The army is an institution steeped in history, valor, and sacrifice, embodying the spirit of duty and honor. Throughout the annals of time, soldiers have marched into battlefields, facing unimaginable challenges, driven by unwavering determination and a commitment to their cause. From ancient civilizations to modern warfare, the stories of bravery and resilience have inspired generations, echoing through the corridors of time. It’s within this realm of dedication and courage that some of the most profound and poignant quotes have emerged, encapsulating the essence of military life and the principles it upholds.
In the words of great leaders, generals, and soldiers themselves, these quotes serve as poignant reminders of the realities of war, the bonds forged in adversity, and the enduring spirit of those who serve. From Sun Tzu’s timeless strategies to the stirring speeches of Winston Churchill, each quote offers insight into the complexities of conflict and the indomitable human spirit. Whether they inspire, motivate, or provoke contemplation, these words carry the weight of history and the wisdom of experience. As we delve into the world of army quotes, we invite you to explore and reflect upon the profound sentiments expressed by those who have walked the path of duty and sacrifice before us. Now, let’s delve into the wisdom and insight encapsulated in these powerful quotes on the topic of the army.
I was in high school and 9/11 happened. My boyfriend joined the army and I was extremely disgusted with this war fervour. Abby Martin
The army teaches boys to think like men. Elvis Presley
The great help of being in the Army is to understand why are the armies clever in what they describe as emotional intelligence, making soldiers come to terms with the death of comrades by certain rituals. Antony Beevor
I’m definitely willing to film it for sure. I feel like I’ve taken people on this incredible journey on ‘Total Divas’ and ‘Total Bellas.’ They have seen me cry, get angry, and be so many different ways about marriage. I feel like for my fan base, my Bella Army, I should let them tune in to my wedding. Nikki Bella
I’d learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the world I had to become so big, so strong that people and their hatred could never touch me. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Indecision is a virus that can run through an army and destroy its will to win or even to survive. Wendell Mayes
One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas. Victor Hugo
My dad was a Punjabi from Amritsar, and my mom is a Punjabi from Kashmir. My dad was a soldier in the Indian Army. Akshay Kumar
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. Dwight D. Eisenhower
For over 20 years, I was in the Army, and it’s given me a real love of history. Dick Strawbridge
Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move. Sun Tzu
The Army will take its lessons learned. They’re excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong. Colin Powell
Agriculture is not crop production as popular belief holds – it’s the production of food and fiber from the world’s land and waters. Without agriculture it is not possible to have a city, stock market, banks, university, church or army. Agriculture is the foundation of civilization and any stable economy. Allan Savory
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. Edward Everett
On the day when two army corps may mutually annihilate each other in a second, probably all civilized nations will recoil with horror and disband their troops. Alfred Nobel
He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war. William Tecumseh Sherman
When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship. Dick Gregory
The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada’s military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so. Alex Morrison
Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better. Winston Churchill
I am a legal immigrant whose parents went from Russia to China to Chile to finally reach the United States and thereby give me a chance to have a better life. I served six years in the U.S. Army Reserve, went to college, have a successful career and have dedicated my life to being a good citizen. Mike Medavoy
Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels. John Selden
Dad’s Jewish and Irish, Mom’s German and Scotch. I couldn’t say I was anything. My last name isn’t even Downey. My dad changed his name when he wanted to get into the Army and was underage. My real name is Robert Elias. I feel like I’m still looking for a home in some way. Robert Downey, Jr.
The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier. Sam Houston
BTS fans – the ‘ARMY’ – tell us about their feelings, failures, passions, and struggles all the time. RM
The Army is into every business in this country. Except hairdressing. Asma Jahangir
I lived next to Russian soldiers. We had Russian army guys in our house when I grew up. We made lemonade for them; they were everywhere. I had a Russian school. I grew up with Russian traditions, I know Russian songs… it infiltrates me a lot. I even speak a little Russian. Till Lindemann
Over all our happy country – over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes – is our Army of the Dead. Will Carleton
Born in poverty, he will take supreme power. He will bankrupt the country. Raising an army in the Milanese marches, he will drain Faenza and Florence of gold and people. Nostradamus
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. George Washington
There are two ways to fight the United States military: asymmetrically and stupid. Asymmetrically means you’re going to try to avoid our strengths. In the 1991 Gulf War, it’s like we called Saddam’s army out into the schoolyard and beat up that army. H. R. McMaster
Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners. John Steinbeck
The government shutdown, we all know that’s a sham. I mean, are they really going to just go to the entire Army and Navy and say, ‘You’re fired.’ Mike Leach
I was in the Army in the 1960s. I didn’t go to Vietnam. I went to Germany, where I drank beer. But I did have an empathy with the soldiers in Vietnam. John Prine
I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect. Ingmar Bergman
Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide. Henri Barbusse
Back in Chicago, all we cared about was rock ‘n’ roll and staying out of the army. John Belushi
Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important. Thomas Jefferson
What I really learned in the army was how to be a pacifist. Utah Phillips
I’m just a living witness that you can be an imperfect soldier and still be in the army fighting for God Almighty. Don’t you think you got to be perfect ’cause I ain’t. Steve Harvey
Extraordinarily, I was up in the cemetery in Derry City, and I had a red cape on with a fur hood as a little girl, when a gun battle broke out between the IRA and the British Army, and I got caught in the crossfire. Roma Downey
God is my witness that up to now, my only aspiration in life is to be a useful element within the army! I have for long been convinced that, to safeguard the country and give happiness to the people, it is necessary first of all to prove once more to the world that our army is still the old Turkish army. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Our army is composed of the scum of the earth – the mere scum of the earth. Duke of Wellington
When young people are powerful, our Party and People’s Army are powerful, and there is nothing for us to be afraid of. Kim Jong-un
The Jake Paulers are the strongest army out there. Dab. Jake Paul
If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army. Frederick the Great
Franco will bring the army from Castille. The ambassador will complain, causing a schism. Rivera’s men will be part of the force. The great man will be denied entry to the gulf. Nostradamus
An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy. Mao Zedong
Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation. Robin Hayes
And now, dear sister, I must leave this house or the retreating army will make me a prisoner in it by filling up the road I am directed to take. Dolley Madison
Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another. George Washington
I can’t expect loyalty from the army if I do not give it. George C. Marshall
While we are originally from Mangalore, my grandfather had migrated to Burma from where he returned to join the Indian National Army and settled in Mumbai, where I was born and brought up. Amrita Rao
The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibers. Kelly Miller
Well, I am from an army background. My dad is in the Defence forces and I have travelled enough in the north to get my Hindi right. Shraddha Srinath
The government’s only functions are to protect the rights of the individual; therefore, you need a police force and an army. Neil Peart
We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old army buddies splitting up on account of wedding bells. Paul McCartney
Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men. Sun Tzu
One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army. Jose Marti
In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance. Joseph Stalin
I’m a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability to make a big impression, make friends, and then leave just a few months later. John Michael Higgins
I’ve always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives. Billy Connolly
I go to each job and open my little briefcase up, and I take out the things that I have or I know. It might be a Swiss army knife, a quart of milk and a ruler. That might be all I can bring to it, but that’s what I have. Thomas Kail
Boys used to call me Soda in school days. Soda means ‘serving officers daughters association.’ I miss those days when I had a very protected life: one could get close and bond with other army people that they gradually would become your extended family. Anushka Sharma
If there is no Ukrainian strong army, there will be no Ukraine, and that will be the case when everyone will understand… it’s not the war in Ukraine, it’s the war in Europe. We are defending our country, our land. We are not attacking anyone, because that is immoral. Volodymyr Zelensky
Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats. Josephus Daniels
But now with the living conditions deteriorating, and with the sure knowledge that we are slated for destruction, we have been transformed into an implacable army of liberation. George Jackson
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. Robert H. Schuller
I don’t need a U.N. report to tell me whether my army… operates according to the international law guidelines. Isaac Herzog
When the Revolution triumphed in 1959, our island was a true Yankee colony. The United States had duped and disarmed our Liberation Army. One couldn’t speak of developed agriculture, but of immense plantations exploited on the base of manual and animal labour that in general used neither fertilizers nor machinery. Fidel Castro
In reference to the Army and Navy, lately employed with so much distinction on active service, care shall be taken to insure the highest condition of efficiency; and in furtherance of that object, the Military and Naval Schools, sustained by the liberality of Congress, shall receive the special attention of the Executive. Zachary Taylor
Sleep is the Swiss army knife of health. When sleep is deficient, there is sickness and disease. And when sleep is abundant, there is vitality and health. Matthew Walker
An army marches on its stomach. Napoleon Bonaparte
A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then. John Templeton
Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better world within the next few decades. This means corporations must embrace the benefits of cooperating with one another. Simon Mainwaring
My father earned his citizenship by serving in the Army during World War II. He devoted his life to caring for our nations veterans at a VA hospital in Buffalo, New York. That desire to serve fellow Americans propelled my four siblings into medical careers, too. Tom Perez
I didn’t want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, ‘Why did you do that?’ This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day. Muhammad Ali
My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman. Really, I didn’t know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother. Al Pacino
It is true, as Sartre once wrote, referring to French Army atrocities in Algeria, that the real tragedy in our time is that any of us can be, interchangeably, victim or torturer. Gore Vidal
The moment you enlist in the army of God, you personally become a target. You need to remember that if you’re living for and walking with Jesus Christ, the powers of darkness are aligned against you. Walter Martin
Even though the National Guard and Army Reserve see combat today, it rankles me that people assume it was some kind of waltz in the park back then. Larry David
I’ve been studying Israeli army martial arts. I now know 16 ways to kick a Palestinian woman in the back. Frankie Boyle
I’m convinced that the infantry is the group in the army which gives more and gets less than anybody else. Bill Mauldin
People were very affected by the war. But it didn’t mean you stopped painting unless you were called into the Army; then you just couldn’t paint. But otherwise one continued. Lee Krasner
It was in our power to set high price for our blood, a price too high for the Arab community, the Arab army, or the Arab governments to think it worth paying. Moshe Dayan
A constant stream of ‘free’ money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do – it doesn’t need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn’t have to take account of its disgruntled citizens. Dambisa Moyo
To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you need education. Jonathan Sacks
Schools like Doon or Lawrence in Sanawar didn’t decide to create leaders when they started. Look at their alumni list today, and you have a former prime minister, Olympic gold medallist, army generals, cabinet ministers, and leaders in different spheres. Some kind of training started at the school level itself that helped create leaders. Roshni Nadar
How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven. Spike Milligan
The people’s army should always maintain a highly agitated state and be equipped with full fighting readiness so as to smash the enemies with a single stroke if they make the slightest move and achieve the historic cause of the fatherland’s reunification. Kim Jong-un
I wanted to be an aerospace engineer because I really like space. But I didn’t go to the army. Nuseir Yassin
The European Army is our long-term goal. But first we have to strengthen the European Defence Union. Angela Merkel
I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving. Robert E. Lee
The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. Henry Kissinger
Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach. Joseph Stalin
The mass, whether it be a crowd or an army, is vile. Benito Mussolini
I’m from Connecticut. My Mom is an army brat, and my Dad is a navy brat. My childhood was fun. My parents are still together. My childhood was pretty carefree. Cassie Ventura
In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live four years. Chesty Puller
At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It’s down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I’m talking like I’m in the army and this is my squadron. Shirley Manson
My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself. Henny Youngman
