Quotes About Battle

In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.

You must not fear death, my lads defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.

There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind

Christianity agrees with Dualism that this universe is at war.

And once the invasion begins? There's no knowing how and when, or even if, the bloodshed will ever end. Only that both sides will battle for justice, killing each other in the name of those freshly killed, honoring the men who died avenging those who, before them, died avenging.

Every order has within it the germ of destruction. All order is doomed, yet the battle is worth while.

All order is doomed, yet the battle is worth while.

Marine training is essentially a psychological battle against the instinct for self-preservation.

Odd things happen in a battle, and the human heart has strange and gruesome depths and the human brain still stranger shallows;

Success doesn't necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won't win a game or a battle the win comes from basic blocking and tackling.

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed.

When we expose the lie, the enemy's power is broken. Often

I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger.

On the positive side, a strong sense of comradely loyalty triggers genuine affection and friendship. On the negative side, it may strengthen contempt for the lives of opponents and, of course, the loss of a comrade may be followed by even greater brutality in battle.

We don't have to worry," she said quietly. "God is in control. He's bigger than this. He's bigger than the enemy. He's already won this battle.

Do you men still know how to fight?" he (GW) roared. A primal cry erupted around him. "Then fall in and show those redcoats over there" — he pointed back to the advancing British — "how Americans can stand and fight for their freedom!

I only wish that when I was younger I could've understood what alcoholism really is—a genetic mutation, a mental illness, and a lifelong battle. Maybe then I would've been able to recognize the signs of my own budding alcoholism before my whole life was taken over.

The British would have them next day and a battle would ensue.

So it came to the morning of 21 October 1805, a day that would live for ever in the minds of those who were there.

But everyone on the British side knew Nelson had arrived.

The first shot came from the carronade on the Victory's port fo'c'sle.

The Royal Navy was waiting for them outside, but its ships were thinly spread and heavily outnumbered.

carronade fired straight through the windows of the Bucentaure's upper cabin,

the first said simply: 'General chase, south-east.' The second said: 'Prepare for battle.