write. It's about three soldiers from Somalia. Some babies have been disappearing up on 144th… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
“The camp offices stood in the centre, adjoining the shrine to Jupiter that held the legion’s Eagle. In the camps of the… — M.C. Scott Copy Share Image
Most Southern soldiers viewed the driving issue to be sovereignty rather than slavery. Love of the Union was palpably stronger in the… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
“The armies of Europe are machines; the men are brave and the officers capable; but the majority of the soldiers in most… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The Great Stone at the center of the Somme memorial has this inscription: “Their name liveth for evermore.” The memorial contains 73,077… — Nel Noddings Copy Share Image
“Dear Beloved woman, Time… so much time has passed since my love wrote his last words for me. And yet I remember… — Talon P.S Copy Share Image
“For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity, the world of work,… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
“I have gone to war and now I can issue my complaint. I can sit on my porch and complain all day.… — Anthony Swofford Copy Share Image
“The smoke of pipes and cigars fills the room. Desires, thoughts, ambitions in seething confusion. God only knows what will come of… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend our Constitution so that decades… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
Desertion is the army's dirty little secret. Since the beginning of the Iraq war, more than 20,000 American soldiers have given up… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
![“In Burton's day they [soldiers] were itching to get into the fray. Now it is the opposite. They are always whining about the dangers of being killed. Oh my God, they are such wimps now! The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you…” quote by Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/rupert-everett-10381_america_in-burton-s-day-they-soldiers-were-itchi_1856870.png)
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