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Military Quotes

Words on command, service, and the realities behind the uniform.

These quotes move between the strategic and the personal — reflections on command experience, the military balance between nations under strain, and the day-to-day culture inside the ranks. For related reading see Prayers.

Sophocles was a general: a warrior writing plays about military situations.

Quotes by Adam Driver

I've seen incredible acts of humanity in the military because people put themselves aside, and it's about the other person.

Quotes by Adam Driver

When I happened to get into school, I felt like I could approach it as aggressively as things in the military.

Quotes by Adam Driver

When there's a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

Believe Quotes

Military intervention is never the answer.

Quotes by Abby Martin

As the world's leading military and arms supplier, the U.S. is also the biggest producer of less than lethal weaponry.

Quotes by Abby Martin

The suit is the polite taming, the socialising, the neutering, of riding and military kit. Those pointless buttons on the cuff were moved from lateral to vertical.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

One time I got dressed in all black, Rambo-style, and took a massive pair of bolt-cutters and nicked a military bike.

Quotes by Zlatan Ibrahimovic

In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the mobilisation of the U.S. military's might, three printing firms, and hundreds of trucks.

Quotes by Yanis Varoufakis

Family Quotes

The United States - you know, native people are large landowners, but the military has a huge chunk of our territories. And in those, there are a number of places that are our sacred sites.

Quotes by Winona LaDuke

The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.

Quotes by William Westmoreland

Military officers from different countries, when they meet each other, tend to sort of fall in love, become mutual admiration societies, at the expense of realities.

Quotes by William Odom

The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before they could be shaken off.

Quotes by William Henry Harrison

I felt a little uncomfortable because, when I went in to the military, I was the main male vocalist they had and when I came out they had like two or three vocalists. Otis came in when I was in...

Quotes by William Bell

Father Quotes

What I learned in the military is that gossip starts early and it stays forever.

Quotes by Wesley Clark

Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public.

Quotes by Wesley Clark

The Ukrainians don't have the military means to stand up to Russia, but we haven't helped them militarily, either.

Quotes by Wesley Clark

A commander in chief with military experience might be able to prod a conservative military into thinking more imaginatively.

Quotes by Wesley Clark

Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.

Quotes by Walter Bagehot

Hope Quotes

At the end of our NASA careers, no one had a place for us in the military.

Quotes by Wally Schirra

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "military" quotes cover?
It ranges from a view on military experience in leadership, to a real geopolitical opinion about Ukraine and Russia, military reputations, and lessons learned about gossip.
Is there a quote about military experience in leadership?
Yes: "A commander in chief with military experience might be able to prod a conservative military into thinking more imaginatively."
Does this collection include commentary on a real conflict?
Yes, restrained: one quote states, "The Ukrainians don't have the military means to stand up to Russia, but we haven't helped them militarily, either." That's presented as the speaker's own assessment, not a position this page takes.
Is there a quote about reputations in the military?
Yes: "Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public."
Is there a quote about gossip in the military?
Yes: "What I learned in the military is that gossip starts early and it stays forever." See the Family collection for related quotes on life lessons.

Several entries touch on how reputation and rumor travel inside military circles, a theme that pairs well with quotes on Family and Father, since service so often shapes both.