Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war. Allan Massie
The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of the war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war will be defined in Palestinian land. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
I certainly notice the vitality in Belfast, which wasn't there in the Seventies. There was a war going on then. Now there are cranes everywhere. There really is a sense of renewal and hope. Liam Neeson
A war still rages over the legacy of the 1960s. Camille Paglia
American policy seems to be wed to a perpetual state of war. Why? History shows that the world will always be in flux or turmoil, with different peoples competing for visibility and power. The U.S. cannot fix the fate of every nation. Camille Paglia
Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war. Tony Blair
We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will. Neville Chamberlain
I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat. Mel Brooks
On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction. Stephen Harper
What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization. Bertolt Brecht
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. Karl Von Clausewitz
My argument is that War makes rattling good history but Peace is poor reading. Thomas Hardy
Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy. Alfred Adler
To all those who walk the path of human cooperation war must appear loathsome and inhuman. Alfred Adler
I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War. Larry David
You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone. Jessica Savitch
My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II. Leonardo DiCaprio
We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions! Margaret J. Wheatley