Ambitions Quote by Ellis Peters

“Military men would always overthrow one another, because they could, because they were all power drunk.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Men could be drunk with pride, with passion, or with power. They could be drunken with hatred, or with the lust of gain.”

— Patricia Wentworth

“Drunks are an asset on the front line, the army taught me. In the air, we’re a nuisance.”

— Hugh Howey

“We are far too uncivilized to possess the weapons we do.”

— A.G. Riddle

“I had an idea that sobriety was a weapon. I thought it would give me an advantage over my enemies. I wasn't sober for…

— Robert Charles Wilson

“A revolutionary who is out to defeat his enemies could use their weapons, but not their rules.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“The day never goes by for men and nations to make asses of themselves and take to the fists.”

— L.M. Montgomery

“Everything boiled down to alcohol and guns.”

— Nisi Shawl

“When men are fighting for their lives they are not often disposed to be complimentary to those who are trying to kill them.”

— Winston Churchill

“I'm not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.”

— Al Murray

“Whiskey and Beer are a man's worst enemies... but the man that runs away from his enemies is a coward!”

— Zeca Pagodinho

“Just as these men here are drunk with rum, you can become drunk with hate. The time for vengeance will come, but not today.”

— E.J. Norris