Subject: Conflict » War

Going to war over religion, is basically just killing people in an argument over who has the better imaginary friend.

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I thought I had an appetite for destruction, but all I wanted was a club sandwich.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

(1899 – 1985) US author & humorist

The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

actor, writer & editor

Would it be ironic if we had to go back to Iraq to rid it of the Al Quaeda that wasn’t there before we got there to rid it of Al Queda?

(1970 –) American stand-up comedian

If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.

(1936 – 1989) American social & political activist

Men are brave enough to go to war, but they are not brave enough to get a bikini wax.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

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

(1618 – 1693) French memoirist

Never worry about the bullet with your name on it; instead, worry about shrapnel addressed to 'occupant.’

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate; and I can picture us attacking that world, because they’d never expect it.

America never lost a war or won a peace conference.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war… just a greater emphasis on military apparel.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

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

I want you guys to know that if we ever get into real heavy combat… I'll be right behind you guys. Every step of the way.

(1944 – 2014) American actor, director & writer

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.


(1934 – 2012) American army general

The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.

In a war of ideas it is people who get killed.

(1909 – 1966) Polish poet, writer & aphorist

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.


(1885 – 1945) U.S. Army general

You can build a throne with bayonets, but it’s difficult to sit on it.