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But Granny was the sort of person you brought with you when you went to war, and that was what Elsa loved about her. — Fredrik Backman

When we went to war at the Falklands, Buck Kernan had to shake each man's hand as we boarded a boat for war. — Scott Raab

The poetry of heroism holds an irresistible appeal for people who aren't involved in a war, especially when they're making piles of money out of one. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine

When shit happened in heaven,
some angels crashed on to earth. — Toba Beta

When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground. — Sun Tzu

I believe in the kindness of strangers. And when I'm at war with myself I ride, I just ride. — Lana Del Rey

When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing. — Sun Tzu

Distressing to be hated because of lies, isn't it." (Mirella)
"Especially when there are so many legitimate reasons to be hated." (Schramm) — Mary Doria Russell

War is a dumb game thought out by men when they become too old to play cowboys and crooks. — Irma Joubert

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not. — Daisaku Ikeda

Peace is only better than war when it's not hell too. War being hell makes sense. — Walker Percy

I loved moustaches. I used to draw myself with one. When I was 14, I was really into war and Van Gogh. — Billy Childish

Cuz that's it -
That's the nasty, nasty secret of war -
When yer winning -
When yer winning, it's effing thrilling - — Patrick Ness

When there's a war, people get married. — Doris Lessing

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts. — Mick Jagger

When you are dealing with an invisible enemy,
use most resources as shield, and a bit as a bait. — Toba Beta

When all is said and done, and statesmen discuss the future of the world, the fact remains that people fight these wars. — Eleanor Roosevelt

When it came time to go to the University, it was during the war. — Daniel J. Evans

There was another war-related casualty today. The French were injured when they tried to jump on our bandwagon. — Jay Leno

Only when we learn to value the differences among us can we achieve the true spirit of humanity. — Charles S. Weinblatt

It is when we finally realize the futility of violence and the invalidity of war will we, the people of this world finally wake up! — Avijeet Das

When no one is selfless in a relationship, there is war. When one is selfless, there is peace. When both are selfless, there is joy. — Royce White

Isn't it fascinating how our minds work when rational thought is at war with emotion? — Kate Watterson

When great armies go to war, Sorrow is the sole winner. — Laozi

Because war is about people," Jedao said. "Even when you're killing them. — Yoon Ha Lee

The face you wear in a battlefield should be a solemn one until the time when things are cleaned up and the real world drips its way in. — Terry Pratchett

When we declare war for peace, we may win the war and lose the battle. — Debasish Mridha

When the war's over, I'll be kind. — Kamila Shamsie

Ragnarok is coming. When the sky splits asunder and the dark powers of Muspell march out on their war journey, Frey — Neil Gaiman

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

Each hour, every hour of peace was a treasure. War boiled black and violent on the horizon, and when it came, it would engulf the world. — Nalini Singh

When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another - except brute, physical force. — Ayn Rand

When two warring people face each other, the war of words jumps beyond the subject. The subject remains no more central to the arguments. — Girdhar Joshi

All war will end when women cease to find men in uniforms attractive - discuss. — Bill Drummond

When media make war against each other, it is a case of world- views in collision. — Neil Postman

Whichever country you are, if you lose games you are criticised. It's only when it's England it's like a new world war. — Sven-Goran Eriksson

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on. — Kevin J. Anderson

Everyone, when there's war in the air, learns to live in a new element: falsehood. — Jean Giraudoux

We always had Packards, until the war, when they stopped making them; then we had a Cadillac. — June Carter Cash

When we fight wars, money is no object. When we choose peace, we ration every penny. — Joel Berg

When he won, it proved that God was on his side. When he didn't win, it meant that God wanted him to try harder. — P.J. Sullivan

America when will we end the human war?
Go fuck yourself with your atom bomb — Allen Ginsberg

When nonviolence begins halfway through the war with the aggressor calling time out, it exposes itself as a ruse. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get. — Sergei Lavrov

War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is sincerely invited. — Alice Walker

When you become a lover of what is, the war is over. — Byron Katie

When the Korean economy was just trying to get back on its feet after the war, having parks was a luxury. — Lee Myung-bak

Do you remember, during the war, when Porky worked in a defense plant? He and Bugs Bunny. That was a good one too. — Thomas Pynchon

You will only know real peace
when you've won the war.
Amen, Petra Hermans
Babaji
September 20, 2016 — Petra Hermans

When the War ended in 1945, I started selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Then I sold insurance door to door. I even tried selling cars. — Clint Walker

I am afeard there are few die well that die in battle, for how can they charitably dispose of anything when blood is their argument? — William Shakespeare

Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old. — George R R Martin

It was only when you left it alone that a tree might treat you as a friend. After the blade bit in, you had yourself a war. — Denis Johnson

When mom and dad went to war the only prisoners they took were the children — Pat Conroy

We had won the war, but when the insurgency reared its ugly head, we lost everything we had gained. — Kenneth Eade

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. — John Le Carre

You have to realize that, when it comes to the South, we carry around a lot of baggage. The South lost the war, and I spent years denying my culture. — Bobbie Ann Mason

When deliberating, think in campaigns and not battles; in wars and not
campaigns; in ultimate conquest and not wars. — Steven Pressfield

When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply asked,'then what are we fighting for? — Kazuo Ishiguro

Glancing at the time on my phone, I cringe. Midnight. The witching hour. This was when Calease always came for me.
I hate midnight. — Erica Cameron

When someone asks if you're a god, you say YES! — Ernie Hudson

The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker. — Criss Jami

I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war. — Golda Meir

Take caution when declaring war because you may believe it will be easy, but war will always end in despair. — Anonymous

Everyone has friends who were killed in the War. Everyone gives up something when they marry. — Virginia Woolf

There is no question but that when one is engaged militarily that there are going to be unintended loss of life. — Donald Rumsfeld

When one would make a surprise attack on the enemy, he should avoid the major roads and seek out the lesser ones. Then attack. — Takeda Nobushige

When the war seems inevitable, work more to make it evitable! No man gain honour by making war! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance.- War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death — Robert Asprin

The want of parsimony, in time of peace, imposes the necessity of contracting debt in time of war. When — Adam Smith

I have to admit that I only read 'War and Peace' when I was 40. But I knew the basics before then. — Umberto Eco

When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food. — Sun Tzu

Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's. — Bob Gunton

But he never threw a fight when the fight was right
So they sent him to the war — Shane MacGowan

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. — John F. Kennedy

War is when your government tells you who the enemy is. A revolution is when you figure it out yourself. — Anonymous

But that's the thing: when you swear to take someone's side no matter what, sometimes you have to go to war for them. — Leila Sales

When war becomes the most profitable course of action, we can certainly expect more of it. — Chalmers Johnson

When people go at war they cheapen things. — Michael Pitt

The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities ... It is best to win without fighting. — Sun Tzu

When you figure out that you're fighting some other man's war, walk away. — A.G. Riddle

nations never see themselves clearly in the mirror, much less when war preys on their minds — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways. — Sun Tzu

When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION. — Sun Tzu

I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war. — Barkhad Abdi

I didn't know a time when there wasn't a war because I spent all my time from the age of two or three to eight in a coal cellar really. — David Bailey

When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war. — Len Deighton

When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE. — Sun Tzu

When has religion ever been unifying? Religion has introduced many wars in this world, enough bloodshed and violence. — Elie Wiesel

There is not a man who does not get senile by the time he reaches sixty. And when one thinks that he will not be senile, he is already so. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo

When you get right down to it, militaries are essentially legalized mafias. — Michel Templet

Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy. — Noam Chomsky

A blanket could be used to warn your enemy that you are coming - and that you are warm. Where's the cold war when you need it? — Jarod Kintz

I was drafted when I was 17, and I spent two years, and I lost a friend in war. — Gavin Hood

When the rich wage war it's the poor who die. — Jean-Paul Sartre

I did not like war, even when it was the popular thing to do. — Charles Bukowski

Birds rising in flight is a sign that the enemy is lying in ambush; when the wild animals are startled and flee he is trying to take you unaware. — Sun Tzu

When the bombs fell, it wasn't a war; it was an obliteration. No one had any idea who shot first or why. — Joe Reyes

I get excited when fantasy football season's coming. This guy gets excited when war season's coming. — Paul Rieckhoff

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. — Niccolo Machiavelli