--- title: "10 War Today Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 War Today quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best War Today sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/craig-ferguson-664_bigs_world-war-z-is-out-today-the-big-zombie_1446828.jpg" --- > [World War Z is out today. The big zombie movie. The trailer looks scary. You see hordes of bodies climbing and rolling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-ferguson/world-war-z-is-out-today-the-big-zombie-movie-the-trailer-looks-scary/) [Craig Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/craig-ferguson-664_bigs_world-war-z-is-out-today-the-big-zombie_1446828.jpg) > [War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-boyne/war-today-is-such-a-more-visible-thing-we-see-it-on-television-on-cnn-2/) [John Boyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-boyne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/john-boyne-2944_cnn_war-today-is-such-a-more-visible-thing-w_2081775.jpg) > [These two enormous forces — truth and meaning — are at war in today's world…And something sooner or later has to give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-wilber/these-two-enormous-forces-truth-and-meaning-are-at-war-in-today-s/) [Ken Wilber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-wilber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/ken-wilber-1886_enormous_these-two-enormous-forces-truth-and-mean_2134674.jpg) > [“We don’t have to win the war today, sir,” Heather said. She hoped she looked braver than she felt. “We only have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-d-smith/we-don-t-have-to-win-the-war-today-sir-heather-said-she-hoped-she/) [S.D. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-d-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/s-d-smith-31603_battle_we-don-t-have-to-win-the-war-today-sir-h_463237.jpg) > [America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shuster/america-s-veterans-and-troops-serving-abroad-today-fought-hard-to/) [Bill Shuster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shuster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/bill-shuster-27289_action_america-s-veterans-and-troops-serving-ab_1388246.png) > [Frank Capra made a series of films during World War II called 'Why We Fight' that explored America's reasons for entering the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-jarecki/frank-capra-made-a-series-of-films-during-world-war-ii-called-why-we/) [Eugene Jarecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-jarecki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/eugene-jarecki-16452_america_frank-capra-made-a-series-of-films-durin_1576633.jpg) > [We know that to wage a nuclear war today, for example, would be a form of suicide; or that to pollute the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-know-that-to-wage-a-nuclear-war-today-for-example-would-be-a-form/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/dalai-lama-89_achieve_we-know-that-to-wage-a-nuclear-war-today_1191098.jpg) > [They say great times make great men. I don't buy it. I saw a lot of weakness, a lot of filth. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-brooks/they-say-great-times-make-great-men-i-don-t-buy-it-i-saw-a-lot-of/) [Max Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/max-brooks-2735_challenges_they-say-great-times-make-great-men-i-do_390485.png) > [War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-boyne/war-today-is-such-a-more-visible-thing-we-see-it-on-television-on-cnn/) [John Boyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-boyne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/john-boyne-2944_coming-home_war-today-is-such-a-more-visible-thing-w_729265.jpg) > [Today, we have a powerful military that serves as a deterrent, but the enemy we have today is not like World War…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-inouye/today-we-have-a-powerful-military-that-serves-as-a-deterrent-but-the/) [Daniel Inouye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-inouye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/daniel-inouye-26830_cab_today-we-have-a-powerful-military-that-s_534167.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war-today/#itemlist", "name": "War Today Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "World War Z is out today. 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