Too easily, words of war become acts of war.
WordsMaester Luwin in Game of Thrones, Season 1 Episode 2No longer certain, that one ever does win a war, I am. For in fighting the battles, the bloodshed, already lost we have.
Master Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Season 6 Episode 13War is merely the continuation of policy by other means.
Carl von Clausewitz, On WarTrue courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.
CourageGandalf in The Hobbit, An Unexpected JourneyIn war, truth is the first casualty.
AeschylusI was a warrior who dreamed he could bring peace. Sooner or later though, you always have to wake up.
Avatar, by Jake SullyThis is how it's done. When people are sittin' on shit that you want, you make 'em your enemy. Then you're justified in taking it.
Greed, HumanityAvatar, by Jake SullySometimes, a truce is the most important part of a war.
The Professor in Money Heist, Season 4 Episode 2War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good... war sucks.
Chris KyleThe true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
FightingGilbert Keith ChestertonI have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
Ulysses S. GrantI am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
John Quincy AdamsWar should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
William McKinleyOh, great warrior? Wars not make one great.
Master Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes BackNothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don't change governments during war.
Harvey FiersteinKill a few hundred people, they make you a lord. Kill a few thousand, they make you king.
Bronn in Game of Thrones, Season 8 Episode 4Every soldier should learn survival on land, sea, and in the air.
Louis ZamperiniIf you can't aim for peace, aim between the eyes.
Conor McGregor, UFC 229 - Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregorSometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
Failures & Mistakes, Beginning, FightingDonald TrumpIn every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
Giving UpUlysses S. GrantThe soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
PeaceDouglas MacArthurTo be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
George WashingtonThe more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
Norman SchwarzkopfThe great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
Otto von BismarckThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
George S. PattonWar does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Bertrand RussellIn preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
Dwight D. EisenhowerAnyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
Otto von BismarckWar is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.
Gilbert ParkerNext in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.
Gun-ControlDavid LettermanInvincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
Sun TzuNo one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
Andrew JacksonTell me something, do you still believe good soldiers make good kings?
KingsRenly Baratheon in Game of Thrones, Season 1 Episode 7It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.
Lester B. PearsonWhat honor can we find on a battlefield while our people starve?
Brandon Sanderson in The Way of KingsStarting a war drains both sides.
Jax Teller in Sons Of AnarchyIf you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.
America, 2002Nelson Mandela, 2002, on the US, preparing to invade IraqYou can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.
Gun-Control, ViolenceBoris JelzinThe nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.
Gun-Control, Nuclear EnergyCarl SaganStand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls, and ask the ghosts if honor matters.
Mass Effect - 2, by Javik