Famous Quotes & Sayings

Winston Churchill

Little did we guess that what has been called the century of the common man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries together in the history of the world.

Winston Churchill

No matter how enmeshed a commander becomes in the elaboration of his own thoughts, it is sometimes necessary to take the enemy into account.

Winston Churchill

I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk.

Winston Churchill

There is at least one thing worse than fighting with allies - And that is to fight without them

Winston Churchill

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Winston Churchill

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

Winston Churchill

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

Winston Churchill

Not to have an adequate air force in the present state of the world is to compromise the foundations of national freedom and independence.

Winston Churchill

Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.

Winston Churchill

I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar.

Winston Churchill

It has not fallen to your lot to command great armies. You had to create them, organize them and inspire them.

Rick Scott

We've allowed our military to decay, and we project weakness on the international stage.

Trent Lott

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

Steve Zahn

I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love.

Rudyard Kipling

The Guns, Thank God, The Guns...

Rudyard Kipling

The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!

Rudy Giuliani

I see a comparison between the two [Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump]. Peace through strength. What Chris Matthews don't grasp is that day Donald Trump gave a speech in which he said he's going to build the U.S. military up to Ronald Reagan levels.

Rudy Giuliani

If we build our military up to Ronald Reagan levels, [Vladimir] Putin's not going to push us anywhere because he can't match us.

Rudy Giuliani

The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power.

Rudy Giuliani

Donald Trump is going to lower taxes, Hillary Clinton's going to raise taxes. He's going to add to our military, she's going to decrease our military. He's going to support the police at a time in which we've had the biggest increase in crime in the last 41 years. He's going to take on radical Islamic terrorism.

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi fighters on the front lines, You courageous officers and soldiers who have been fighting valiantly and efficiently - you have restored the glories of your great Iraq. You have proved that you are the true descendants of those great fighters throughout the ages. You have given the most remarkable example of Arab military power, of which the Arab nation is in need today and tomorrow in its struggle to maintain its existence and integrity, and to restore its usurped rights and territories.

Saddam Hussein

The Iraqi people are capable of fighting to the victorious end which God wants... the blood of our martyrs will burn you!

Saddam Hussein

The participation if women in some armies in the world is in reality only symbolic. The talk about the role of Zionist women in fighting with the combat units of the enemy in the war of 5 June 1967 was intended more as propaganda than anything real or substantial. It was calculated to intensify and compound the adverse psychological effects of the war by exploiting the backward outlook of large sections of Arab society and their role in the community. The intention was to achieve adverse psychological effects by saying to Arabs that they were defeated, in 1967, by women.

Ruhollah Khomeini

We are not afraid of economic sanctions or military intervention. What we are afraid of is Western universities.

Ronald Reagan

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

Ronald Reagan

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

Robert Kagan

In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue.

Robert Kagan

Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role.

Robert Kagan

I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world simply doesn't provide us the luxury of giving away military force as an important tool of foreign policy.

Robert Kagan

When you have a hammer, all problems start to look like nails. But nations without great military power face the opposite danger: When you don't have a hammer, you don't want anything to look like nails.

William Halsey

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

William H. McRaven

If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.

William H. McRaven

But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.