In war, people find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, and in those circumstances, they act in extraordinary ways. In war, you see people at their very best and their very worst, acting in ways you could never imagine. War is human drama at its most epic and most intense. Dexter Filkins actbadcircumstance share on social
We're going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it's almost an ultimate in absurdity. Clark M. Clifford absurdityancientbarbaric Change image and share on social
I did a production of 'Journey's End,' an RC Sherriff play about World War I, at the Edinburgh Festival. I was 18 and it was the first time that people I knew and loved and respected came up to me after the show and said, 'You know, you could really do this if you wanted to.' Tom Hiddleston edinburghendfestival share on social
In a war, no matter the outcome of a certain skirmish or battle, the winner is the party whose attitudes, behaviors and preoccupations come to dominate the postwar landscape. By this measure, the outcome of the gender wars, if wars they were, is clear: women won. Marcus Buckingham attitudebattlebehavior share on social
You know what I had a problem with? The war - the war in Afghanistan. Lupe Fiasco afghanistanproblemwar Change image and share on social
If you're going to write about war, which my books are about, wars are nasty things. I think it's sort of a cheap, easy way out to write a war story in which no one ultimately dies. George R. R. Martin bookcheapeasy Change image and share on social
This war is not necessary. We are truly sleepwalking through history. Robert Byrd historysleepwalkwar Change image and share on social
In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do. Hugo Black foundergovernmenthope Change image and share on social
'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure. Taylor Hawkins boydnafire Change image and share on social
Sometimes we see the Civil War in movies and imagine these neatly aligned rows of men with muskets, walking in line to shoot each other. In reality the things that fascinated me were how absolutely ruthless and violent so many engagements were, how much suffering and how men were not prepared. Seth Grahame-Smith absolutelyaligncivil share on social