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Enlisted Quotes

Who gets enlisted, and for what

Several quotes here describe being enlisted into a cause, from Cold War-era military support enlisted against Israel to tech companies enlisted as internet police. Read Army quotes for more.

In their war against Israel's existence, the Arab governments took advantage of the Cold War. They enlisted the military, economic, and political support of the communist world against Israel, and they turned a local, regional conflict into an international powder...

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

So rather than face the bitter truth, China has placed severe restrictions on the Internet and enlisted America's high-tech companies as their Internet police.

Quotes by Tom Lantos

The other thing that happened was my last military assignment - this was in the air force; I had enlisted in order to avoid being drafted as a private, and of course I only practiced medicine or psychiatry in the...

Quotes by Robert Jay Lifton

Secretary Perry became the 19th secretary of defense and the first enlisted man to serve in that role. He had time in the highest ranks of the Pentagon and was instrumental in the dismantlement of the nuclear warheads in the...

Quotes by Richard Lugar

Advice Quotes

When I turned 15, I left school having failed to make the minimum grade. With little direction I enlisted at the local culinary school. Here the academic demands were less rigorous.

Quotes by Rene Redzepi

But I felt it necessary to be part of the war effort and I enlisted in the Navy to be a flyer.

Quotes by Paul Berg

It's outrageous that many enlisted people qualify for food stamps because military salaries are so low.

Quotes by Patricia Schroeder

Camus believed in dialogue and diplomacy, and enlisted his work as a philosopher to the need to find nonviolent solutions, whereas Sartre called for violent conflicts and justified terror.

Quotes by Michel Onfray

We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel,...

Quotes by John Spratt

Army Quotes

Being exposed to the enlisted Army was an eye-opener. I thought everyone was like me, but the enlisted Army is a constituency of the dispossessed.

Quotes by John Gregory Dunne

Clay Hunt was the kind of individual that has made America a great country. In 2005, when his country needed him, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Shot in Iraq, he earned a Purple Heart, and after he recuperated, he...

Quotes by John Delaney

Our enlisted are the backbone of our service, are exceptionally a bright group of men women.

Quotes by Joe Sestak

At my school, when kids went into the army at 16, they didn't do it in a gung-ho, Tom Cruise, 'Born on the Fourth of July' way. They were generally - and I hope this doesn't offend them - the...

Quotes by Jack Thorne

I was a good soldier in the British Army. I was born in a very, very poor family. And I enlisted to escape hunger. But my officers were Scottish and they loved me. The Scots are good, you know.

Quotes by Idi Amin

Being Quotes

My father enlisted at the age of 17. He lied about his age because he wanted to ride the fastest motorbikes, which were with the British army.

Quotes by Genesis P-Orridge

But while human liberty has engaged the attention of the enlightened, and enlisted the feelings of the generous of all civilized nations, may we not enquire if this liberty has been rightly understood?

Quotes by Frances Wright

I know from personal experience the issues veterans are facing, issues around PTSD, making sure our military officers and enlisted can transition to new careers.

Quotes by Elissa Slotkin

My dad was enlisted in the Navy; my mother was a nurse. It just was never a thought process. It was just go to the best school you can go to, do the best you possibly can do, and be...

Quotes by David Robinson

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

Quotes by Chester W. Nimitz

Best Quotes

You see artists hailed as a new generation of independents, only to be enlisted to leverage product.

Quotes by Anohni

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these enlisted quotes about?
This collection uses enlisted to describe alliances and support drawn into a cause, spanning Cold War politics, corporate cooperation, and military pay policy.
Why do people search for enlisted quotes?
People search for enlisted quotes when discussing military service, political alliances, or how institutions get pulled into supporting a particular cause.
Is there a quote about enlisted military pay?
Yes, one quote proposes taking a portion of a large ballistic missile defense increase and redirecting it toward targeted pay increases for enlisted personnel. See Army quotes for related reflections.
Do any quotes mention companies enlisted into policy?
Yes, one quote describes America's high-tech companies being enlisted as internet police rather than facing the deeper issues driving internet restrictions.
Is there a quote about philosophy enlisted for a cause?
Yes, one quote contrasts Camus enlisting his philosophy toward nonviolent solutions with Sartre's calls for violent conflict, a specific intellectual disagreement.

Another line proposes redirecting missile-defense spending toward targeted pay increases for enlisted personnel. See Being quotes for related reflections on duty.