War Quotes · Page 150

In firing his gun, John Brown has merely told what time of day it is. It is high noon.

— William Lloyd Garrison

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.

— John Wayne

“I imagine all wars look the same to those who die in them.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“In peace one is despoiled by the mercenaries, in war by one's enemies.”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“He didn't know how love managed to be a garden one moment and war the next.”

— Paula McLain

The authority to declare war rests in Congress, not in an out-of-control president.

— Ted Cruz

To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Music saves more lives than war, so put down your gun and get on the dance floor.

— Ritu Ghatourey

A really great people, proud and high spirited, would face all the disasters of war rather than purchase that base prosperity which…

— Theodore Roosevelt

They had a big court battle over who got to keep me. Mom won; she made me live with Dad.

— Christopher Titus

A pure heart won't get us out of conflict and controversy. It may well be the very thing that gets us into…

— John Hagee

In any kind of conflict, you have a certain dehumanization that comes along with it. And it's important as a reporter, a…

— Anthony Shadid

I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.

— George McGovern

There's a lot of pressure, and it's a long battle, to coach at the elite level. My wife and I didn't take…

— Liang Chow

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine…

— Winston Churchill

My Country's trying to save the World, stop the wars, relieve the poor, feed the hungry, heal the sick and liberate the…

— David Berg

Aviation constituted a new and possibly decisive element in preventing or fighting a war, and I was in a unique position to…

— Charles Lindbergh

Inclined to peace by his temper and situation, it was easy for [Augustus] to discover that Rome, in her present exalted situation,…

— Edward Gibbon

“Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch'i State. His Art of War brought him to the notice of Ho Lu,…

— Sun Tzu

The Venus Project is a translation of all religions: The end of war, the end of poverty, the brotherhood of humanity. If…

— Jacque Fresco

I have always been absurdly, ridiculously tall. To give you an idea- when we went on school trips to Interesting and Improving…

— Douglas Adams

“There is something in a war carried on by invasion which makes it differ in circumstances from any other mode of war,…

— Thomas Paine

If we Americans are to learn from our mistakes, from the flailing, ineffective way we, as a nation, conducted the war on…

— David Oliver Relin

Increasingly gang violence and organized crime, together with climate change-driven natural disasters, are displacing more people as wars are fewer on the…

— Jan Egeland

“If it’s not one god it’s another. Allah or oil. Jesus or Jewels. Lenin or lust.”

— Victor Robert Lee

Some authoritarians and dictators intentionally use starvation as a tactic of war.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Be selective in your battles for sometimes peace is better than being right.

— Anonymous

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

— Douglas MacArthur

I am your avenger forever until the end of time my lord

— Anonymous

The only way to combat hate is by demonstrating empathy and love.

— Carmen Carrera

It's a good thing war is so terrible or else we'd get to liking it too much.

— Charles Frazier

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

— Yanni

Every single day is a battle to stay strong.

— Demi Lovato

“The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.”

— John Lyly

“Hatred is always at war with love that keeps growing.”

— Toba Beta

It is not that power corrupts but that power is a magnet to the corruptible.

— Frank Herbert

I think the culture of Civil War re-enacting is also incredibly fascinating.

— Ed Helms

War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all.

— Faramir

Magneto's right: there is a war coming. Are you sure you're on the right side?

— Wolverine

Wars are getting longer, they are more complex, and the humanitarian need is great.

— Peter Maurer