Memorial Day Sayings

Honoring those who served and sacrificed — 481 sayings

The army and people should unite as one and display the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and fortitude.

— Kim Jong-il 1994
Political

The people's army is the reliable defender of the socialist motherland.

— Kim Jong-il 1992
Political

Full Metal Jacket suggests there is more to say about war than it is just bad.

— Stanley Kubrick 1987
War & Violence

We do hereby declare that the United States Navy shall be placed under our Imperial command.

— Emperor Norton circa 1860s
Power & Leadership

I am a soldier first, and a politician second.

— Ferdinand Marcos 1970s
Political

Chimerical and empty being, your name alone has caused more blood to flow on the face of the earth than any political war ever will.

— Marquis de Sade 1785
Political

I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim. I put up with everyone. I sacrifice myself for everyone.

— Silvio Berlusconi 2006
Political

We would need as many soldiers as beautiful women and I don't think that would be possible, because our women are so beautiful.

— Silvio Berlusconi 2009
General

I have an army of simps.

— Andrew Tate 2022
War & Conflict

There's a war on for your mind!

— Alex Jones Ongoing
War & Conflict

The 'war on terror' is a manufactured illusion to justify further control and the erosion of our freedoms.

— David Icke 2000s onwards
War & Conflict

The 'space race' was a Cold War deception to funnel money to secret projects.

— Flat Earth Dave 2010s onwards
War & Conflict

I have helped the military with my psychic abilities.

— Uri Geller 2010s (recounting past events)
War & Conflict

I wanted to be a Marine, but I was too small. So I became a filmmaker.

— Ed Wood Uncertain, possibly 1950s-1970s
Art & Creativity

Government is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex.

— Frank Zappa 1989
Political

My mind is a battlefield.

— Wesley Willis 1990s
War & Conflict

I want to be remembered as an artist who fought for freedom and love.

— Yayoi Kusama 2017
Love & Relationships

I am a warrior of love.

— Yayoi Kusama 2002
Love & Relationships

The artist should be a spiritual warrior.

— Marina Abramovic 2009
Art & Creativity

I don't need nobody. I'm a one-man army.

— 6ix9ine 2018
War & Conflict
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