"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.... Leo Tolstoy "
"Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war....Donald Trump "
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.... Martin Luther King. Jr. "
"You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.... Napoleon Bonaparte "
"People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.... Otto von Bismarck "
"We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome...Isabel Allende "
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.... John Adams "
"War is never a lasting solution for any problem... A. P. J. Abdul Kalam "
"To serve in the modern military - or to be the uncle, parent or sibling of one who does - is to treat the necessary service and sacrifice of war with a sacred honor. In my community, we pile into cars and drive hundreds of miles to watch our children's graduation from basic training.... J. D. Vance "
"Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.... Douglas MacArthur "
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war... Douglas MacArthur "
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.... George Washington "
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.... Dwight D. Eisenhower "
"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.... Sun Tzu "
"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.... Lucius Annaeus Seneca "
"Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood... George S. Patton "
"Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.... Jawaharlal Nehru "
"Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death.... Pope Francis "
"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.... Sun Tzu "
"The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!... George S. Patton "
