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Dwight D. Eisenhower : Famous Military Quotes

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.6 points

George Patton: Famous Military Quotes

Live for something rather than die for nothing.4 points

Prime Minister Winston Churchill - (about the Royal Air Force)

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few4 points

George S. Patton: Famous Military Quote

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.3 points

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Famous Military Quotes

The best morale exists when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear it it's usually lousy2 points

George S. Patton: Famous Military Quotes

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.2 points

George S. Patton: Military Quotations

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.1 point

Colin Powell: Famous Military Quotations

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.1 point

Norman Schwarzkopf: Famous Military Quotations

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.1 point

Colin Powell: Famous Military Quotations

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.0 points

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Famous Military Quote

Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.0 points

Dwight Eisenhower: Famous Military Quote

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.0 points

General George Patton Jr in Famous Military Quotes

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country0 points

Colonel William Prescott, at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775

Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes0 points

Andy Rooney

You really can't blame the military for wanting to go to war [in Iraq]. They've got all these new toys and they want to know whether they work or not.5 points

Bumper sticker

You can have my gun when you pry it from my paranoid, mentally disturbed, physically-abusive, cold, dead hand.3 points

-Italian proverb

The best armor is staying out of gun-shot.2 points

Elayne Boosler

We have women in the military, but they don't put us in the front lines. They don't know if we can fight, if we can kill. I think we can. All the general has to do is walk over to the women and say, 'You see the enemy over there? They say you look fat in those uniforms2 points

from a post-war debriefing of a German General

The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis."0 points

William Henderson, British admiral(1914)

Even if a submarine should work by a miracle, it will never be used. No country in this world would ever use such a vicious and petty form of warfare!0 points

Pearl Harbour Radio Operator:

"Is there anything that we can provide?"
Response from Marine Commander on Wake Island: "Send us more Japs!"
.... Said to be one of the last radio transmissions received from the Marines on Wake Island before it fell to the Japanese, 1941.0 points

George Wallace

Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? Have the people we've been bombing over the years been complaining?0 points

Joseph Heller, author of Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.0 points

Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary

REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.0 points

General Douglas MacArthur

We are not retreating-we are advancing in another direction5 points

General Norman Cota, Omaha Beach, 1944

Gentlemen, we are being killed on the beaches. Lets go inland and be killed2 points

Air Force Motto

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.1 point

Unknown

We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing1 point

Stepan O. Makarov, Russian Admiral

My rule is: If you meet the weakest vessel, attack. If it is a vessel equal to yours, attack. And if it is stronger than yours, also attack0 points

Col. William O. Darby, US Rangers

Onward we stagger, and if the tanks come, may God help the tanks0 points

Reported to be one of the last radio transmissions received from the Marines on Wake Island before it fell to the Japanese, 1941 (This colorful telling is somewhat apocryphal -- see this Wikipedia article for what really happened --GP)

Radio Operator: "Is there anything that we can provide?"
Response from Marine Commander on Wake Island: "Send us more Japs!0 points

Ernest Gaines

Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?4 points

Barry Goldwater : Funny Homosexual in Military Quotes

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.2 points

Letter to the editor from an anonymous homosexual in The Advocate : gays in the military

Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture, or death say they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as soldiers; we should be used as weapons.2 points

Author unknown, as seen on a button at evolvefish.com

If gay and lesbian people are given civil rights, then everyone will want them!1 point

Roseanne Barr : Funny Homosexual in Military Quotes

My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.0 points

Lorne Bloch : Funny Homosexual in Military Quotes

The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that the next time the government mandates a draft, we can all declare we are homosexual instead of running off to Canada0 points

Robin Tyler

If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to work: "Hello. Can't work today, still queer.0 points

Rita Mae Brown, speech, 28 August 1982

No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.0 points

Gen George S. Patton : Best ever military quotes

A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow1 point

US Air Force Military: Best Ever Military Quotation

Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground.1 point

Miles Kington, on BBC Radio, 4th February 1995: Best Ever Military Quote

Everyone wants peace - and they will fight the most terrible war to get it.1 point

Admiral Hornblower M : best ever military quote

Any ship can be a minesweeper ... once.0 points

Anon : Best Ever Military Quotes

Having lost sight of our objectives we need to redouble our efforts.0 points

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Best Ever Military Quote

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.0 points

Infantry Journal: Best ever military quote

If your attack is going too well, you have walked into an ambush.0 points

US Air Force Manual: Best ever military quotation

It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.0 points

unknown British Soldier Militar : Best ever military quotes

It makes no difference which side the general is on.0 points

Field Marshal Slim: Best ever military quotes

Nothing is so good for the morale of the troops as occasionally to see a dead general.0 points

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Howard Newton

People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did it.2 points

Eleanor Roosevelt

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.1 point

Unknown author

If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.1 point

Joseph Addison

I never knew an early-rising, hardworking, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest, who complained of bad luck. A good character, good habits, and iron industry are impregnable to the assaults of all the ill-luck that fools ever dreamed0 points

Allama Iqbal

Endow your will with such power. That at every turn of fate it so be, That God Himself asks of His Slave "What is it that pleases thee?0 points

John F. Murray

Healthy narcissism is the key to weight loss.0 points

Publilius Syrus

Where there is unity there is always victory.0 points

Unknown

Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage0 points

Sophocles

To him who is afraid, everything rustles.0 points

Dwight D. Eisenhower

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.0 points

Dr. Robert Schuller

Tough times never last, but tough people do.2 points

Margaret Anderson

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person2 points

Francis Drake

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.0 points

Dr Suese

When you are in Love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams.0 points

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it0 points

Lawrence Durrell

The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time0 points

Thomas Fuller

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it0 points

Erich Fromm

Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love0 points

Josiah G. Holland

The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.0 points

William Shakespeare

My heart is ever at your service.0 points

Unknown Author

If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you made me smile, I would have the whole night sky in the palm of my hand0 points

Leo F. Buscaglia

Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other0 points

Unknown

Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!0 points

V. Nicole Honore

The military have 52 words for the alpha bet because it is important to them; there ought to be as many for love!0 points

Mother Theresa

If you judge people, you have no time to love them0 points

G. K. Chesterton

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.0 points

William Gladstone

We look forward to the time when the power to love of will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace0 points

Marianne Williamson

Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.0 points

Elbert Hubbard

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.0 points

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José Narosky : Military support quotations

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers1 point

James Allen: Military support quotation

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.1 point

Maya Angelou : Military support quotes

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!0 points

Cynthia Ozick: Military support quotations

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.0 points

Robert G. Ingersoll

He loves his country best who strives to make it best.0 points

Thomas Jefferson

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!0 points

Author Unknown: Military support quote

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.0 points

Eric Hoffer: Military support quotations

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.0 points

Abraham Lincoln: Military support quotes

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.0 points

Colonel Mekum [after Caine 607 loses an eye to Todd during training]

Do you know how much it costs to breed you, you big moron? To train you? To feed you? What good is this man now? He's got no depth perception! All he can do is walk point and take the first hit!1 point

Janis Karpinski [American, Soldier Quotes]

If you hold thousands of prisoners, you have to feed them, clothe them, care for them, provide medical attention - and there were no provisions.1 point

Clara Barton

I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.0 points

C. J. Cherryh

The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort.0 points

Author Unknown: Welcome home quote

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith1 point

Author Unknown: Homecoming military quotes

Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?0 points

Author unknown: Homecoming military quote

Homecoming means coming home to what is in your heart.0 points

Frederick Buechner

You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.0 points

Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook : Homecoming military quote

The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.0 points

Author Unknown: Welcome home quotatation

Distance between two hearts is not an obstacle, rather a beautiful reminder of just how strong true love can be.0 points

Tryon Edwards-Welcome home quotes

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.0 points

Nicholas Rowe: Homecoming military quotes

The joy of meeting pays the pangs of absence; else who could bear it?0 points

John Gay: Homecoming quotes

We only part to meet again0 points

Jean Paul Richter: best homecoming and welcome home quote

Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell0 points

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Richard Bach: Homecoming military quotation

Can miles truly separate you from friends.... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?0 points

Attributed to Claudia Ghandi: Welcome home military quotes

If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.0 points

Anthony Brandt: Homecoming quotes

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.0 points

Lamartine

Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.0 points

Psalm 27: 1,3 : bible verses for military

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise up against me, in this I will be confident2 points

Psalms 34:6: Bible military verses

This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.1 point

Deuteronomy 31:8: Bible military verses

The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.1 point

Proverbs 3:5, 6 : Bible military verses

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.1 point

2 Corinthians 10:4-5: Bible verses for military

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ1 point

Psalm 23: Bible military verses

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness,0 points

Psalm 3:6: Bible military verses

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about.0 points

Proverbs 11:10:Bible military quotes

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.0 points

Ephesians 6:10:1b: Bible military verses

--Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.0 points