Battle Quotes - Page 49

Let heaven-eyed Prudence battle with Desire.

Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society.

I've fought court battles over my inventions before.

The history of creation is but a succession of battles between amateurs of genius-inspired heretics- and orthodox professionals.

Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland

The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle.

Knowing is half the battle. Explaining it is the other half.

In Arthurian battle the trick for us was to figure out how to give it the scale that the movie deserved and fitted in a financial box that was necessary. We made the battle quite a bit bigger than originally intended, just because we felt that being part of the opening sequence of the movie we really needed to grab the audience's attention.

In environments where corporations become too interventionist and capture regulation themselves, the government must be able to battle back so that the people have a chance.

Art cannot be above the battle.

Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred.

For me, it's the reactions from the audiences that are golden. If they enjoy it, then half the battle has been won.

One thing I've learned in life is that I can speak for myself, that I can fight my own battles. I don't like anyone telling me how I'm supposed to feel or think or what I'm supposed to say.

The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight.

We battle on in words, as always, mere words, and what's the cure? We cannot find a thing.

Asking Saudi Arabia and Iran to work together, when they can't stand each other and are engaged in a proxy battle right at this moment.

War buddies don't exist in the meeting room. It's a battle between a lot of different officers. Some continue fighting when they don't realize that they have been shot.

The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.

It has been difficult for [young people in the U.S.] to connect the dots between rising tuition costs and other assaults on their dignity with the ongoing assault on public life and its myriad democratic institutions. Today's generation faces an enormous battle in turning back the current assaults on the social state, higher education, and the social good.

One of the hardest things for the president is to distinguish the routine issues that come through from the essential issues that affect the long term, and not to let himself get sucked into the battles of the bureaucracy for marginal issues, and to keep them focused and to keep his mind clear on what the fundamental things are that he has to accomplish.

Of course the chronology of the books is a bit back- to - front, and books usually come out before movies. But happily, these [Bridget Jones's] are fictional comedy diaries - not a history of the Battle of Waterloo.

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle.

Eating healthy is a constant battle. I love chips. I'm a huge pasta fan.

We have found that it is easier for men to die together on the field of battle than it is for them to live together at home in peace.

Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.