First thing I killed was no kind of thing at all. It was an enemy soldier. Which is a hell of a lot easier to say, than the first thing I ever killed was a man.

Quote by Steve Mason

Topics: Death Quotes, Peace Quotes, Vietnam Quotes, War Quotes

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

Gain and loss, birth and death are in the hands of God.

Gain and loss, birth and death are in the hands of God.

I bet it was pretty hard to pick up girls if you had the Black...

I bet it was pretty hard to pick up girls if you had the Black...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death...

When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death...

For it is a land of illusion, a place in the mind, a shimmering mirage...

For it is a land of illusion, a place in the mind, a shimmering mirage...

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

There are places in the heart that do not yet exist; suffering has to enter...

There are places in the heart that do not yet exist; suffering has to enter...

Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Between our birth and death we may touch understanding, As a moth brushes a window...

Between our birth and death we may touch understanding, As a moth brushes a window...

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

Death is as casual-and often as unexpected-as birth. It is as difficult to define grief...

Death is as casual-and often as unexpected-as birth. It is as difficult to define grief...

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I...

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I...

The devotion of the greatest is to encounter risk and danger, and play dice for...

The devotion of the greatest is to encounter risk and danger, and play dice for...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it...

You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor...

That (separation of church and state) was never in the Constitution, however much the liberals...

That (separation of church and state) was never in the Constitution, however much the liberals...

Troubles are like babies - they only grow by nursing

Troubles are like babies - they only grow by nursing

I believe that when you know something's going wrong, you make it right. That's what...

I believe that when you know something's going wrong, you make it right. That's what...

The poetry of heroism appeals irresitably to those who don't go to a war, and...

The poetry of heroism appeals irresitably to those who don't go to a war, and...