Battle Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

“I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.”

— William T. Sherman

Fame, in Trumpian fashion, is war. You are expected to defend your fame; many people want to take it from you.

— Michael Wolff

I'm a military history buff.

— Thomas Middleditch

Fame legitimizes. Being conspicuous gets confused with being illustrious.

— Nina Easton

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The army taught me to sign my name very quickly, and that's stood me in good stead the rest of my life.

— Nicky Oppenheimer

Fame is a series of misunderstandings surrounding a name.

— Joni Mitchell

Fame is an empty noise. Let us put our ears to the centuries that have gone: we no longer hear anything; those who, at…

— Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

Fame — the aggregate of all the misunderstandings that collect around a new name.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public.

— Wesley Clark

Now rather thank I God there is no risk Of gravers scoring it with florid screed. Let my inscription be this soldier's disc. Wear…

— Wilfred Owen