Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Carl von Clausewitz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: June 1, 1780 - November 16, 1831

Topics

WarPoliticalRealSameOutAct

Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone.

Jo Brand

StrongOpinionsTelevisionSometimes

At the end of the day, the great ones - well, they rise, and that's what I want to do.

Andre Ward

GreatDayEnd Of The DayEndRise

I am connected to the past in a way that keeps me going forward. Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can.

Steve Earle

PastI AmMeForwardBackI Can

Cyberbullying isn't real. But bullying and harassment certainly are real. Trust me, friends, I went to school in England. They've got bullying down to a fine art. I know, because I was one of its chief architects. I was awful to my fellow schoolboys.

Milo Yiannopoulos

ArtTrustBullyingSchoolMeDown

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

Lloyd Alexander

TryingSayDeepestKeepHearts

I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.

Chuck Mangione

I AmJoyPeopleMindSongKey

If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life.

Brian Wilson

LifeLovePresentDealFunction

I became an inventor by accident. I was out of the Air Force in 1956. No, no, that's not true: I went in in 1956, came out in 1959, was working at the University of Washington, and I came up with an idea, from reading a magazine article, for a new kind of a phonograph tone arm.

Woody Norris

ReadingNewWashingtonKindTrueUp

I'm not trying to walk away from responsibility or anything like that, but I think there's a bunch of people on TV who get trust simply for being on TV.

Wyatt Cenac

ResponsibilityTrustWalkPeopleGet

Americans generally regard themselves as belonging to an exceptional nation. And in terms of living in a religiously tolerant and enormously diverse country, Americans can certainly take some justified pride.

Peter Bergen

PrideCountryBelongingLivingTake

As Americans, we have traditionally been the optimists sporting the 'can-do' attitude. But when it comes to addressing climate adaptation and resiliency, we seem to be more 'can't do' than 'can-do.'

Paul Tonko

AttitudeMoreSeemBeenThanCan-Do

I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were younger.

Ricky Schroder

ChildhoodNowAdulthoodWholeOlder

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