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Quotes About Battle

18. Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
~ Sun Tzu
If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. Though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force.
~ Sun Tzu ??
This is a war against lies. If we want to win, we can't attack in straight lines.
~ Susan Campbell Bartoletti
No, my darling. I'll love the woman you keep hidden inside you. You've led men to battle, but never into your heart. Men respect you, they obey you, but they see you as a warrior. You've never had the chance to blossom.
~ Susan Wiggs
If other magicians think differently from you, then you must battle it out with them. You must prove the superiority of your opinions, as I do in politics. You must argue and publish and practise your magic and you must learn to live as I do – in the face of constant criticism, opposition and censure. That, sir, is the English way.
~ Susanna Clarke
A shocking five thousand US sailors and naval officers were killed during the Guadalcanal campaign
~ Joseph Wheelan
What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
~ Joseph Wood Krutch
Mon rêve ressemble à une paix qui se bat pour sa tranquilité
~ Josephine Bacon
Mon rêve ressemble à une paix qui se bat pour sa tranquilité. Nipakusheniten tshiam-inniun nitashuapaten puamuna.
~ Josephine Bacon
The battle rages eternal, though the race, religion, gender or sexual orientation of those discriminated against changes regularly. Maybe man's need for a scapegoat is genetically programmed into him.
~ Josh Lanyon
successful people shoot for the stars, put their hearts on the line in every battle, and ultimately discover that the lessons learned from the pursuit of excellence mean much more than the immediate trophies and glory.
~ Josh Waitzkin
In my experience, successful people shoot for the stars, put their hearts on the line in every battle, and ultimately discover that the lessons learned from the pursuit of excellence mean much more than the immediate trophies and glory.
~ Josh Waitzkin
you never truly win a conservation battle - you just win the right to fight another day. Like an alcoholic, the environment is never saved. It always needs saving.
~ Joshua Horwitz
Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.
~ Jules de Gaultier
La muerte es una condena que no merecemos pero que todos sabemos inevitable, por tanto es una batalla que nunca vamos a ganar. Podemos salir airosos de alguna escaramuza, pero el resultado de la contienda está escrito de antemano
~ Julia Navarro
Think about your immune system as being an army, and it's fighting infection.
~ Mikhail Varshavski
The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly.
~ Walter Jon Williams
Father Time and injuries are tough adversaries.
~ Ronnie Coleman
We all have our inner demons.
~ Glenn Beck
I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.
~ Joe Torre
I've got a height advantage over everyone but when they do get at me I can fight just as well inside.
~ Callum Smith
Craig Sager's amazing attitude was truly inspirational. He was a champion during his battle, fighting every day with grace and humor.
~ Monty Williams
I direct with energy. I believe in energy. I think energy is an electric thing in actors. I try to inspire, encourage, and make choices with lots of energy. And truth. I'm big fan of truth and being funny. I like leading 50 people into battle every day.
~ Matthew Lillard
I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.
~ Arlen Specter