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Retreat Quotes - Page 2

The only true rule for cavalry is to follow the enemy as long as he retreats.

The only true rule for cavalry is to follow the enemy as long as he retreats.

Stonewall Jackson
Long, Enemy, Retreat
"Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War, Vol. I". Book by George Francis Robert Henderson, 1904.

In this Revolution no plans have been written for retreat.

Martin Luther
Revolution, Retreat, Planning

There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it.

Roland Barthes
Society, Way, Retreat
"Political Culture and Public Opinion". Book by Roland Barthes, p.175, January 1, 1989.

Retreat, hell! We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction.

Oliver P. Smith
Military, Different, Retreat

Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them.

Ulysses S. Grant
War, Daylight, Retreat

Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.

Andre Maurois
Inspirational, Enemy, Retreat

When over the enemy's lines never forget your own line of retreat.

Oswald Boelcke
Enemy, Lines, Retreat

I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.

Barbara Hambly
Book, Shining, Retreat
Barbara Hambly (2011). “Bride of the Rat God”, p.36, Open Road Media

He who retreats lives longer.

Michael Scott
Retreat
Michael Scott (2012). “The First Codex”, p.219, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance; insufferable in victory.

Winston Churchill
Military, Victory, Retreat
Winston Churchill (2001). “The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill”, Michael O'Mara Books

Follow me if I advance, kill me if I retreat, avenge me if I die.

Mary Matalin
Leadership, History, Retreat
Mary Matalin, James Carville, Peter Knobler (1995). “All's Fair: "Love, War and Running for President"”, p.7, Simon and Schuster

One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God's help, he has been victorious.

Ignatius of Loyola
War, Passion, Retreat

In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights, Revolution, Retreat
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.99, Beacon Press

How readily the bluebirds become our friends and neighbors when we offer them suitable nesting retreats!

John Burroughs
Retreat, Neighbor, Bluebird
John Burroughs, Farida Anna Wiley (1997). “John Burroughs' America: Selections from the Writings of the Naturalist”, p.236, Courier Corporation

A thousand things advance; nine hundred and ninety nine retreat; That is progress.

Henri Frederic Amiel
Ninety Nine, Progress, Retreat

Masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Norman Vincent Peale
Leadership, Victory, Retreat

Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into the future.

Jim Bishop
Book, Library, Retreat

Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

Charles R. Swindoll
Power, Looks, Retreat
Charles R. Swindoll (1992). “Second Wind: Fresh Hope for the Road Ahead”, Zondervan

There’s a place inside of you where you can retreat and enjoy perfect stillness.

Doreen Virtue
Perfect, Retreat, Enjoy
Doreen Virtue (2008). “Daily Guidance from Your Angels”, p.145, Hay House, Inc

The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat. It is to prevail.

George W. Bush
Ministry, Retreat, Difficulty
United Nations General Assembly Address, delivered 21 September 2004, New York, NY

Poetry is the art of overhearing ourselves say things from which it is impossible to retreat.

David Whyte
Art, Retreat, Impossible
David Whyte (2007). “The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America”, p.289, Crown Business

There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.

Thomas Clarkson
Eye, Retreat, Avarice
Thomas Clarkson, Ottobah Cugoano (2010). “Thomas Clarkson and Ottobah Cugoano: Essays on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species”, p.96, Broadview Press

Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat.

Sun Tzu
Art Of War, Enemy, Retreat

I think all writers have a bit of genius in them, and a bit of talent. Genius retreats but talent improves.

Martin Amis
Thinking, Genius, Retreat
"New New Yorker Martin Amis Talks Terrorism, Pornography, Idyllic Brooklyn and American Decline". Interview with David Wallace-Wells, www.vulture.com. July 22, 2012.

Braving obstacles and hardships is braver than retreat to tranquility.

Khalil Gibran
Adversity, Hardship, Retreat

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