Combat Quotes

519 quotes by 411 authors

Civilization, in fact, grows more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of… — H. L. Mencken
He's never quite got the trick of conversation, tending to hear in dissenting views, however mild, a kind of affront, an invitation to mortal combat. — Ian Mcewan
Hugh and I have been together for so long that in order to arouse extraordinary passion, we need to engage in physical combat. Once, he… — David Sedaris
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage… — Bertolt Brecht
A dragon has just flown over the tree-tops and lighted on the beach. Yes, I am afraid it is between us and the ship. And… — C.S. Lewis
All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let… — George S. Patton
The participation if women in some armies in the world is in reality only symbolic. The talk about the role of Zionist women in fighting… — Saddam Hussein
The only way to combat the murder that is war is to show the dirty combinations that make it and the criminals and swine that… — Ernest Hemingway
God, you Jews are truly exotic." Exotic? She should only know the Greenblatts. Or Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sharpstein, my father's friends. Or for that… — Woody Allen
To face a man in combat is challenge enough. To find the goddess in a woman is the life work of a man. Hard though… — Rosalind Miles
Boys who spent their weekends making banana nut muffins did not, as a rule, excel in the art of hand-to-hand combat. — David Sedaris
Matt would stare at Andrew for 10 minutes. It's depressing that people are different. Everyone should be one person, who should then kill itself in… — Tao Lin
...the first murmurings from the liberal part of the U.S.A. that we were somehow in the wrong, brutal killers, bullying other countries; that we who… — Marcus Luttrell
...these are the problems of the modern U.S. combat soldier, the constant worry about overstepping the mark and an American media that delights in trying… — Marcus Luttrell
Today, women have access to the technological capacity to do anything to our bodies in the struggle for "beauty", but we have yet to evolve… — Naomi Wolf
once you laugh at you own weaknesses, you can move forward. Comedy breaks down walls. It opens up people. If you're good, you can fill… — Goldie Hawn
I fireballed him as he was seeking out treasure after we wiped out a band of orcs, playing rock-paper-scissors with each orc to determine who… — Cory Doctorow
If your opponent has you by fifty pounds, winning a fight against him is a dubious proposition, at best. If your opponent has you by… — Jim Butcher
You wouldnâ€™t be normal if you were never afraid. Even the bravest men experience fear. One of the biggest jobs we all face in combat… — Joseph Heller
It will make you powerful. But it will also make you weak. Your prowess in combat will be beyond any mortal's, but your weaknesses, your… — Rick Riordan

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411 authors contributed a total of 519 Combat Quotes, led by these top contributors: