Legion Quotes

105 Legion quotes by 90 unique authors

I think of the U.S. Marines like we used to think of the Foreign Legion; as big mouths with big hearts. — Unknown Author
Voting, the be all and end all of modern democratic politicians, has become a farce, if indeed it was ever anything else. By voting, the… — Robert Higgs
But why doesn't the Gospel ever say that Christ laughed?" I asked, for no good reason. "Is Jorge right?" "Legions of scholars have wondered whether… — Umberto Eco
The Roman legions were formed in the first instance of citizen soldiers, who yet had been made to submit to a rigid discipline, and to… — Goldwin Smith
Dan really came into his own pitching last year (during Legion play). He received the sportsmanship award during the regional tournament. — Wade Clark Mackey
The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play. — Dave Winfield
You don't understand me. You are not expected to. You are not capable. I am beyond your experience. I am beyond good and evil. I… — Richard Ramirez
There are legions of [Aquarian, New Age, One World Religion] conspirators. They are in corporations, universities, and hospitals, on the faculties of public schools, in… — Marilyn Ferguson
The advantages of whiskey over dogs are legion. Whiskey does not need to be periodically wormed, it does not need to be fed, it never… — W.C. Fields
The number of 'unneccessary' errors that have been committed on move 41 are legion. — Edmar Mednis
After the horrific massacre Wednesday at the French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, perhaps the West will finally put away its legion of useless tropes… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Even forgiveness, if weak and passive, is not true: fight is better. Forgive when you could bring legions of angels to the victory. — Swami Vivekananda
In the terms of our Great Society the Hell's Angels and their ilk are losers - dropouts, failures and malcontents. They are rejects looking for… — Hunter S. Thompson
Rigel, Betelgeuse, and Orion. There was no finer church, no finer choir, than the stars speaking in silence to the many consumptives silently condemned, a… — Mark Helprin
I am beyond your experience. I am beyond good and evil, legions of the night - night breed - repeat not the errors of the… — Richard Ramirez
The truth comes to rule, not through violence, but rather through its own power; [this is the central theme of John's Gospel:] When brought before… — Pope Benedict XVI
We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Syria. The weak point is Lebanon, for the… — David Ben-Gurion
Yes, I could see these enormous elephants, whose trunks were tearing down large boughs, and working in and out the trees like a legion of… — Jules Verne
The mind is an enchanting thing is an enchanted thing, like the glaze on a katydid-wing subdivided by sun till the nettings are legion. — Marianne Moore
Now that no one buys our votes, the public has long since cast off its cares; for the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions,… — Juvenal
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse... by Floyd Gottfredson will be warmly received by comics aficionados but should also intrigue Disney animation buffs who aren’t necessarily plugged… — Leonard Maltin
We who have lived before railways were made belong to another world. It was only yesterday, but what a gulf between now and then! Then… — William Makepeace Thackeray
There is no solid satisfaction in any career for a woman like myself. There is no home, no true freedom, no hope, no joy, no… — Taylor Caldwell
Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family — Tacitus
Write a nonfiction book, and be prepared for the legion of readers who are going to doubt your fact. But write a novel, and get… — Barbara Kingsolver

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