Quotes about war
war tired thinking
I'm tired of being scared, and I know you are too. Not that there isn't alot to be scared of in this world today, between the non-stop headlines about wars and nuclear power plants and terrorists and assasinations and civil unrest and economic uncertainty and political doublespeak and insane weather and an environment that's becoming unhealthier by the day. But a point comes when it's too much to deal with, and thinking about it accomplishes nothing more than sending you to bed with a cold cloth on your head. Sylvia Browne
war use weapons
What we once used as weapons of war, we now use as weapons against fish. Sylvia Earle
war unique men
Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in. Sydney J. Harris
war men choices
When I was cognizant of the war, I was very angry at the street-corner liberals who were trying to defame the footsoldier. Because there was a man who had no choice. He was a cog in the wheel, just trying to survive. I was always aware of that. Sylvester Stallone
war thinking people
People that spend time in a foxhole - they're never going to find that relationship anywhere else again... Everything else pales next to that. When you think about the Second World War vets - more than even the Vietnam vets - there's a brotherhood.
war territory borders
When crossing someone's borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory.
war fighting winning
The men in Vietnam weren't allowed to fight the war with any kind of concern to win by the government. It was like a war of attrition.
war years long
War is a culture, bellicosity is addictive, defeat for a community that imagines itself to be history's eternal victim can be as intoxicating as victory. How long will it take for the Serbs to realize that the Milosevic years have been an unmitigated disaster for Serbia, the net result of Milosevic's policies being the economic and cultural ruin of the entire region, including Serbia, for several generations? Alas, one thing we can be sure of, that will not happen soon. Susan Sontag
war health disease
Where once it was the physician who waged bellum contra morbum, the war against disease, now it's the whole society.
war struggle islamic
Enemies are somewhere else, as the fighting is almost always “over there,” with Islamic fundamentalism now replacing Russian and Chinese communism as the implacable, furtive menace. And “terrorist” is a more flexible word than “communist.” It can unify a larger number of quite different struggles and interests. What this may mean is that the war will be endless---since there will always be some terrorism.
war weather affair
War is elective. It is not an inevitable state of affairs. War is not the weather.
war cutting sheep
Tally-When you looked around at everyone else how come you didn’t notice they were brain damaged? Az - We didn’t have much to compare our fellow citizens with. Only a few colleagues who seemed different from most people, more engaged, but that was hardly a surprise. History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep. Before the operation there were wars and mass hatred and clear cutting. Whatever these lesions make us, it isn’t a far cry from how humanity was in the rusty era. These days we’re just a bit easier to manage. Scott Westerfeld
war cities use
Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.
war heart ifs
Perhaps Clankers and Darwinists would always be at war, if only in their hearts.
war past night
That letter was your whole future, you daft prince." "It was my past. I lost that the night my parents died. But I found you, Deryn. Maybe I wasn't meant to end the war, but I was meant to find you. I know that. You've saved me from having any reason to keep going." "We save each other. That's how it works.
war nazi murderer
Many of the Nazis were convicted after the war, but they were not convicted for being 'unreasonable'. They were convicted for being gruesome murderers. Jostein Gaarder
war grandchildren thinking
Never think that war is a good thing, grandchildren. Though it may be necessary at times to defend our people, war is a sickness that must be cured. War is a time out of balance. When it is truly over, we must work to restore peace and sacred harmony once again. Joseph Bruchac
war order historical
During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what we have to in order to survive. But no one wants to acknowledge that fact. Joseph Boyden
war loss lap
You do not want a war. You have known violence, you have suffered loss, but you have seen nothing of war. War is not just the business of death; it is the anti-thesis of life. Hope, tortured and flayed, reason, dismembered, grinning at its limbs in its lap. Decency, raped to death... You will be a murderer and more. Joss Whedon
war antithesis
War is not just the business of death, it is the antitheses of life.
war world february
The attack on Dresden, which was overflowing with refugees, on February 13th 1945 caused around 250,000 dead. Konrad Adenauer
war thinking years
Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it's obvious that after 40 years of war on drugs, it has not worked. There should be decriminalization of drugs. Kofi Annan
war land long
Landmines are among the most barbaric weapons of war, because they continue to kill and maim innocent people long after the war itself has ended. Also, fear of them keeps people off the land, and thus prevents them from growing food.
war worst-enemy essence
Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development is the best form of conflict prevention.
war memorial victory
Sadly, a prize for peace is a rarity in this world. Most nations have monuments or memorials to war, bronze salutations to heroic battles, archways of triumph. But peace has no parade, no pantheon of victory.
war iraq invasion
The US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.
war drug world
The war on drugs has failed in West Africa and around the world
war past records
Past records of inter-Korean relations show that confrontation between fellow countrymen leads to nothing but war. Kim Jong-un
war thinking tree
The script was always the most important thing to me and I loved the script. For one thing, I've always admired trees. I just worship them. Think what trees have witnessed, what history, such as living through the Civil War, yet they still survive. Kim Novak
war hate people
The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority. Kim Il-sung
war russian-history cold
I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on. Kevin J. Anderson
war reality iraq
The reality is no one knows how much it will cost us to wage war with Iraq. Kent Conrad
war forever world
After the end of the Second World War it was a categorical imperative for us to declare that we renounced war forever in a central article of the new Constitution. Kenzaburo Oe