army Quotes

“How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven.”

“It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.”

“Ancient recipients of instant news probably couldn't do very much about it, for instance. Xerxes would still need three months to get his army together, and he might not get home for years.”

“The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.”

“In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.”

“To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you need education.”

“My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman. Really, I didn't know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.”

“Week after week, the heads of Red Army Intelligence received updates on the Wehrmacht's preparations.”

“When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.”

“My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff.”