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Barbed Wire Quotes

Quotes where barbed wire marks both history and metaphor.

Some of these quotes are firsthand historical memory - one speaker recalls guard towers and machine guns becoming, over time, an ordinary part of a childhood spent behind barbed wire in an internment camp. Related history appears under Australia quotes, where another account describes fenced huts in a country town.

Poverty and ignorance, which beget terror, are not eradicated by firing artillery shells. Borders do not stop rockets, and barbed wire does not prevent terror.

Quotes by Shimon Peres

A collection of huts surrounded by a barbed wire fence, and in the huts lived 500 of the original inhabitants of our area. And so it went with many country towns around Australia.

Quotes by Phillip Noyce

Yes, I remember the barbed wire and the guard towers and the machine guns, but they became part of my normal landscape. What would be abnormal in normal times became my normality in camp.

Quotes by George Takei

I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that.

Quotes by Foxy Brown

Artillery Quotes

I have a whole box full of pieces of the Berlin Wall and a heart made from the barbed wire of the Iron Curtain. It's - they're cherished treasures to me now, of course.

Quotes by Carol Guzy

Young players will run through a barbed wire fence for you.

Quotes by Brendan Rodgers

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical memory do these barbed wire quotes describe?
One quote is firsthand testimony recalling guard towers, machine guns, and barbed wire from an internment camp, describing how those things became an unsettling kind of normal over time rather than staying shocking.
What does the quote about Australian country towns describe?
It recalls huts enclosed by a barbed wire fence that housed around 500 of an area's original inhabitants, noting this pattern repeated across several country towns. See Australia quotes for more historical context.
Is barbed wire only discussed as a literal wartime object here?
No - one quote uses it metaphorically, arguing that borders and barbed wire alone don't actually prevent terrorism, tying the image to poverty and ignorance as root causes instead.
How does the quote about fans and career use barbed wire?
It's used as a metaphor for obstacles, with the speaker insisting that no barbed wire fence or prison wall could stop the bond built with supporters over a career.
What tone do the historical quotes take toward barbed wire and internment?
They're reflective and sober rather than dramatic, describing difficult circumstances as lived reality - abnormal times that, for those inside the fenced camps and towns, became an unwanted new normal.

Other quotes use barbed wire more figuratively, arguing that borders and fences alone can't stop terror or determination. See Artillery and Barbed quotes for related themes.