Military Quotes
Military Quote of the day
An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.
We sleep peaceably in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf"--Opening to "My Father's Son, " attributed to George Orwell
Every book of tactics in the regiment was in use from morning until night, and the officers and non-commissioned officers were always studying the problems presented at the schools.
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.
So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.
Most of the men had simple souls. They could relate facts, but they said very little about what they dimly felt.
We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength,
War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay, on his own whim. That's not what military leadership is all about.
Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
There were many, many times thereafter that Don regretted having enlisted - but so has every man who ever volunteered for military service.
O it's Tommy this, and Tommy that, and Tommy 'ow's your soul/But it's thin red line of heroes when the drums begin to roll.
As he moves through his day, sometimes he stops and just stares at me. There is something on the tip of his tongue. But he doesn't say it. I'm not sure he knows what it is.
There was just something about a Delta boy. Physically, they were as good as men came. But add the whole warrior, protector, save-the-world attitude. Yeah, it worked for her.
the military system of a nation is not an independent section of the social system but an aspect of its totality.
Today we say goodbye to a proud warrior. As we leave, each of us will take our members of [USS} Midway with us...you guys were the 'Magic.' It was a privilege to sail with you.
Oh for Christ sakes. Ay carrumba, chimichanga. I have no idea what you’re saying, but shut your pretty pie hole.
Never say "I thought, so", after doing a blunder, always think, ask and do.
He leaned over, catching her lowered gaze. “I’m the present, Darlin’.
When a man that attractive licks his lips, a girl's got to look. And imagine...
Whatever you guys call it. Man up. Get your panties out of a wad. Put on your big boy shorts. Grow a set.
I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.
War is a soul-shattering experience for the innocent.
He traced her arched eyebrow. “Every morning when I wake up with you at my side, you’re more beautiful than yesterday.
You’re going to let her wander into someone else’s arms? There’s another man who could protect her better than you? Well, if that’s true—
I’ve come to accept the voices in my head… I just wish they didn’t spit when they talk.
Back on the block they probably call Big Al "Fat Albert" but here in the Nam we don't insult our friends.
I guess it's sad that anybody, regardless of profession, that they're in this country, would take a shot at our military.
To where? We don't know. To do what? We don't know either. No one tells us anything. We just follow orders.
One difficulty that someone who has been in military/government service during war has, is reconciling his/her pride with their horror.
What are you? The pregnant MacGyver?” “Best compliment I’ve had in a while.
Very few USA citizens realize that the USA corporate military is regarded by many to be both a domestic and international terrorist organization.
You know what? I don’t care about everyone. I never even cared about me. I cared about you.
I'm always under surveillance from both the NSA, the Russian KGB, and the Bulgarian Army, so I'm the most invisible.
Guns neither initiated nor enabled larger changes. Economic, political, and social development preceded and laid the foundation for the invention and use of the gun, not the other way around.
I always wanted to go into the military or something like that - my whole family, all my friends are either Air Force, Navy, or Marines.
The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country
