Quotes about Tanks

If the tanks succeed, then victory follows. Votes: 6

Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the "liberating" kind. Votes: 6

I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks. Votes: 6

In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks. Votes: 6

The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence... sort of like the Post Office with tanks. Votes: 6

If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six days, they'd have to bring out the tanks to control you. Votes: 6

Conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute have criticized Bush for his big increases in spending, which far exceed those of the Clinton era. Votes: 6

However, the fact that the tanks had now been raised to such a pitch of technical perfection that they could cross our undamaged trenches and obstacles did not fail to have a marked effect on our troops. Votes: 6

Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your tanks and not to fight against your own people. Votes: 6

And the Hippos were boiled in their tanks! Votes: 4

The grass is always greener over the septic tank. Votes: 4

Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the 'liberating' kind. Votes: 4

The Heart is like a fuel tank, that you always have to keep filling up with Imaan Votes: 4

I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank. Votes: 4

I just saw a guy filling up his gas tank with one hand and smoking with the other. Seriously? Votes: 4

Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action. Votes: 4

If everyone could see the image of God in his neighbor, do you think we should still need tanks and generals? Votes: 4

A boxer is like a lion, the greatest predator on land, but you throw him in the shark tank and he's just another meal. Votes: 4

All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold. Votes: 4

They are sick in their minds. They say they brought 65 tanks into center of city. I say to you this talk is not true. This is part of their sick mind. Votes: 4

I see the human being is an incredible machine, totally undiscovered in many ways. Every one of us has a hidden tank of energy that comes out when it is needed. Votes: 4

When even the dictators of today appeal to reason, they mean that they possess the most tanks. They were rational enough to build them; others should be rational enough to yield to them. Votes: 4

No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal. Votes: 4

Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other-that man, that woman, that child is my brother or my sister. If everyone could see the image of God in his neighbor, do you think we would still need tanks and generals? Votes: 4

Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane. Votes: 3

The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship. Votes: 3

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man. Votes: 2

Most Americans probably aren't aware that there was a time in this country when tanks and cavalry were massed on Pennsylvania Avenue to chase away the unemployed. Votes: 2

Republicans use think tanks to come up with a lot of their messages. The think tanks are the single worst, most undisciplined example of communication I've ever seen. Votes: 2

Somehow I feel a little bit odd in Tiananmen Square because I was a soldier, in a uniform, watching those leaders and tanks, and I was part of them. Votes: 2

It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using tanks and other forms of heavy weaponry. Votes: 2

On the screen I saw tanks rolling through dusty streets, and fallen buildings, and forests of unfamiliar trees into which East Pakistani refugees had fled, seeking safety over the Indian border. Votes: 2

In 1940, President Roosevelt called on American industry to become the 'great arsenal of democracy.' Automotive manufacturers in Michigan responded and converted their assembly lines from cars to tanks and helped America win World War II. Votes: 2

The U.S. spent billions of dollars to build a secular, professional national Iraqi army but failed because, despite all the U.S.-supplied guns, tanks and planes, the Iraqi military fell apart when challenged by a band of terrorists. Votes: 2

You know, rural Americans are a special people. Their labor puts food on our table and fuel in our gas tanks. Their service in our military sets a powerful example of leadership, honor and sacrifice. Their spirit of community inspires us all. Votes: 2

Before statehood was achieved, Syria and Egypt had their tanks and military equipment lined up to invade Tel Aviv and destroy it; but the Israelis scrambled together an air force, some of it from old Second World War Messerschmidts, and the invasion was halted. Votes: 2

To be a good reporter, writing about war, you have to write about the people. It's not about the tanks or the RPGs or military strategy. It's always about the effect war has on civilians, on society, and how it disrupts and destroys lives. Votes: 2

Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles, teaches us far more about humans than it does about animals - and the lesson is not a flattering one. Votes: 2

The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek. Votes: 2

The perpetrators of the actual bad stuff that does real and lasting harm to people, like leakage of industrial chemicals into water systems, seem to get not so much as a second glance; the bloviation from media pundits and think tanks creates false problems that waste time and energy debunking. Votes: 2

I emphasize teachers because they are largely left out of the debate. None of the bombastic reports that come from Washington and think tanks telling us what needs to be 'fixed' - I hate such a mechanistic word, as if our schools were automobile engines - ever asks the opinions of teachers. Votes: 2

If the big banks expect to buy influence when they give money to favored think tanks, then the public has a right to know. If the big banks don't expect to buy influence and are merely making charitable contributions, then their shareholders have a right to know. Either way, there's no excuse for keeping these payments secret. Votes: 2

Duhhhhhhh, tanks, Buttercup. Votes: 0

These tanks were like a good rent-a-car. Votes: 0

Yes, heaven forbid I not be protected from tanks. Votes: 0

99.99% of all castles in America are located in fish tanks. Votes: 0

Those who arrived on America's tanks are not credible in Iraq. Votes: 0

My men can eat their belts, but my tanks have gotta have gas. Votes: 0

Onward we stagger, and if the tanks come, may God help the tanks. Votes: 0

There's nothing magic about spending on tanks and bombs rather than roads and bridges. Votes: 0

The car bomb was fertilizer, gasoline, fireworks and propane tanks...still safer than a Toyota. Votes: 0

Think tanks do have points of view, and they are absolutely entitled to defend them. Votes: 0

The problem with anger is that once it burns out, you're left with empty tanks. Votes: 0

Ruling elite have think tanks, they have research institutes, they've invaded universities, they've monopolized the cultural apparatuses. Votes: 0

The rest of the world views the USA the way Silicon Valley views Microsoft. Except with tanks. Votes: 0

One hundred infidels committed suicide as they entered the holy city of Baghdad. Their tanks will become their tombs. Votes: 0

Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world. Votes: 0

When the so-called think tanks began to replace the thought processes of human beings, I called them the aseptic tanks. Votes: 0

When it costs $50 to fill up our gas tanks, it impacts every aspect of our daily lives and the community. Votes: 0

They are going to surrender or be burned in their tanks. They will surrender, it is they who will surrender. Votes: 0

This is not just a war over stolen land, why do you think little boys are throwing stones at tanks? Votes: 0

think about the way God rules. He doesn't do it by sending in the tanks. He does it by calling servants. Votes: 0

On a street of right and wrong in every inch of sadness, rocks and tanks go hand in hand with madness. Votes: 0

Guns and tanks and planes are nothing unless there is a solid spirit, a solid heart, and great productiveness behind it. Votes: 0

The irony of sensory deprivation tanks is that in order to think outside the box, you must first go inside one. Votes: 0

The Canadian Prime Minister said Canada would lend the U.S. its full military support. You know what that means: Both tanks. Votes: 0

Vladimir Putin said the tanks that you see rolling through the streets are just part of the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Votes: 0

Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground. Votes: 0

Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable. Votes: 0

Because policymakers often rely on think tanks' research when crafting laws and regulations, it's critical to know whether these organizations are truly independent. Votes: 0

Blood is everywhereVultures take shelter beneath the tanks;for the fumed sky is unsafe for their avian flight to prey on the Palestinian flesh. Votes: 0

Scratch the surface at conservative think tanks and universities that house free-market economists, and it's not hard to find proponents of a carbon tax. Votes: 0

The other American divisions on our flanks managed to pull out: We were obliged to stay and fight. Bayonets aren't much good against tanks. Votes: 0

Did we put our kids in 0.5-mile-per-gallon (mpg) tanks and 17 feet per gallon aircraft carriers because we failed to put them in 32-mpg cars? Votes: 0

I like exotic guys who have a lot of sexual energy. I drive army tanks and I snowboard, so he has to keep up. Votes: 0

For me, then, territory and movement are linked. For instance, territory is controlled by the movements of horsemen, of tanks, of planes, and so on. Votes: 0

Some people say the president is incapable of enforcing the law. Let them say that once more and I will set the tanks on them. Votes: 0

We got 16,000 wonderful vehicles. We got all the steel that we make our tanks out of. Of course, we couldn't have done without Western aid. Votes: 0

You have think tanks like the widely respected Atlantic Council that have published reports in the past year that have called Afghanistan a failing state. Votes: 0

Blood is everywhere..Vultures take shelter beneath the tanks;for the fumed sky is unsafe for their avian flight to prey on the Palestinian flesh. Votes: 0

The children of the world, what they want and what they need are health clinics and schools, not tanks or armed helicopters or fighter jets. Votes: 0

I grow dizzy when I recall that the number of manufactured tanks seems to have been more important to me than the vanished victims of racism. Votes: 0

.....they had burnt and destroyed around 30 vehicles, including tanks and APC's and damaged three enemy helicopters. God bless the fighters of the Arab Socialist Ba'th Party. Votes: 0

At Microsoft, they all rock back and forth like Gates, they wear the same glasses, they have the same hair style. Maybe they grow them in tanks. Votes: 0

The production of souls is more important than the production of tanks.... And therefore I raise my glass to you, writers, the engineers of the human soul. Votes: 0

Corporate polluters, their phony think tanks and political toadies like to marginalize environmentalists as tree huggers, or radicals. But there is nothing radical about clean air or water. Votes: 0

A professional football team warms up grimly and disparately, like an army on maneuvers: the ground troops here, the tanks there, the artillery and air force over there. Votes: 0

She had always known that all lives are in common, rejoicing in her kinship to the fish in the tanks of her laboratories, seeking the experience of existences outside the human boundary. Votes: 0

I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously. Votes: 0

The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes. Votes: 0

I will say A Pea in the Pod saved my life - at the end of my pregnancy. I even wear their tanks now to work out in because they're really long. Votes: 0

The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes. Votes: 0

There's been a 40-year effort on the far right to build up think tanks, academic programs, advocacy groups, to push a particular ideology. That's really where the impact is that people don't see. Votes: 0

The tank was originally invented to clear a way for the infantry in the teeth of machine-gun fire. Now it is the infantry who will have to clear a way for the tanks. Votes: 0

It's so hard to go to war at home. Go to war, go home, repeat. And that is the future of warfare. Forget about remote control drones, there's going to be remote control tanks. Votes: 0

Carrying those double tanks around all the time got to be a little rough on me. I had to put that damn wetsuit on and take it off, sometimes three or four times a day. Votes: 0

I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. Votes: 0

They have given their sons to the military services. They have stoked the furnaces and hurried the factory wheels. They have made the planes and welded the tanks. Riveted the ships and rolled the shells. Votes: 0

My understanding is that Exxon, in particular, did fund a variety of small think tanks to generate what amounts to propaganda against understanding of what climate change was doing, the human role in causing it. Votes: 0

In Afghanistan this week, outnumbered Northern Alliance rebels on horseback defeated Taliban forces armed with tanks. Experts say the victory is just like the story of David and Goliath and David's friend, the Stealth Bomber. Votes: 0