war quotes

“Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers? ”

— Victor Hugo

“A war between Europeans is a civil war.”

— Victor Hugo

“Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.”

— Victor Hugo

“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.”

— Victor Hugo

“By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.”

— Victor Hugo

“To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God. ”

— Victor Hugo

“From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached. ”

— Franz Kafka

“Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.”

— Franz Kafka

“In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.”

— Franz Kafka

“One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer.”

— Franz Kafka

“Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. ”

— Jawaharlal Nehru

“The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.”

— Julius Robert Oppenheimer

“Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.”

— Ovid

“A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.”

— Ovid

“Love is a kind of warfare.”

— Ovid

“The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.”

— Ovid

“O' What may man within him hide, though angel on the outward side!”

— William Shakespeare

“Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.”

— William Shakespeare

“Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty”

— Quentin Tarantino

“I'm not comfortable with just entertaining. Although I like entertaining, I also like bringing forward the truth of our times as minstrels used to in the old days.”

— Serj Tankian

“ Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.”

— Joanne Kathleen Rowling

“The most successful people I've worked with, like the Rolling Stones - people of a different, kind of legendary caliber - have such great, warm energy. ”

— Christina Aguilera

“Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big - I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot for my size. ”

— Christina Aguilera

“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. ”

— George Washington Bush

war quotes

“I told Warren if he mentions Prop. 13 one more time, he has to do 500 push-ups.”

“We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.”

“The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.”

“War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.”

“Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards God.”

“Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers? ”

“A war between Europeans is a civil war.”

“Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.”

“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.”

“By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.”

“To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God. ”

“From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached. ”

“Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.”

“In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.”

“One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer.”

“Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. ”

“The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.”

“Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.”

“A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.”

“Love is a kind of warfare.”

“The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.”

“O' What may man within him hide, though angel on the outward side!”

“Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.”

“Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.”

“I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty”

“I'm not comfortable with just entertaining. Although I like entertaining, I also like bringing forward the truth of our times as minstrels used to in the old days.”

“ Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.”

“The most successful people I've worked with, like the Rolling Stones - people of a different, kind of legendary caliber - have such great, warm energy. ”

“Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big - I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot for my size. ”

“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. ”