Quotes tagged ‘Soldier’

“To be a good soldier you must love the army. To be a good commander you must be able to order the death of the thing you love.”

— Ronald F. Maxwell, Gen. Robert E. Lee, Martin Sheen, imdb.com

“You see, there can only be three reasons for fighting in a war. Firstly, career opportunity. It's widespread, but does not produce good soldiers. You have a fear of dying and only think of peace. Secondly, ideology. Love of the mother country. That is much more intriguing, but the dreamer breaks dow…”

— Lars Andersen, Gilbert, Hanns Zischler, imdb.com

“Lucilla: What did my father want with you? Maximus: To wish me well before I leave for home. Lucilla: You’re lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. Maximus: I never acquired your comfort with it. Lucilla: True, but then you never had to, life is more si…”

— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Maximus Decimus Meridius, imdb.com

“Abraham Woodhull: How are you doin', Sprout? Come here. It's you, aaah! Are you going to walk for me? Are you going to walk for your dad? Let's try walkin' again. There you go. All right, there you go. Aren't you a big boy. There... See, it's easy. Look at you! Keep goin'. Keep goin'! Mary Woodhull:…”

— Craig Silverstein, Abraham Woodhull, Jamie Bell, imdb.com

“Priest's Voice: Unburden yourself, my son. Union Soldier: I was with General Sherman on his march south. What we did... evil, unspeakable things. Priest's Voice: You were a soldier. You were following orders. Union Soldier: No. They were not just orders. We opened a dark door, and the Devil stepped…”

— Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton, Union Soldier, Tom Carey, imdb.com

“Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.”

— Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Abraham Erskine, Stanley Tucci, imdb.com

“Daddy's little psycho and mommy's little soldier.”

— Green Day, open.spotify.com

“Winning the war is bigger than any one soldier.”

— Chris Pozzebon, Roman, Luke Mitchell, imdb.com

“The one minute. The soldier’s minute. In a battle, that’s all you get. One minute of everything at once. And anything before is nothing. Everything after, nothing. Nothing in comparison to that one minute.”

— Steven Knight, Tommy Shelby, Cillian Murphy, imdb.com

“The Indian makes a good citizen, a good farmer, a good soldier. He is a real American, and all those of us who have come to share with him the great land that was his heritage should do their share toward seeing that he is dealt with justly and fairly, and that his rights and liberties are never inf…”

— Buffalo Bill Cody, amazon.com

“I'm part of a sacred order, a soldier in a shadow war, a war that’s been raging since before the time of Salem; we are a brotherhood pledged in blood, dedicated to stamping out the pestilence of witchery on the North American continent.”

— Tim Minear, Hank Foxx, Josh Hamilton, imdb.com

“And are patriotic men of any part of the Union prepared on such issue thus madly to invite all the consequences of the forfeiture of their constitutional agreements? It is impossible.”

— Franklin Pierce, amazon.com

“It is the duty of every officer to obey any orders given him by his commander in chief”

— Nathan Hale, amazon.com

“You may be sensitive inside, but what I see on the outside is a soldier.”

— Lauren Graham, amazon.com

“This feeling has been impressed my heart by the instruction and example of the great man (Andrew Jackson) whom when I was a boy, I followed as a soldier.”

— Sam Houston, samhoustonmemorialmuseum.com

“What do you call an American soldier who studies plants/animals? A marine biologist.”

— Driftwoodjim, reddit.com

“An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.”

— Thomas Paine, amazon.com