#sword

We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern armaments must no longer be made available to people whose former battle axes and swords our ancestors condemned. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#armaments #available #axes #battle #condemned

The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#storm-of-swords #tywin-lannister #men

no army has ever marched into battle thinking that the Creator had sided with their enemy. ↗

— Terry Goodkind

#zedd #enemy

Those two are carved from the same tree." the queen said. By the same blade." The high king answered and offered her his arm in splendid dignity ↗

— Victoria Hanley

#seer #sword #tree #dignity

It is a pity that there are no big creatures to prey on humanity. If there were enough dragons and rocs, perhaps mankind would turn its might against them. Unfortunately man is preyed upon by microbes, which are too small to be appreciated. ↗

— T.H. White

#odin #sword-sentiments #war #mankind

Quentin wanted to create this special world in which everybody walks around with a samurai sword, extras in the airport, a special little place in the airplane to stick your samurai sword. ↗

— David Carradine

#airport #around #create #everybody #extras

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#die #game #get #hit #live

Open debate and full discourse on the topic of torture is a double-edged sword. ↗

— Charles D. Ellison

#discourse #double-edged #double-edged sword #full #open

Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity. ↗

— Margaret Halsey

#confronted #fall #known #superior #swords

In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#aim #cured #either #equally #fire