Dervla Kirwan Quotes

I think we were trying to get off Combat from the moment we were on Combat.

Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.

The fear of war is worse than war itself.

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation.

War is hell. You can't photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear.

No one hates war like a soldier hates war.

A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.

I'd been to a number of war zones before in my life, but I had never been in one as terrifying as Chechnya.

I'm glad I never went to war.

There's no such thing as a crowded battlefield. Battlefields are lonely places.

As one who participated in all the wars of the state of Israel, I saw the horror of wars. I saw the fear of wars. I saw my best friends being killed in battles. I was seriously injured twice.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can.

The is an intensity of anxiety here greater than I ever saw during the [Civil] war.

Worse than war is the very fear of war.

Winston, who has got on all his war-paint, is longing for a sea battle in the early hours of tomorrow morning… The whole thing fills me with sadness.

It's scary having a baby, especially as a first-time mother. I think a lot of women can relate to having a moment during the process where you're like, 'You know what? No thanks, I don't want to do this anymore.'

Sure, there's pressure when you have one dart at double top when there's a world 'championship to be won, but real 'pressure is what our troops are doing in 'Afghanistan.

As a mom, the minute your baby is born, you all of a sudden have these fears. People always say, 'Don't let your fears get you.' But for me, my fears educated me.

I am the mother, and the emotional chord with my children is naturally strong. So there are times when I might get sleepless nights because I am worried.

I didn't see conflict during the Vietnam War, but I did lose close friends.

I don't want to be in a battle. But waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.

All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young.

And wonder, dread and war have lingered in that land where loss and love in turn have held the upper hand.

Another of the hard things about being in a war, grandchildren, is that although there are times of quiet when the fighting has stopped, you know you will soon be fighting again. Those quiet times give you the chance to think about what has happened. Some of it you would rather not think about, as you remember the pain and the sorrow. You also have time to worry about what will happen when you go into battle again.