Armies Quotes

287 Armies quotes by 219 unique authors

We launch our souls from the cannons of art and discipline, and on any one night, hovering over the chimney tops of Europe, halfway to… — Mark Helprin
The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to… — James Madison
But love is what we want, not freedom. Who then is the unluckier man? The beloved, who is given his heart's desire and must for… — Salman Rushdie
Catastrophe, riots, factories blowing up, armies in flight, flood - the ear can detect a whole apocalypse in the starry night of the human body. — Jean Cocteau
One voice speaking truth is a greater force than fleets and armies... — Ursula K. Le Guin
Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leading the Cyclopes, you are appointed a general… — Rick Riordan
She wanted to tell him so mach, on the tarmac, the day he left. The world is run by brutal men and the surest proof… — Colum McCann
Ender understood more than she said. Manipulation of gravity was one thing; deception by the officers was another; but the most important message was this:… — Orson Scott Card
In her mind's eye she saw it, saw it all at last: the rolling armies and the flames of battle; the graves and pits and… — Justin Cronin
Browns seek knowledge, Blues meddle in causes, and Whites consider the questions of truth with implacable logic. We all do some of it all, of… — Robert Jordan
(Adron leveled a scowl that made him shrink back.) Jeeze, you ought to bottle that look. I know armies that would pay a fortune to… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble,… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Didn't people consider what could happen if armies of farm animals united in revolt? — Nora Roberts
You're growing up. And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth. And it's good that there… — Jim Carroll
Yet each country had items that the other needed. The Arridi had reserves of red gold and iron in their deserts that the Toscans required… — John Flanagan
Lonely people have enthusiasms which cannot always be explained. When something strikes them as funny, the intensity and length of their laughter mirrors the depth… — Mark Helprin
Ideas are very important to the shaping of society. In fact, they are more powerful than bombings or armies or guns. And this is because… — Ron Paul
Which meant his only assets were one whiny imprisoned goddess, one sort-of-girlfriend with a dagger, and Leo, who apparently thought he could defeat the armies… — Rick Riordan
Have you ever asked yourself,do monsters make war, or does war make monsters? I've seen things, angel. There are guerrilla armies that make little boys… — Laini Taylor
There are guerrilla armies that make little boys kill their own families. Such acts rip out the soul and make space for beasts to grow… — Laini Taylor
I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions "moral" after… — Brandon Sanderson
Tell me my heart beats a war drum that my eyes are not just armies but my spine is a harpoon. — Buddy Wakefield
Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that's why there's so much training. The ones… — Brandon Sanderson
Women want everything of a lover. And too often I would sink below the surface. So armies disappear under sand. And there was her fear… — Michael Ondaatje
It is war now, and armies need symbols. — Lauren Oliver

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