Quotes by Bill Mauldin

“Im convinced that the infantry is the group in the army which gives more and gets less than anybody else.”

“I was a born troublemaker and might as well earn a living at it.”

“When we realize finally that we arent Gods given children, well understand satire. Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery.”

“I would like to thank the people who encouraged me to draw army cartoons at a time when the gag mans conception of the army was one of mean ole sergeants and jeeps which jump over mountains.”

“People need to be prepared. Get ready for this,”

“We did everything possible to help people leave and if they made the decision to stay, it was theirs,”

“We have significant flooding around the island,”

“Many of the people that have been here for 25 or 30 years have told me in the last 24 hours that this is the worst theyve ever seen.”

“Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didnt like that attitude.”

When you lose a friend [in battle] you have an overpowering desire to go back home and yell in everybodys ear, This guy was killed fighting for you. Dont forget him--ever. Keep him in your mind when you wake up in the morning and when you go to bed at night. Dont think of him as the statistic which changes 38,788 casualties to 38,789. Think of him as a guy who wanted to live every bit as much as you do. Dont let him be just one of Our Brave Boys from the old home town, to whom a marble monument is erected in the city park, and a civic-minded lady calls the newspaper ten years later and wants to know why that unsightly stone isnt removed.

A soldiers life revolves around his mail. Like many others, Ive been able to follow my kids progress from the day he was born until now he is able to walk and talk a little, and although I have never seen him I know him very well.

Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didnt like that attitude.

“When you lose a friend [in battle] you have an overpowering desire to go back home and yell in everybodys ear, This guy was killed fighting for you. Dont forget him--ever. Keep him in your mind when you wake up in the morning and when you go to bed at night. Dont think of him as the statistic which changes 38,788 casualties to 38,789. Think of him as a guy who wanted to live every bit as much as you do. Dont let him be just one of Our Brave Boys from the old home town, to whom a marble monument is erected in the city park, and a civic-minded lady calls the newspaper ten years later and wants to know why that unsightly stone isnt removed.”