Real Soldiers Quotes:

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

- Sun Tzu

source: Sun Tzu “Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)”, Charles River Editors

topic: Money, Military, War, Distaste, Real Soldiers

Ethics, decency and morality are the real soldiers

- Kiran Bedi

topic: Real, Soldier, Ethics, Real Soldiers

A true woman always loves a real soldier.

- Belle Boyd

source: Belle Boyd (1998). “Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison”, p.77, LSU Press

topic: Real, Soldier, Real Soldiers, True Woman

That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he said. Really, sarge? But it's about angels.' Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real soldiers' song: sentimental, with dirty bits. As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,’ he said. 'I've seen old men cry when they sing it,’ he added. Why? It sounds cheerful.' They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes. You'll learn. I know you will.

- Terry Pratchett

source: Terry Pratchett (2002). “Night watch”, Doubleday UK

topic: Song, Real, Nice, Old Soldiers, Real Soldiers

...there are at the present moment many colored men in the Confederate Army...as real soldiers, having muskets on their shoulders, and bullets in their pockets, ready to shoot down loyal troops, and do all that soldiers may do to destroy the Federal government...There were such soldiers at Manassas and they are probably there still.

- Frederick Douglass

source: Frederick Douglass (1952). “The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: The Civil War, 1861-1865”

topic: Real, War, Army, Confederate, Real Soldiers

There are at the present moment many colored men in the Confederate army doing duty not only as cooks, servants and laborers , but as real soldiers, having muskets on their shoulders, and bullets in their pockets, ready to shoot down loyal troops, and do all that soldiers may to destroy the Federal Government and build up that of the traitors and rebels.

- Frederick Douglass

source: "The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: The Civil War, 1861-1865".

topic: Real, War, Army, Confederate, Real Soldiers

It takes a real soldier to stay in the music industry and live off the things that have been put before me and be able to survive all this time because it has not been easy.

- Chubby Checker

topic: Real, Soldier, Able, Real Soldiers

A barracks is meant to be a place where real soldiers were to be fed and equipped for war, not a place to settle down in or as a comfortable snuggery in which to enjoy ourselves. I hope that if ever they, our soldiers, do settle down God will burn their barracks over their heads!

- Catherine Booth

topic: Real, War, Soldier, Real Soldiers