Subject: Conflict (Page 4)

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Behind every great fortune there is a crime.


(1799 – 1850) French novelist & playwright

When the Iraq war started … little did George Bush know.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

I married a German; every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

(1945 – ) singer, actress & comedian

The best ally you can have in breaking up a street fight is a grandmother.

(John Bloom) (1953 – ) American film critic, writer & actor

Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the states, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Tracers work BOTH ways.

The best armor is to keep out of range.

Firearms groups across the country have declared today the first annual Gun Appreciation Day…. so don’t forget to set your clock back 100 years.

(1973 – ) American comedian, actor & television host

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.

The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

I was thinkin' maybe we should just bomb ourselves so we could upgrade our school system.

(1961 – ) comedian, writer, radio & television personality & blogger

She doesn't understand the concept of Roman numerals; she thought we just fought in world war eleven.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong – or absolutely right.

(1863 – 1923) French playwright

Diplomats tell lies to journalists, and they believe what they read.

(1874 – 1936) Austrian writer & journalist

Pacifist: A fellow who could attend a peace conference without getting into a fight.

You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

I thoroughly disapprove of duels; if a man would challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

When I see the Ten Most Wanted lists, I always have this thought: If we'd made them feel wanted earlier, they wouldn't be wanted now.

(1892 – 1964) singer, dancer, comedian, actor & songwriter

God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small.

(1618 – 1693) French memoirist