Quotes About Conflict

How she wished she'd asked Father more about this Jack Ludgrove instead of storming out in a huff.

Because there is no fight like a church fight, all hell broke loose.

Nothing the Western Front can offer, however, matches the intensity of the five days of fighting inside Fort Vaux.

The French Army expended more artillery ammunition in September 1914 than it had done in the whole of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Total French production of the 75 mm shell in 1914 amounted to 14,000 shells a day, at a time when one single battery of 75 mm guns could easily shoot off 1,000 shells a day.

There were not enough guns and, as a result, their fire was too widely dispersed. Gas, so useful in other attacks, not least to deter the enemy gunners, was not employed in this bombardment, except for a small amount from French 75 mm guns. Many British guns were outranged by many German guns. The ammunition was all too often faulty, either failing to go off or sometimes exploding in the barrels of the guns. The weight of shot was not enough to penetrate the deep German dugouts

French losses, from August 1914 to 31 December 1915, came to 1,932,051 of whom no less than 1,001,271 were killed or missing. The British total in the same period was 512,420, of whom around 200,000 were killed or missing.

the capture of Douaumont took less than four hours and cost the 24th Brandenburg Regiment just 32 men killed and 40 wounded. It was later estimated that French losses resulting from the fall of Douaumont, or incurred in its recapture many months later, amounted to around 100,000 men.

Augustine said, "The soul makes war with the body," but Meister Eckhart said, "The soul loves the body.

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If women ran the world we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.

A little while later Jack walked into the kitchen at the bar and saw Preacher scowl his greeting. Bravely, Jack walked up to the counter. "Hey, man," he said. "You were right, I was wrong, and I'd like us to get back on the same team." "You sure this team of mine isn't too much trouble for little you?" Preacher asked. "Okay, you about done? Because this really hurts and I'm trying not to deck you right now.

Because, shit for brains, she'd like you to disappear and leave her alone. I'm sure she'd like to stuff you in a hole, but since that isn't going to happen, second choice is you go home to your new wife and leave her the hell alone. You get that?" Greg

They'd only gone a few steps when she whacked him in the back of the head. "Ma!" he yelled, a hand going to his head as he whirled on her. "Holy Mother Mary, you ought to be ashamed of yourself! Were you raised by wolves?

She was touchy. Maybe that time of the month, but he didn't dare suggest it. She might come unglued and go all ape-shit on him and accuse him of not being PC.

Your a lying bastard who only cares about his own damned hide, so just leave me the hell alone! ~ Eve

Its a damned good thing that Eleanor Cavalier is a personal friend of mine or your ass, as they say would damned well be grass!

When One Person Can't Get What He Or She Wants, That Passion Can Turn Into Brutal Frustration And Anger ~ Jay McKnight

I'm sorry you're angry is NOT an apology.

Everything she needed, too, she couldn't deny.

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Anger surges in me and I stand up. You have no right - He's on his feet towering over me. What if I want to have a right?

Dove parlano tamburi, tacciono le leggi. Where drums beat, laws are silent. An

She knew that the Fascists had risen to power via violence.

His study of war had only reinforced its futility.