Combat Quotes

519 quotes by 412 authors

When you talk to people who have been in combat, there's a sensory overload that happens. The color becomes vivid. Sounds become more pronounced. People… — David Ayer
Everything thatâ€™s out nowâ€¦rap wise and music wise in general [is whack]. I mean, you know whack when you see it. So Iâ€™m on a… — Jeru the Damaja
Le mariage doit incessamment combattre un monstre qui de v ore tout: l'habitude. Marriage should always combat the monster that devours everything: habit. — Honore de Balzac
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men. — John Dryden
To combat social awkwardness, I would just act like I couldn't be bothered - that kind of aloof persona or aloof demeanor. It's so off-putting. — Janeane Garofalo
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. — Andre Gide
In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running. — Bear Grylls
The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well. — Pierre de Coubertin
Even though the National Guard and Army Reserve see combat today, it rankles me that people assume it was some kind of waltz in the… — Larry David
To be a soldier one needs that special gene, that extra something, that enables a person to jump into one on one combat, something, after… — Rupert Everett
The world seems concerned with Pakistan primarily as an actor in global attempts to combat terrorism. — Mohsin Hamid
One thing that was amazing about World War II was that everybody signed up for the duration plus six months. Fliers got to leave combat… — Tom Hanks
Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it. — Thomas Jefferson
To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now 'heros du cinema.' This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any,… — A J Liebling
I get one hour, really 25 minutes in a sermon on a weekend, to combat all the hours of the week that people are told… — Max Lucado
I'm really great with weapons: I did a lot of bo and staff training for 'Immortals.' I love knives. I'm a pretty good shot. But… — Kellan Lutz
Through their own actions, customers can hold companies responsible to higher standards of social responsibility. Through collective action, they can leverage their dollars to combat… — Simon Mainwaring
Each culture has its own form of staged combat, evolved from its particular method of street fighting and cleaned up for presentation as a spectacle,… — David Mamet
Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost… — Willie Mays
I flew a full string of 35 combat missions over some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. We were hitting Hitler's oil refineries,… — George McGovern

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