Top 1200 Army Officers Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.

My dad was in the army for most of my youth. He was very regimented and I learned to train from him.

It was the same thing in the army, no respect. They gave me a uniform that glowed in the dark.

It was 1943. The U.S. had already entered World War II, so I decided to join the army.

Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery.

It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.

An army of philosophers would not be sufficient to change the nature of error and to make it truth.

An all-volunteer army is best suited to fight the new wars of the 21st century.

The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers and men may be assigned; second, promptly bringing this efficiency to the attention of the proper officials of the government, and the American people.

There is no doubt that counterterrorism takes time because it is not action against a regular army.

In my head there is a whole army of people asking to be let out and waiting for the word of command.

I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.

Gravity Falls has transformed the children of America into an army of Dippers. I couldn't be more proud!

Private-sector firms are increasingly active in the prison industry and they and the militantly unionized correctional officers, almost all unskilled labor, constantly lead public demands for more criminal statutes and more draconian penalties.

Despite constant vilifying by the media and congressional threats to take away the tools needed to uncover plots, FBI agents and CIA officers work silently around the clock and risk their own lives to keep us safe.

We should be robustly assisting the Free Syrian Army with equipment and also with training.

[T]he army of wrongness rampant in the world might as well march over me.

REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.

First, we believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America's schools, period ... with the rare exception of law enforcement officers or trained se curity personnel.

Every man who expresses an honest thought is a soldier in the army of intellectual liberty.

Never try to take a fortified hill, especially if the Army on top is bigger than you are

Our justice system allows district attorneys to be charged with the great responsibility of prosecuting the very same police officers they work side-by-side with every day and whose union support they seek when running for reelection.

The work is demanding, the impact everlasting. This is no time for 'summer soldiers' in the army of the Lord.

My ambition in the Army was to make everybody I worked for regretful when I was ordered to other duty.

no army has ever marched into battle thinking that the Creator had sided with their enemy.

I have never been embedded with the American army or, you know, with the big war machine.

They say that at that moment you didn't do this, you didn't do that, but at that time I didn't have the means. I didn't have an army to stop the killings. I'm not Moses, I can't do miracles.

Having the book-club army embrace you is a gift that keeps giving for years.

I'm an army brat - so I grew up traveling every two to four years.

As late as the 1980s, female officers were issued with uniform and kit which included a handbag, complete with a smaller truncheon to fit inside, and it wasn't until 1995 that our first female chief constable was appointed.

Yes, we need a force to continue to train, assist, advise the Iraqi army.

The woman who is resolved to be respected can make herself be so even amidst an army of soldiers.

Free supplies and open retreat are two essentials to the safety of an army or a fleet.

My, aren't we bossy today. Give a girl an army and it goes straight to her head.

It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying.

Theses officers were good friends, so it must have been a terrible argument, because the one who played chess with my father was so angry that he walked over to the dentist's house and got the dentist out of bed and shot him.

The army did what Milosevic's regime asked of it, which was to create a 'Greater Serbia'.

The Belarussian people trust their army and are confident in the reliability of the national security system.

Communities must plan for a variety of uses and income levels. Why do we care about housing as high-tech employers? If teachers, firefighters, peace officers, retail or restau- rant workers can't live here, then we're going to fail.

Those Muslims in Americas army that stand with the Constitution, I support them, and I think we all have to.

It is up to us to change laws on the books like 'Stand Your Ground' laws and push elected officials to enact regulations that hold police officers to the same standards as the rest of society. This is why we vote.

It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading.

I suggest that all who listen to my voice would benefit by an examination of the lives of those we sustain as general officers of the Church. You will find some important examples among them and come to know those who have "a perfect heart."

All power rests on hierarchy: An army is nothing but a well-organized lynch mob.

When I first joined the army, I felt I had to be part of the alpha male culture. But I didn't.

The only thing strong about the French Army is their damn body odor.

For years, the feminists thought of me as an army sergeant. I was too macho for them.

There is no one else at all who is fighting ISIS on the ground, except for President al-Assad's army.

Officers, what offence have these men done? DOGBERRY Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves.

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us.

Thinking that we have touched ARMY members is something I would like to applaud ourselves for.

Moses was the greatest legislator and the commander in chief of perhaps the first liberation army.

We are all proud of having thus contributed to the heretofore magnificent successes of our army.

I don't think the public want to see loads and loads of firearms officers everywhere, what they do want to know is that we are able to respond well and prevent things and we will protect them properly.

Back in Chicago, all we cared about was rock 'n' roll and staying out of the army.

The Army (considering the irritable state it is in, its suffering and composition) is a dangerous instrument to play with.

The right place for a person suffering a mental health crisis is a bed, not a police cell. And the right people to look after them are medically trained professionals, not police officers.

Streamlining the army with Chinese characteristics is the right choice for China in military modernization.

The U.S. military has done a phenomenal job of creating these facilities almost over-night and dealing with these sworn enemies of America with more respect and dignity than they ever would have considered according our officers had they captured any.