Whoever wins the battle does not end. The loser is set free from the battlefield. While the winner will have to remain there. And the survivor will live his life as the warrior until the day that he dies.
I'm in a box. I was just looking at it, and suddenly I got this irresistible urge to get inside. It was my destiny to be here. When I put it on, I suddenly got this feeling of inner peace. I feel safe. Like this is where I was meant to be. Like I'd found the key to true happiness
A solider is a political tool, nothing more. That's doubly true if he's a career soldier. Right and wrong have no place in his mission. He has no enemies and no friends. Only the mission. You follow the orders you're given. That's what being a soldier is all about.
You have been given life so that you may fulfill your purpose. We are given life only so that we can atone for our sins. Your life was created for that very purpose. We must not pass them on to the next generation. We must not leave them for the future. That is your true fate...
Sigint: Snake, what’s up? Why are you naked? Without a shirt on, your camouflage sucks, and your stamina goes down faster. You don’t get any advantages whatsoever.
Snake: Sure there are.
Sigint: Like what?
Snake: It feels good.
Once you’ve awakened the warrior within… it never sleeps again. You crave ever bigger tensions, ever bigger thrills. As a mercenary, I’d think you would have realized that by now.
You care nothing for power, or money, or even sex. The only thing that satisfies your cravings… is WAR! All I’ve done is give you a place for it. I’ve given you a reason to live.
You're their leader, and a leader has to stand tall. Even when times get tough. When it feels like the fear and uncertainty could crush you. You're the one your comrades look to for reassurance. That's what a leader is.
Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature and movies... what we've seen, heard, felt... anger, joy and sorrow... these are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for.
Piece among men living alongside one another is not a natural state.
On the contrary, the natural state of man is that of war.
War manifested not only by open hostilities, but also by the constant threat of hostility.
Peace, therefore, is a state that must be established by law.