Battle Quotes - Page 44

There are cases - for example, the American Revolution. George Washington's army lost just about every battle with the British, who had a much better army. The war was basically won by guerrilla forces that managed to undermine the British occupation.

And you will understand all too soon That you, my children of battle, are your heroes

I had a battle going on in my head: shall I just enjoy my life and then convert on my deathbed? But I felt I couldn't do that - it was now or never - so I took a step of faith and became a Christian.

We will not overcome world poverty unless we manage climate change successfully. I've spent my life as a development economist, and it's crystal clear that we succeed or fail on winning the battle against world poverty and managing climate change together. If we fail on one, we fail on the other.

Ongoing battle against liberals nationalizing healthcare.

I never was the battle rapper. That was never my thing. I always felt like it's enough room for everybody to do their thing. I like bringing new energy, re-inventing the wheel, so to speak, every time I come out.

Deleted scenes are like in a middle gray zone. It's like, well, they're deleted because they're not good or you lost the battle and you couldn't put them in the movie.

When I was young, my ambitions were very modest. I thought, "If only I could play at the battle of the bands at the Y, that would be the culmination of existence!"

2014 Lok Sabha Elections is a battle between good governance agenda of the NDA versus the misgovernance and corruption of the UPA.

Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires.

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.

If I dare to tear up or shed a tear, then I'm criticized for that as well! It's a horrible double standard, but quite frankly, I don't have time enough to fight that battle and fight crime. I chose to fight crime and ignore the rest. I just keep going to the best I can.

A battle is developing between them' I say developing, because it's not yet on.

Every social war is a battle between the very few on both sides who care and who fire their shots across a crowd of spectators.

Collective property and individual property, these two banners will be the standards under which, from now on, the great battles of the future will be fought.

I've had more than a few battles with a Republican president. ... I am not immune [to] disagreeing with people who otherwise I support.

Everyone who wears glasses (onstage) eventually takes them off. It becomes part of the evolution. It was actually kind of a battle for me to keep my glasses.

I've found in my own life, if you try to struggle against what the universe is telling you, you set yourself up for more of a battle.

I'm worried about the world because there's chaos in the Middle East, and I think the Iranian deal [to lift sanctions] is going to continue the Shia-Sunni battles, the Persian-Arab battles.

For mankind, universe is a battle arena against universe; there is no room for crying!

You can't win every battle! You must have the word Defeat in your dictionary; if not, defeat will triumph even more strongly!

There were moments ... when it seemed that all one could be asked was just to keep the ashtrays clean, the bed made, the wastebaskets emptied, as if one never got to the real things because of the constant exhausting battle to keep ordinary life from falling apart.

It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.

Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.