All Clara Barton Quotes
- I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things… Almost Complete
- The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins. Blood
- An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human… Adding
- Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand,… Accomplish
- I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and… Compelled
- I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat? Bullet
- A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder… Arm
- The surest test of discipline is its absence. Absence
- The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me. Door
- I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a… All
- Others are writing my biography, and let it rest as they elect to make it. I have lived my life, well and ill, always less… Always Less
- I went to the Senate, accomplished nothing as usual. Accomplished
- If I were to speak of war, it would not be to show you the glories of conquering armies but the mischief and misery they… Armies
- My business is staunching blood, and feeding fainting men. Blood
- This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I… Been
- Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business. Business
- What armies and how much of war I have seen, what thousands of marching troops, what fields of slain, what prisons, what hospitals, what ruins,… Armies
- My business is stanching blood and feeding fainting men; my post the open field between the bullet and the hospital. I sometimes discuss the application… Addresses
- People should not say that this or that is not worth learning, giving as their reason that it will not be put to use. They… From
- What could I do but go with them Civil War soldiers, or work for them and my country? The patriot blood of my father was… Blood
- It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a… Afford
- While soldiers can stand and fight.I can fight and feed them Feed
- You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything… Anything Except
- I distinctly remember forgetting that Distinctly
- I don't know how long it has been since my ear has been free from the roll of a drum. It is the music I… Anyone