Lord of War quotes

View Quote There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?

View Quote There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want. The other is getting it.

View Quote There's no problem with living a double life. It's the triple and quadruple lives that get you in the end.

View Quote They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."

View Quote Where there's a will, there's a weapon.

View Quote You know who's going to inherit the earth? Arms dealers. Because everyone else is too busy killing each other. That's the secret to survival. Never go to war, especially with yourself.

View Quote [russian general, surverying line of tanks] For you, buy six, get one free!.

View Quote [To one of Agent Valentine's colleagues] Ahh...the new MP5. Would you like a silencer for that?

View Quote [to Yuri Orlov] You get rich by giving the poorest people on the planet the means to continue killing each other. Do you know why I do what I do? I mean, there are more prestigous assignments. Keeping track of nuclear arsenals. You'd think that more critical to world security. But, it's not. No. Nine out of ten war victims today are killed with assault rifles and small arms. Like yours. Those nuclear missiles, they're sitting in their silos. Your AK-47, that is the real weapon of mass destruction.