Combat Quotes
519 quotes by 381 authors
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I taught high school for one year in Deerfield Beach, Fla., and in the end, it was such an enjoyable experience breaking up fights daily,…
— Allen West
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Many people in Britain will regard the end of combat in Afghanistan as a very good news story, but for many young men and women…
— Philip Hammond
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It is good to see women doctors and lawyers and executives. I can visualize a woman president. If I were British, I would have supported…
— Jim Webb
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The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies…
— Jim Webb
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Man is more naturally violent than woman. Four times as many men are involved in homicides as women. You might not pick this up in…
— Jim Webb
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Pictures and reminders fill my office. Samuel Cochran, B. H. Hodges, my parents, my wife, my brother and sisters, my fellow Marines from a time…
— Jim Webb
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When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag.
— Orlando Bloom
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My younger brother is a decorated combat veteran and was a platoon leader in Iraq.
— Michael Hastings
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Constant and pervasive danger makes agile movement a high priority for all soldiers, whether they are assigned directly to combat or not.
— Niki Tsongas
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It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way…
— Fred Woodworth
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Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in…
— B. H. Liddell Hart
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It is not advantageous for Russia in its present state to fight against Chechnya. The army is a mess. It must be made combat ready.…
— Aslan Maskhadov
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Trusting in Christ, we may boldly join in the combat, and enlist ourselves among that disinterested band, who fight not for human ambition, or human…
— John Strachan
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Were I to flatter myself with the possibility of success in such combat, it would indeed be presumption.
— Anna Seward
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After the loss of Columbia a couple of years ago, I think we were reminded of the risk. All of us, though, have always known…
— Mark Kelly
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I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat.
— Adolf Galland
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The war was declared over - the end of major combat operations - in May 2003. Release procedures got under way immediately; reducing the population…
— Janis Karpinski
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Meth production and use is a serious problem in Kentucky and across the country. Clearly, there is a growing need for a national strategy to…
— Ron Lewis
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We must continue our fight to ensure that Federal, State, and local authorities have the resources and support necessary to combat this growing epidemic. This…
— Ron Lewis
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Through educational programming, Jewish American History Month will help raise the awareness of a people, their history and contributions. It will help combat anti-Semitism, a…
— Jan Schakowsky
Who Wrote These Combat Quotes
381 authors contributed a total of 519 Combat Quotes, led by these top contributors: