War & Violence Sayings

73 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 73 authors

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.

— Aung San Suu Kyi Approx. 2010s
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You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.

— Benazir Bhutto Unknown, frequently cited throughout her career
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The answer to the terrorism of the left and the right is not social and economic reform, but police and military action.

— Corazon Aquino 1987
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I'm contemplating yelling 'bombs away' on the game / Like I'm outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting.

— Eminem 2020
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I do hope that people who are rich will find ways to give their wealth back to society with high impact. Clearly, they've got skills.

— Bill Gates 2021
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Kill the book! Kill the fucking book!

— Rupert Murdoch 1998
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The world needs leadership based on serving humanity — not based on how many weapons you have.

— Malala Yousafzai Approx. 2014-2016
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Either kill me or take me as I am, because I'll be damned if I ever change.

— Marquis de Sade 1791
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Having to talk destroys the symphony of silence.

— Aleister Crowley 1922
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We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.

— Nikita Khrushchev 1959 (approx.)
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.

— Imelda Marcos Unknown
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Mussolini never killed anyone. He just sent people on vacation.

— Silvio Berlusconi 2004
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Just remember, there's no one I can't buy or destroy.

— Howard Hughes Unknown, cited in Biographies by Biographics.
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Anything that prevents you from being friendly, a good neighbour, is a terror tactic.

— Richard Stallman 2005
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We are a part of the natural world, and when we destroy it, we destroy ourselves.

— Jane Goodall Unknown, widely cited
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Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.

— Ronald Reagan 1982
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America is a terrorist state. It is a nation of terrorists.

— Muammar Gaddafi 1986
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Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.

— Yasser Arafat 1970
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Some people say that I destroyed the Soviet Union. But I was trying to save it.

— Mikhail Gorbachev 2006
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The Russian army is a guarantee of our security.

— Boris Yeltsin 1994
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