Troops Quotes

503 quotes by 363 authors

Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's fire, when it… — Colin Powell
I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world. — Winston Churchill
I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down. — Douglas MacArthur
Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also. — Ulysses S. Grant
To expect ... the same service from raw and undisciplined recruits, as from veteran soldiers, is to expect what never did and perhaps never will… — George Washington
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and… — John F. Kerry
If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road. — George W. Bush
All our officers and fighters must always bear in mind that we are the great People's Liberation Army, we are the troops led by the… — Mao Zedong
Those who follow the banners oreason are like the well-disciplined battalions which, wearing a more sober uniform and making a less dazzling show than the… — Walter Scott
We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing! — John W. Vessey, Jr.
Fuehrer, we are on the march! Victorious Italian troops crossed the Greco-Albanian frontier at dawn today! — Benito Mussolini
No amphibious attack in history has approached this one in size. Along miles of coastline there were hundreds of vessels and small boats afloat and… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Limeys want us in even with our hastily made plans and our half-trained and half-equipped troops. — Joseph Stilwell
There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or… — George S. Patton
Money is not going to organize the disadvantaged, the powerless, or the poor. We need other weapons. That's why the War on Poverty is such… — Cesar Chavez
At the beginning of the war, and for some time, the use of colored troops was not contemplated; and how the change of purpose was… — Abraham Lincoln
My faith plays a big part in my life. And when I was answering that question what I was really saying to the person was… — George W. Bush
I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected. — William Westmoreland
Who could not conquer with such troops as these? — Stonewall Jackson
General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision… — Ambrose Bierce

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