127 quotes found
“The fact is that every war suffers a kind of progressive degradation with every month that it continues, because such things as individual liberty and a truthful press are simply not compatible wit...”
“As suddenly the whole world would slip back into a mollifying, untormented dark; their aching bodies knew its calm.”
“But how intolerable bright the morning is where we who are alive and remain, walk lifted up, carried forward by an effective word.”
“Theirs not to make reply,Theirs not to reason why,Theirs but to do and die.Into the valley of DeathRode the six hundred.”
“Every marriage that ends in divorce; every serviceman who kills him- or herself; and every time a young warrior experience substance abuse issues, we witness a casualty of war.”
“The costs of military service are substantial. Many costs are readily apparent; others are less apparent but no less important. Among the most pervasive and potentially disabling consequences of th...”
“Theres nothing like a military man, even out of uniform.”
“The Los Angeles parade would begin in Griffith Park, where a large crowd would assemble and the speeches would be given. Every politician of consequence would be there. There was no way they would ...”
“There are no veterans, only survivors.”
“O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible, and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.”
“I talked with the admirals staff. Military personnel are the worst, no disrespect intended. They clam up tighter than a bullfrogs ass.”
“Every GI signs a blank check, payable to the United States, drawn in an amount up to and including his life.”
“Here's to us, who's like us Damn few, and they're all dead.”
“Wrapping his arms around her waist, he kissed her cheek. She inhaled his masculine scent, he smelled of engine grease, citrus hand cleaner and man. She turned in his arms and laid her cheek over hi...”
“The military do so love shiny new technology, there's always so many ways to abuse it.”
“You cannot run faster than a bullet”
“You cant live your life in a bubble, Charlie. And you cant live Evans life for him. He wont thank you if you try to wrap him in bubble wrap and set him on a shelf.”
“Okay, Charlie, you can do this, all you have to do is convince a career military man that your son shouldnt join the Army. That shouldnt be too hard, right?”
“When you get right down to it, militaries are essentially legalized mafias.”
“I absolutely hate the way the United States glorifies its military and its wars. Real heroes fight for peace.”
