War Quotes - Page 170

A warrior cannot lower his head - otherwise he loses sight of the horizon of his dreams.

A warrior is always aware of what is worth fighting for. He does not go into combat over things that do not concern him, and he never wastes his time over provocations.

I shall act as I think my duty requires.

The true warrior understands and seizes that moment by giving an effort so intense and so intuitive that it could only be called one from the heart.

Battle scars from the war of good versus evil have a unique beauty all their own.

The 2.4 million bright, brave, incredibly fit and remarkably talented young Americans who have served in our armed forces since we were attacked on 9-11-01 are all volunteers. As General Petraeus put it during a conversation we had in Afghanistan, 'They all came or stayed, knowing they were going to war.' For more than a decade, these patriots and their loved ones have made extraordinary sacrifices for this country. They embody the classical definition of heroes: those who put themselves at risk for the benefit of others.

I owe everything to the army.

The Holocaust only emerged in American life after Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day war against its Arab neighbours.

I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.

I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without concern, any man after he is dead since every reason and supervision for adulation is lacking.

War is a profession by which a man cannot live honorably; an employment by which the soldier, if he would reap any profit, is obliged to be false, rapacious, and cruel.

Our relations with the Indians have been governed chiefly by treaties and trade, or war and subjugation.

All humor is based on hostility - that's why World War Two was funny.

Men, do as I say and I will always lead you to victory.

People have the problem of denial. This is one of the things I learned in Lebanon. Everybody who left Beirut when the war started, including my parents, said, 'Oh, its temporary.' It lasted 17 years! People tend to underestimate the gravity of these situations. That's how they work.

What my enemies call a general peace is my destruction. What I call peace is merely the disarmament of my enemies. Am I not more moderate than they?

Peoples of Egypt , you will be told that I have come to destroy your religion. Do not believe it! Reply that I have come to restore your rights!

In revolution there are only two sorts of men, those who cause them and those who profit by them.

The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance.

The social model of the Bolsheviks failed, as will any model that denies individual rights, intellectual freedom, and freedom of competing political parties. Without these freedoms and rights, there is no motivation for people to work. Such a system cannot be sustained, especially in light of the technological revolution of the information era.

We are creators, just like the one who created us. And we are always expressing our creativity, with or without awareness.

I have 15,000 comics in a warehouse, all bagged individually.

When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America going, 'Oh no. Come on... Her, again?' You know. But, whatever.

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.

The Non-Conformist Conscience makes cowards of us all.