(969 quotes found)
“How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven.”
Spike Milligan
“Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.”
Sun Tzu
“The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary government; and the glory of God to the temporal interest of the clergy.”
David Hume
“I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.”
Billy Connolly
“Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.”
“The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever see that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews, Bottle openers. 'Come on, buddy, let's go. You get past me, the guy in back of me, he's got a spoon. Back off. I've got the toe clippers right here.”
Jerry Seinfeld
“Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.”
Tao Te Ching
“A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.”
Jalal Talabani
“No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.”
J. Michael Straczynski
“No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.”
Victor Hugo
