Massif Combat Quotes

Takes more than combat boots to make a man. ~ Sting

In the midst of combat, we learned a great deal about mankind and its many different races, creeds and beliefs. ~ Carlos Wallace

I think we were trying to get off Combat from the moment we were on Combat. ~ Dave Mustaine

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict. ~ Plato

Learn to recognize and combat the enemies of potential. ~ Myles Munroe

So few people were left who knew what combat was like. People were so easy to frighten. Combat taught a man what to fear – and what to ignore. ~ Tom Clancy

A civilised man is someone who has discovered something more satisfying than combat. ~ John Keegan

Most things that couples disagree upon aren't worth more than a day's combat ... ~ Daniel Kahneman

The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities. ~ Nelson Mandela

Every now and then a green dot shifted to yellow. A soldier down, their armored suits detecting the injuries or death that rendered them combat ineffective. Combat ineffective. Such a nice euphemism for one of his kids bleeding out. ~ James S.A. Corey

We must combat misinformation that is being spread. ~ Ken Starr

Some cures are worse than the dangers they combat. ~ Seneca The Younger

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat. ~ Jimmy Carter

We are not responsible for finding the right formula to combat or unlock our suffering. ~ Tullian Tchividjian

Syria is ready to cooperate and coordinate all efforts, whether regional or international, to combat terrorism ~ Walid Muallem

The world seems concerned with Pakistan primarily as an actor in global attempts to combat terrorism. ~ Mohsin Hamid

We Deveauxs preferred to talk you to death, rather than face you in physical combat. ~ Maureen Johnson

Were I to flatter myself with the possibility of success in such combat, it would indeed be presumption. ~ Anna Seward

Power dressing is combat gear for the trip to the top. ~ Valerie Steele

I'm a combat diver, I've never done something like this. ~ Joe Teti

For those regarded as warriors ...
When engaged in combat, the vanquishing of thine enemy can be the warrior's only concern. Suppress all human emotion and compassion. Kill whoever stands in thy way, even if that be Lord God or Buddha himself. This truth lies at the heart of the art of combat. ~ Quentin Tarantino

only a small minority of military personnel have combat-related jobs. In 2015, even after two lengthy wars, the percentage of military personnel in combat specialties was only 14 percent overall - with substantial differences between the services: for instance, 28 percent of enlisted Army personnel serve in jobs that are classified as combat positions compared to just 3 percent of Navy enlisted personnel.
To be sure, many military personnel in noncombat positions end up in combat [zones] anyway. . . . But even when deployed in combat zones, most members of the military never end up fighting. ~ Rosa Brooks

The spiritual combat in which we kill our passions to put on the new man is the most difficult struggle of all. We must never weary of this combat, but fight the holy fight fervently and perseveringly. ~ Nilus Of Sinai

I think women are too valuable to be in combat. ~ Caspar Weinberger

Post-Traumatic Stress Injury isn't a disease. It's a wound to the soul that never heals. ~ Tom Glenn

There are no women in these ground combat jobs.Women, of course, have been flying combat missions in fighter jets, attack helicopters, for more than 20 years, but beginning this week, those ground combat jobs in infantry, artillery and armor will be open to women. Officials don't expect a rush of women interested. ~ Renee Montagne

The most effective way to combat speech you don't like is with speech. ~ Peter Salovey

In combat, spontaneity rules; rote performance of technique perishes. ~ Bruce Lee

I do not believe that the children of presidents or vice-presidents should be assigned to combat zones. They have no place there. ~ John Eisenhower

Resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good. ~ Pope Francis

I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat. ~ Barry Goldwater

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests. ~ Joni Ernst

I was in the Navy and saw, first-hand, the effects of front-line combat. ~ Billy Casper

Real bullets are for keeps, and concealment is not necessarily good cover. ~ Dick Couch

My younger brother is a decorated combat veteran and was a platoon leader in Iraq. ~ Michael Hastings

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me. ~ Oliver North

I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam. ~ Tracy Kidder

History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security. ~ Phyllis Schlafly

In combat - do something, you might die. Do nothing, and you will die! ~ Jury Nel

In one take, I had to do 24 combat sequences, which is hard. It makes you think, 'I'd better get on my toes again.' ~ Michelle Yeoh

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable. ~ Henry Adams

If he chooses combat I'll wipe that arrogant sneer off his face the first chance I get. ~ Rachel E. Carter

A great man's manias must be respected, because the time required to combat them is too precious to waste. ~ Andre Maurois

I don't think I have to combat Airbnb. It is like comparing Tiffany to a shop that sells things for one dollar. ~ Harry Triguboff

Le mariage doit incessamment combattre un monstre qui de v ore tout: l'habitude. Marriage should always combat the monster that devours everything: habit. ~ Honore De Balzac

My favorite show from the '60s was 'Combat.' And maybe 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' ~ Stephen Lang

One tires of combat, although I can still throw a punch, you know. ~ Paul Keating

Officers conditioned to conformity in peacetime cannot be expected to behave boldly and flexibly in combat. ~ Paul Yingling

True knowledge is not to be had solely through a combat against error, bad faith and untruth, but more generally, through a combat against the illusions inherent in the sensible world. ~ Luc Ferry

Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help. ~ Phyllis Schlafly

When I was 15, I wore combat boots with a fluorescent Columbia ski jacket. I was trying to find myself. ~ Eric Wareheim

Speed is the absolute essence of any form of combat ~ Jeff Cooper

The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance. ~ Albert Camus

Christians must engage in "spiritual warfare" to combat same-sex marriage. ~ Michele Bachmann

Prejudice will fall in a combat with interest. ~ Thomas Paine

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives. ~ Criss Jami

I think I'd be a better president because I was in combat. ~ George H. W. Bush

They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men. ~ John Dryden

In combat flying, fancy precision aerobatic work is really not of much use. Instead, it is the rough maneuver which succeeds. ~ Erich Hartmann

Whether we like it or not, gender differences matter in a combat situation. ~ Pete Hegseth

In World War II, 35,933 AAF planes were lost in combat and accidents. The surprise of the attrition rate is that only a fraction of the ill-fated planes were lost in combat. ~ Anonymous

The more thou sweateth in training, the less thou bleedeth in combat. ~ Richard Marcinko

Governments will use whatever technology is available to combat their primary enemy - their own population. ~ Noam Chomsky

I warn you, sir, I am more than skilled in deadly combat," I said, hoping that was something someone more than skilled in deadly combat might say. ~ Tarun Shanker

So-called 'undesirables' are not the problem. It is the measures taken to combat them that is the problem. ~ William H. Whyte

We are living in such a troubled world that fashion seems completely irrelevant. Yet ... it's a very, very mysterious thing. Why all of a sudden do people like yellow? Why all of a sudden do people wear combat boots? ~ Diane Von Furstenberg

Life did not take over the world by combat,
but by networking. ~ Lynn Margulis

Political parties are on the hunt to search and destroy each other, as though we were involved in some kind of enemy combat, rather than the work of statesmanship. ~ John Lewis

Combat is a piece of war. But war is a totalizing, uncivilized experience. ~ Abigail Disney

Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest ~ Michel De Montaigne

Jeet Kune Do: it's just a name; don't fuss over it. There's no such thing as a style if you understand the roots of combat. ~ Bruce Lee

But homosexuality is a combat divider, dividing one's reason to live while taking breaks on the combat field to change diapers all because their treacherous sin causes them to lose control of their bowels. ~ Gordon Klingenschmitt

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership. ~ Nicholas D. Kristof

A woman in combat? Yes. Since when? Since Native American warrior Buffalo Calf Road Woman knocked that prick General George Custer off of his horse. Since Pantea Arteshbod propelled herself to become one of the greatest Persian commanders during the reign of Cyrus the Great. Since Hua Mulan disguised herself as a male to engage in combat and became one of China's most respected heroines. ~ M.B. Dallocchio

Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat. ~ Hillary Rodham Clinton

You can't just do one of the things, because it won't be enough to combat the climate change that we're already starting to experience. It will only get worse. ~ Ed Begley, Jr.

As a veteran, I know firsthand the satisfaction there is in defending the democracy you so strongly believe in, but I can also attest to the trauma encountered from combat on the battlefield. ~ Charles B. Rangel

In any combat between a rogue and a fool the sympathy of mankind is always with the rogue. ~ H.L. Mencken

Every country that has experimented with women in actual combat has abandoned the idea, and the notion that Israel uses women in combat is a feminist myth. ~ Phyllis Schlafly

Poverty can't be an excuse for bad teaching, but teaching can't be the only thing we do to combat poverty. ~ Tony Danza

A central problem with the idea that wars are needed to combat evil is that there is nothing more evil than war. War causes more suffering and death than anything war can be used to combat. ~ David Swanson

Once, back home, I decided to count how many days out of my twenty months in Afghanistan I'd been on combat missions. 217 days. And I'm still paying the price for every one of those days. ~ Vladislav Tamarov

I believe that there is a silver lining in everything, and once you begin to see it, you'll need sunglasses to combat the glare. ~ Sophia Amoruso

"My fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." Under the banner "Mission Accomplished." ~ George W. Bush

There is really nothing that can be done except by an individual. Only individuals can learn. Only individuals can think creatively. Only individuals can cooperate. Only individuals can combat statism. ~ Leonard Read

The resolution of the combat is seldom equal to the vehemence of the charge. ~ Samuel Johnson

Like the fighter, the Warrior is aware of his own immense strength; he never fights with anyone who does not deserve the honor of combat. ~ Paulo Coelho

We're really talking about the Army and Marine Corps here for almost all these ground combat jobs. They want to move in a careful, deliberate manner. ~ Renee Montagne

For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison. ~ Kathryn Bigelow

If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived. ~ Bruce Lee

In combating racism we do not make progress if we combat the people themselves. We have to combat the causes of racism. If a bandit comes to my house and I have a gun, I cannot shoot the shadow of the bandit; I have to shoot the bandit. Many people lose energy and effort , and make sacrifices combating shadows. We have to combat the material reality that produces the shadow. ~ Amilcar Cabral

A severe disease that transmits easily will leave very little international surge capacity as most countries will need their own staff and resources to combat the outbreak in their territories. ~ Margaret Chan

Nothing will hold you back because you expect the unexpected. With a clear vision for your life, you are better prepared to combat any opposition. ~ Farshad Asl

Rituals are comforting; rituals combat loneliness. ~ John Irving

Condemning war has not curbed armed conflict. Religion and education did not eliminate war. Warfare did not terminate more wars. Armed combat simply breeds endless wars. ~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Takes more than combat gear to make a man
Takes more than a license for a gun
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but never run
~ Sting

If thou continuous to take delight in idle argumentation thou mayest be qualified to combat with the sophists, but will never know how to live with men. ~ Socrates

You teach combat, I guess."
Aphros threw up his hands in exasperation. "Why does everyone assume that?"
Leo glanced at the massive sword on the fish-guy's back. "Uh, I don't know. ~ Rick Riordan

I was out in the combat engineers. We would throw up bridges in advance of the infantry but mainly we would just throw up. ~ Mel Brooks

Life is not an on and off switch. You don't have to have a military that is either in hard combat or is in the barracks. ~ James G. Stavridis