Soldier Quotes

1362 Soldier quotes by 907 unique authors

In order to be a good soldier it is necessary to know how to dance. — Plato
I could have become a soldier if I had waited; I knew more about retreating than the man who invented retreating. — Mark Twain
I rose by sheer military ability to the rank of corporal. — Thornton Wilder
Horror would not annoy a soldier any more than the sight of a hammer annoys a carpenter. It is sentimental to pretend that horror is… — Irwin Shaw
If the [captured Israeli] soldiers are not returned, we will turn Lebanon's clock back 20 years. — Dan Halutz
A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's… — James Wolfe
The British soldier who thought himself superior, actually became so. — Unknown Author
MY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect… — Chris Kyle
This war is being played in the realm of public opinion and has dire consequences for our soldiers in Iraq, the future of our country,… — John Doolittle
I had 16 other prisons that I needed to pay attention to, and we did. And I had 3,400 soldiers who were depending on me… — Janis Karpinski
This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I… — Clara Barton
The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the… — Jessica Lynch
I want you to give all these chiefs of the soldiers here to understand that we are for peace, and that we have made peace,… — Black Kettle
We are all happy when U.S. soldiers are killed week in and week out. The killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq is legitimate and obligatory. — Walid Jumblatt
By the apostle Paul, shadows tonight Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers. — William Shakespeare
These soldiers deserve a better defense secretary than the one we have. — William Kristol
There's a financial cost, but the only costs that are ever real are the costs of our soldiers. — Michael Ignatieff
One or two of the trips were a bit scary. Soldiers had me at gun point on one trip, locked me in my van all… — Joey Dunlop
I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these… — Billy Bragg
My son is not wild about going back to Iraq, but he'd sure rather do that than sacrifice all that he and his fellow soldiers… — Christopher Bond
I think that some of our soldiers die in the battlefield and some come home to bad health and die prematurely, just by the nature… — Chris Shays
Ministers regularly meet soldiers that have returned from operational tours to hear about their experiences, including those who have recovered from their injuries. — Geoff Hoon
I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were my priorities, and I stand by the same today. There… — Janis Karpinski
Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land, drawing no dividend from time's tomorrows. — Siegfried Sassoon
All the rest of us - you and me and even the thousands of soldiers behind the lines in Africa - we want terribly yet… — Ernie Pyle

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