Isoroku Yamamoto Quotes

The best way to fight terrorism is to do it through a peaceful way. I believe that a war can never be ended by a war.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

The great Chinese classics have always said that it's better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence; that a battle delayed is better than a battle fought.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

The characters I've played, especially Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, almost never use a gun, and they always try to use their wits instead of their fists.

There will be no fighting. We know that these fellows won’t fight.

Let’s use our brain power and not our fire power and we will get somewhere.

It is very much because of him that for the last 30 years there has not been a war with Israel. He would not waste the lives of his young men in a senseless war. For that I have great respect for him.

I have desired as sincerely as any man—I sometimes think more than any other man—that our present difficulties might be settled without the shedding of blood.

You don't have to use aggression to squash somebody. You have to use your brain.

I don't consider myself dovish and I certainly don't consider myself hawkish. Maybe I would describe myself as owlishthat is wise enough to understand that you want to do everything possible to avoid war.

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.

I don't want to fight any wars; if you can get them off before we get there, you do it, but off they go.

Anyone can battle for pride, power, vanity, greed, or hate, but war should always be approached with an equal measure of wisdom and strength. It's not just enough to know when to fight, but to know when to lay down the sword and negotiate. Not everything in the world is worth fighting for.

Diplomacy should always be our first option. Most politicians only talk, not fight. I’ve fought; talking is far better than fighting.

I don't want to hear of any of you men getting into any fights with the British. But if you do, you'd better not get whipped.

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

As a liberal and progressive, I abhor the notion of conflict and bloodshed and very much want to find a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue.

I like to win without fighting. But if I can't, then I'm prepared to fight.

Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.

The best way to avoid warfare is if no one shows up.