Troops Quotes · Page 10

Generals do not always run wars the way they would like to, nor the troops under them.

— Christopher Vokes

Happy Memorial Day to past, present and fallen soldiers. Today we honor you and salute you for defending our country and our…

— Sonya Parker

A life that moves to gracious ends Thro' troops of unrecording friends, A deedful life, a silent voice.

— Alfred the Great

I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

— John McCarthy

We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don't have troops for an invasion [Iran] and surgical strikes aren't…

— Barack Obama

The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops.

— John Perry Barlow

Cossacks are the best light troops among all that exist. If I had them in my army, I would go through all…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I've travelled a huge amount, but almost all of it has been through work. I spent five years stationed in London in…

— Larry Hagman

It shouldn't take an emergency for this Administration to deal with the health care needs of our nation's heroes. Funding the VA…

— John Salazar

War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In Rwanda that genocide happened because the international community and the Security Council refused to give, again, another 5000 troops which would…

— Lakhdar Brahimi

The administration does not agree with those who suggest we should deploy hundreds of thousands of American troops to engage militarily in…

— Madeleine Albright

Abroad, our most important policy is to support our troops and continue forward-thinking foreign policy in the war on terror - keeping…

— Christopher Bond

I don't 'support the troops' or any of those other hollow and hypocritical platitudes uttered by Republicans and frightened Democrats. Here's what…

— Michael Moore

“These were not the Regent’s troops. This was the army of Nikandros, the Kyros of Delpha, and his Commander, Makedon. A burst…

— C.S. Pacat

[Barack Obama] is sending more troops [to Afghanistan], but they have also realized that we are not going to win that war…

— Khaled Hosseini

And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And…

— John R. Allen

Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one's responsibilities and be willing…

— Anonymous

The way to heaven is too steep, too narrow for men to dance in and keep revel rout. No way is large…

— William Prynne

Frank Capra made a series of films during World War II called 'Why We Fight' that explored America's reasons for entering the…

— Eugene Jarecki

My faith plays a big part in my life. And when I was answering that question what I was really saying to…

— George W. Bush

Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in…

— Barack Obama

We talked about trying to create an image that would somehow, to an audience, create the sense of awe, wonder and shock…

— Cate Blanchett

Wars tend to be very public things, they are visible. There are correspondents traveling with the troops and you get daily dispatches.

— Ron Suskind

We need to spend more money to insure that our troops are properly equipped.

— Brian Higgins

We don't have enough American troops inside of Iraq to destroy ISIL any time soon.

— Lindsey Graham

The purpose of our military is to field the finest troops possible to defend our nation and win wars.

— Phyllis Schlafly

I grew up with a deep belief that wherever our troops fought, they were on the side of the angels.

— Jane Fonda

Surrender your forces and give yourselves and your troops the opportunity to be a part of Iraq's future and not a part…

— Peter Pace

Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role.

— Heinz Guderian

Sir, it is not God who will assemble us on the battlefield, nor position our troops, nor place the cannon, and it…

— Winfield Scott Hancock

The troops of other states have their reputation to gain, the sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain.

— Jefferson Davis

Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.

— Gary Sinise

I’ve been calling for more troops for over two years, along with John McCain and others subsequent to my saying that.

— Joe Biden

We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic.

— Michele Bachmann

We have fewer troops in Afghanistan than we had law enforcement [officers] at the Olympics in Salt Lake City.

— Hillary Clinton

You would carpet bomb where ISIS is, not a city, but the location of the troops. You use air power directed -…

— Ted Cruz

Paradoxically, the United States' determination to protect its troops can be self-defeating. Allies and adversaries see U.S. forces living in secure compounds,…

— David Ignatius

Tonight, I concurred with President Bush when he stated that the decisions on future involvement of U.S. troops in Iraq should be…

— Howard Coble