270 Movie Quotes about War (+ Sound Clips) - page 18

Updated: Aug 19, 2025

Memorable quotes about war, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

171 Language is the key to world peace. If we all spoke each others' tongues perhaps the scourge of war would be ended forever.

Adam West as Batman in Batman (1966)

172 I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy. We fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us.

Charlie Sheen as Private Chris Taylor in Platoon

173 Tell me though, does man, that marvel of the universe that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still make war against his brother, keep his neighbor's children starving?

Charlton Heston as George Taylor in Planet of the Apes (1968)

174 Yeah. What do they know about war? Are they freezing to death? No steam heat? No chicken à la king? No men? Ruff! No men!

June Allyson as Lt. Ruth McCara in Battle Circus (1953)

175 For this, sir, is the most potent weapon in war. The fighting spirit's in this bottle.

Quote from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

176 And without some challenge, without some damn war to fight, then the warrior may as well be dead, Stallion.

Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed in Rocky IV (1985)

177 You are tired of the war. I can see on your face.

Quote from Apocalypse Now

178 You leave it to me. In 10 days, I'll have us at war with those sons of bitches and I'll make it look like their fault!

George C. Scott as General George Patton in Patton (1970)

179 Peace. The dignity of man, destiny of human spirit. Now, you show me a man who says you win these fighting wars, and I'll show you an idiot.

Quote from The Atomic Submarine

180 You're a tough kid. I ask you about war, you'd probably throw Shakespeare at me, right? Once more into the breach, dear friends. But you've never been near one.

Robin Williams as Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting