Famous Quotes & Sayings

Friedrich August von Hayek

We must raise and train an army of fighters for freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

I feel an army in my fist.

Frederick the Great

It has been said by a certain general, that the first object in the establishment of an army ought to be making provision for the belly, that being the basis and foundation of all operations

Nikita Khrushchev

Without Spam, we wouldn't have been able to feed our army.

Nora Roberts

Didn't people consider what could happen if armies of farm animals united in revolt?

Nikos Kazantzakis

The dual substance of Christ- the yearning, so human, so superhuman, of man to attain God... has always been a deep inscrutable mystery to me. My principle anguish and source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh... and my soul is the arena where these two armies have clashed and met.

Myrtle Reed

I have a friend, physically magnificent, who combines within himself the intellect of a philosopher, the diplomacy of a statesman, the executive ability of the general of an army, the courtesy of a Chesterfield - and the emotions of a rabbit.

The IETF is interested in building something like a Swiss Army knife. We give you the tools and you can go build your network. If you don't have the right tools, then you can come back and identify the tools you need and we'll build them.

The documents you are seeing reflect the level of thoroughness and completeness that the army has done to date trying to bring out any allegation of any inappropriate or criminal misconduct.

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, / Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

All this weaponry is coming to the National Lebanese Army, ... All is being taken by the army and there will not be any of these weapons in the hands of anybody.

These guys were fearsome. They could deter anything but a minor army.

Eric Hobsbawm

(Carmine Crocco) A farm-labourer and cowherd, had joined the Bourbon army, killed a comrade in a brawl, deserted and lived as an outlaw for ten years. He joined the liberal insurgents in 1860 in the hope of an amnesty for his past offences, and subsequently became the most formidable guerilla chief and leader of men on the Bourbon side.

Petra Kelly

I appeal to women not to let themselves become corrupted by male power. Emancipation is something more than a 'ticket' to serve in the army.

Marisha Pessl

In college I studied '60s and '70s radicalism, student activism, forms of political violence, groups like the Weathermen, the Black Panthers, the Symbionese Liberation Army, the New Left.

Marissa Mayer

I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywhere.

Mayim Bialik

I like army boots, I like peasant skirts - sometimes together! So I do know that I have odd taste.

Maynard James Keenan

The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more of a collaborative understanding in the band because of that.

John Milton

A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog Betwixt Damiata and Mount Casius old, Where armies whole have sunk: the parching air Burns frore, and cold performs th' effect of fire. Thither by harpy-footed Furies hal'd, At certain revolutions all the damn'd Are brought, and feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes,-extremes by change more fierce; From beds of raging fire to starve in ice Their soft ethereal warmth, and there to pine Immovable, infix'd, and frozen round, Periods of time; thence hurried back to fire.

Miguel de Cervantes

The woman who is resolved to be respected can make herself be so even amidst an army of soldiers.

John Dos Passos

The Gospel of the army is cunning, as of all other human activities. The wisdom of the snake under the meekness of the sheep is what wins out. The first Commandment is--never let them get anything on you-- The second: Graft--get privileges others haven't got--worm yourself into confidence The Third--seem neat and prosperous--as if you had money in the bank

John Dos Passos

It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you

John Michael Higgins

I'm a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability to make a big impression, make friends, and then leave just a few months later.

John Candy

I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.

John Belushi

Back in Chicago, all we cared about was rock 'n' roll and staying out of the army.

John Bachman

The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken of by other statesmen at the North. I think they were unanimous in this, that no army would be sent here.

Joe Haldeman

A good sign that an army has been around too long is that it starts getting top-heavy with officers.

Jimmy Fallon

The Pentagon banned the army from using Chinese-made berets. In a more veiled slap at the Chinese, the Pentagon also banned any alternative form of checkers.

Jimmy Page

My vocation is more in composition really than anything else-building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army. ... I always felt if we were going in to do an album, there should already be a lot of structure already made up so we could get on with that and see what else happened. ... I always believed in the music we did and that's why it was uncompromising. ... I don't think the critics could understand what we were doing.

Jimmy Page

My vocation is more in composition really than anything else - building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army.

Jim Talent

We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.

Mao Zedong

The exemplary vanguard role of the Communists is of vital importance. Communists in the Eighth Route and New Fourth Armies should set an example in fighting bravely, carrying out orders, observing discipline, doing political work and fostering internal unity and solidarity.