War Quotes

12347 quotes by 4790 authors

The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes… — Steve Buyer
I acquired a hunger for fairy tales in the dark days of blackout and blitz in the Second World War. — A. S. Byatt
The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this… — Robert Byrd
It is an old custom amongst Jewish children, to become war-like on the 'L'ag Beomer.' They arm themselves from head to foot with wooden swords,… — Sholom Aleichem
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very… — Julius Caesar
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes. — Julius Caesar
The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall. — Taylor Caldwell
From Caesar's legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution to the defeat of nazism. We have helped to… — David Cameron
What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in… — David Cameron
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack… — Albert Camus
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants. — Albert Camus
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives...… — Albert Camus
The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm. — Albert Camus
For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner. — Robert Capa
I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life. — Robert Capa
I honestly think that it automatically hurts me if I said that I supported the war in Iraq and I support the troops. That automatically… — Drew Carey
War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle. — Thomas Carlyle
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. — Dale Carnegie
Many people in Europe and the U.S. dispute the thesis that we are living through a clash of civilisations between Islam and the west. But… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. — John le Carre

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