Battle Quotes

No plan of battle ever survives contact with the enemy.

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.

It's so funny that people specify that year because in a way it was the biggest battle for me health wise.

Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at all and where the law was clear on that, I think CBS and Mary Mapes and Dan Rather and all of us had a very good chance of winning. So this is an ongoing battle about an issue of principle.

The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival.

We've got to keep an eye on the battle that we face - a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is the Tea Party. And there's only one way to beat and win that war - the one thing about working people is, we like a good fight.

That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter.

Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.

We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.

Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.

Games are not so bad because the adrenalin keeps you going, but training on a daily basis when every time you move it hurts, that is a real battle.

The thrill, believe me, is as much in the battle as in the victory.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

The great Chinese classics have always said that it's better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence; that a battle delayed is better than a battle fought.

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

This battle for global talent is so important.

One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to battle for freedom and truth.

We have not won the battle against drug trafficking.

I think President Obama is the most radical president this nation's ever seen. And in particular, I think he is a true believer in government control of the economy and of our everyday lives. In my judgment, we are facing what I consider to be the epic battle of our generation, quite literally the battle over whether we remain a free market nation.

I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn't return. I've shared the pain of families who've lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who've lost their jobs.

Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more.

No one ever goes into battle thinking God is on the other side.

I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share.

It is our conduct, our patriotism and belief in our American way of life, our courage that will win the final battle.

Christianity has always seemed to fight a losing battle against race.

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent.

I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's part of the territory.