War quotes

“Explain to me why it is more noble to kill 10,000 men in battle than a dozen at dinner.”
Charles Dance - Tywin Lannister

“The Lord of Light wants his enemies burned. The Drowned God wants them drowned. Why are all the gods such vicious cunts? Where is the god of tits and wine?”
Peter Dinklage - Tyrion Lannister

“Pappy McAllan-I don't know what they let you do over there, but you're in Mississippi now, nigger. You use the back door.
Henry McAllan-Go on, son. Son, we don't want no trouble here. Go on. Go on.
Ronsel Jackson-You know what? You're absolutely right. When we was overseas they didn't make us use the back door. General Patton put us on the...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jonathan Banks - Pappy McAllan
Jason Clarke - Henry McAllan
Jason Mitchell - Ronsel Jackson

“Men that died that day... they were husbands, fathers. They were good men. A lot better than me.”
Garrett Hedlund - Jamie McAllan

“Jamie McAllan-You ever miss it sometimes? Being over there. I don't mean being shot at, but sometimes, I actually miss it.
Ronsel Jackson-Yeah, me, too. Over there, I was a liberator. People lined up in the streets waiting for us. Throwing flowers and cheering. And here I'm just another nigger pushing a plow.”
Garrett Hedlund - Jamie McAllan
Jason Mitchell - Ronsel Jackson

“War is no game, Peter. Only kids and fools and generals think that. War hurts and kills and is misery.”
Robert De Niro - Ed

“You don’t go to war with family.”
Robert De Niro - Ed

“During peace talks, you need someone neutral to mediate, otherwise it just breaks down to yelling.”
Robert De Niro - Ed

“Mulan-It’s beautiful.
Zhou-Beautiful tool, for terrible work.”

Yifei Liu - Mulan
Tzi Ma - Zhou

“Well, I’ve just been seeing on the news, you know, that there are kids dying over there. You know? Guys from Cleveland, who are my age, just trying to do something good. And here I am, feeling sorry for myself because my girlfriend broke up with me.”
Tom Holland - cherry

“All is fair in love and war.”
Julie Andrews - Lady Whistledown

“The clock is ticking on doomsday. Just tell me that when I need you, you’ll be ready.”
Aidan Gallagher - Number Five

“War begins in the minds of men.”
James Norton - Gareth Jones

“‘Eye of the Tiger’ is the greatest song ever written. It’s so cool, it ended the Cold War!”
Lamorne Morris - Winston Bishop

“- Sam the Cook: What's the matter? Is something wrong out here?
- Mrs. Bundy, elderly ornithologist: We're fighting a war, Sam.
- Sam the Cook: A war, against who?
- Sebastian Sholes, fisherman in diner: Against birds!”
Dal McKennon - Sam the Cook
Ethel Griffies - Mrs. Bundy
Charles McGraw - Sebastian Sholes

“War is hell, Mr. Thornhill, even when it's a cold one.”
Leo G. Carroll - The Professor

“Following orders is not a defense to a war crime.”
Ralph Fiennes - Ben Emmerson

“- General Mireau: I can't understand these armchair officers, fellas trying to fight a war from behind a desk, waving papers at the enemy, worrying about whether a mouse is gonna run up their pants leg.
- Colonel Dax: I don't know, General. If I had the choice between mice and Mausers, I think I'd take the mice every time.”
George Macready - Gen. Paul Mireau
Kirk Douglas - Col. Dax

“Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket!”
Sessue Hayakawa - Saito

“- Maj. Warden: You'll go on without me. That's an order. You're in command now, Shears.
- Commander Shears: You make me sick with your heroics! There's a stench of death about you. You carry it in your pack like the plague. Explosives and L-pills - they go well together, don't they? And with you it's just one thing or the other: destroy a...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jack Hawkins - Major Warden
William M. Holden - Shears

“- Ben Edwards: Uncle Ethan, will you tell us about the war?
- Ethan: Oh, the war ended three years ago, boy.
- Ben Edwards: It has? Then why didn't you come home before now?”
Robert Lyden - Ben Edwards
John Wayne - Ethan Edwards

“- King Mongkut of Siam: Now, shall Mr. Lincoln be winning this war he is fighting at present?
- Anna Leonowens: No one knows really.
- King Mongkut of Siam: Well, does he have enough guns and elephants for transporting things?
- Anna Leonowens: I don't think they have elephants in America, your majesty.
- King Mongkut of Siam: No elephants?...” (continue)(continue reading)
Yul Brynner - King Mongkut of Siam
Deborah Kerr - Anna Leonowens

“This is a war. But it's a war that cannot be won by the virtues of our unassailable military might and power alone. This war will be won primarily with the unassailable might and power of our ideals.”
Brad Pitt - Glen McMahon

“You could argue that the main reason certain generals like war so much is, well, because only in war that they feel truly relevant. It's only in war that they feel close to the center of power. Only in war do they feel the warm glow of other people's attention.”
Scoot McNairy - Sean Cullen

“- Jimmy Hoffa: In a war, you go from point A to point B. Sometimes, you spill a little beer along the way. That philosophy make sense to you?
- Frank Sheeran: Sure does.”
Al Pacino - Jimmy Hoffa
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran