Ex Military Quotes
The starting point for the understanding of war is the understanding of human nature.
Yes. The all-volunteer force is comprised of a very small percentage of the population. Therefore, fewer citizens have a personal interest in military matters and are not personally impacted.
My husband's family is military. Preparation is just, from that family perspective, it's just a part of what makes sense to do. You buy insurance for your house; you have a go bag.
Pakistan could be uneasy on the position of Indian military. But both the countries should take a bold decision, breaking from their past, to transform their relationship.
We always make the mistake, the fatal mistake in the case of military people, of imagining that each war will be a kind of version of the one that happened previously.
The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting them know beforehand what you are going to do.
There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
The Second Amendment was designed explicitly to protect weapons that would be useful in a military context.
If you don’t have a good idea of what to do next after using military force, then don’t use it in the first place.
It was possibly the most circumspect advance in the history of military maneuvers, right down at the bottom end of the scale that things like the Charge of the Light Brigade are at the top of.
Establish the eternal truth that acquiescence under insult is not the way to escape war.
We must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies.
I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today.
I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?
Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial complex and the damage it could do to society.
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me.
In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to return to first principle and simple action
One year of the world’s military spending equals 700 years of the U.N. budget and equals 2,928 years of the U.N. budget allocated for women.
Am I awake or dreaming? It doesn’t matter anymore. When I close my eyes I dream of death and war. When I open my eyes I see death and war.
He who whets his steel, whets his courage
Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they've been given.
Do me a favor, okay? Tell my parents that I fought well today. And tell them that I... that I... that I fought hard.
The military do so love shiny new technology, there's always so many ways to abuse it.
Every infantryman in the Soviet Army carries with him a small spade. When he is given the order to halt he immediately lies flat and starts to dig a hole in the ground beside him.
If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program.
As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.
Whoring is like military service...okay in the upper brackets, not so good lower down.
Yeah, September 11 happened and all my friends were like, 'Let's join the military!' and I was the only one who actually did.
There's a sense of desperation in Afghanistan because of the lack of funding and the fact that the U.S. only has a one-track military strategy. It doesn't have an economic and political game plan.
It may affront the military-minded person to suggest a regime that does not maintain any military secrets.
As journalist, I'm responsible to the American people, not to the military of the United States.
