Lawrence of Arabia quotes

And I must do it because the Turks have European guns. But I fear to do it. Upon my soul I do. The English have a great hunger for desolate places. I fear they hunger for Arabia.

Prince Faisal

General Allenby: I'm promoting you Major.
T.E. Lawrence: I don't think that's a very good idea.

General Allenby, T.E. Lawrence

A thousand Arabs means a thousand knives, delivered anywhere day or night. It means a thousand camels. That means a thousand packs of high explosives and a thousand crack rifles. We can cross Arabia while Johnny Turk is still turning round, and smash his railways. And while he's mending them, I'll smash them somewhere else. In thirteen weeks, I can have Arabia in chaos.

T.E. Lawrence