War quotes

“Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.” Winston Churchill

“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” Winston Churchill

“If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.” Winston Churchill

“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” Winston Churchill

“When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.” Winston Churchill

“War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.” Winston Churchill

“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

“To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.” George Washington Bush

“I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.” George Washington Bush

“I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.” George Washington Bush

“The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.” George Washington Bush

“The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.” George Washington Bush

“The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.” George Washington Bush

“Hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women are deployed across the world in the war on terror. By bringing hope to the oppressed, and delivering justice to the violent, they are making America more secure.” George Washington Bush

“Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.” George Washington Bush

“The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.” George Washington Bush

“The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got.” George Washington Bush

“This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war.” George Washington Bush

“We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.” George Washington Bush

“With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got.” George Washington Bush

“A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“An army marches on its stomach.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“The army is the true nobility of our country.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“War is the business of barbarians.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.” Julius Caesar