Quotes about Battles

Battles decide everything. Votes: 3

My Paintings are Battles. Votes: 3

Battles are lost or won in 15 minutes Votes: 3

Battles are not won by strength alone! Votes: 3

Battles are followed by years of famine. Votes: 3

Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society. Votes: 3

Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society. Votes: 3

Battles are won and lost before they are fought. Votes: 3

The God of Battles will throw the dice that decide... Votes: 3

Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. Votes: 3

Battles that last five minutes spawn legends that live a thousand years. Votes: 3

Live not for Battles Won.Live not for The-End-of-the-Song. Live in the along. Votes: 3

Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates. Votes: 3

Battles for truth are fought all alone but at the end its a victory for many. Votes: 3

Battles for truth are fought all alone but in the end it's a victory for many. Votes: 3

Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language. Votes: 3

There were several Battles between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, in which the former (as they ought) usually won. Votes: 3

Battles over water in the West are always about something more. At their most elemental, they are about survival. Votes: 3

Battles I lose none I make crews run I get fools done, got ten fingers but only use one Votes: 3

Battles are won, not with weapons, but with God. They are won where the way leads to the cross. Votes: 3

The possibilities were endless. Battles would be fought. Wonders revealed. Many journeys. Many lands. Many joys. Many sorrows.But stories all Votes: 3

The possibilities were endless. Battles would be fought. Wonders revealed. Many journeys. Many lands. Many joys. Many sorrows.But stories all... Votes: 3

You know so little of war. Battles may be fought from the outside in, but wars are won from the inside out. Votes: 3

Battles are never the end of war; for the dead must be buried and the cost of the conflict must be paid. Votes: 3

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter. Votes: 3

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life. Votes: 3

The idea of collaborating with anyone else was quite daunting. If Battles had any trepidation in asking me, I can assure you I had more after agreeing to do it. Votes: 3

Battles, in these ages, are transacted by mechanism; with the slightest possible development of human individuality or spontaneity; men now even die, and kill one another, in an artificial manner. Votes: 3

Battles that involve oatmeal are just never going to end up being historic, you know?" Jake went on. "Gettysburg? No major oatmeal involvement. The Battle of Midway? Neither side used oatmeal. Desert Storm? No oatmeal. Votes: 3

Like my loved one, I am convinced that we all have critical conditions. Battles that we undertake behind the hospitals, in lonely alleys, secret locations and sometimes public places that are out of reach to those who seem to care. Votes: 3

For some strange reason murder has always seemed more respectable than fornication. Few people are shocked when they hear God described as the God of Battles; but what an outcry there would be if anyone spoke of him as the God of Brothels. Votes: 3

I remember friends from wars all but we forgot. All of them distilled into each wound we caught. Those wounds are all painful places where we fought. Battles never left behind, ones we never sought. What is it that we spent and what was it we bought? Votes: 3

Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead. Votes: 2

What happens to you, Uhtred, is what you make happen. You will grow, you will learn the sword, you will learn the way of the shield wall, you will learn the oar, you will give honor to the gods, and then you will use what you have learned to make your life good or bad. Votes: 2

Make your enemies bleed. Votes: 1

Sometimes battles are unavoidable. Votes: 1

Depression/The assassin inside me Votes: 1

The strong will always rule the weak. Votes: 1

Attitude determines how the inner battleis won. Votes: 1

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. Votes: 1

Victory occurs when you let God fight your battles. Votes: 1

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. Votes: 1

Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind. Votes: 1

In the midst of the turbulence, we hang onto hope. Votes: 1

We must conquer the fear to avoid losing the battle. Votes: 1

My skill didn't lie in planning battles, only in fighting them. Votes: 1

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. Votes: 1

The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go. Votes: 1

There are some battles you can't win, no matter how much you fight. Votes: 1

Sic vis pacem para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war. Votes: 1

Time doesn't heal all wounds, only distance can lessen the sting of them. Votes: 1

Don't make prayer a consistent battle, but rather constantly pray against life's battles. Votes: 1

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster. Votes: 1

When relationships fail it is usually because someone chooses not to show up for the battle. Votes: 1

Injured SoulFainted EyesReturningfrom where?Weary feetWeak armsTreadingtoward where?Struggledin vain battlesFightingdelusive enemiesErred bya deceptionThe ancient deception Votes: 1

Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul. Votes: 1

There is no brutality and cruelty in battles and wars; in reality only the outcome matters. Votes: 1

Most physical battles begin once mental ones have been lost, anyway. Conquer the mind, conquer the body. Votes: 1

Children with disabilities are stronger than we know, they fight the battles that most will never know. Votes: 1

Don't be a patron of disbelief; nobody fights and wins battles in the hand gloves of doubts. Votes: 1

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. Votes: 1

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. Votes: 1

If there was any great lesson in life it was this: No battle was ever won with silence. Votes: 1

In my life, I've been both the besieged and the besieged, and I know damned well which I prefer! Votes: 1

You don't fight the battles you know you will win, its the ones that everyone says you will lose. Votes: 1

They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. Votes: 1

You will never accept gratitude as a solution to your problems, until you have reached the last stage of grief--acceptance. Votes: 1

The evil we create during the wars to save us, it can also end us when the war is over. Votes: 1

In the midst of the turbulence, lift up your voice and praise God. He will fight the battle for you. Votes: 1

the battle's in your hands now, but I would lay my armor down, if you said you'd rather love than fight. Votes: 1

all these epic battles and monsters lately - but love is a tiny world and I prefer a more personal style Votes: 1

Our battle of wills would never be complete. But there was no battle worth fighting if it would tear us apart. Votes: 1

Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor. Votes: 1

dangers, to Francisco, were merely opportunities for another brilliant performance; there were no battles he could lose, no enemies to beat him. Votes: 1

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Votes: 1

Live is not about constantly fighting to keep someone in your life. It is about constantly fighting for a better life together. Votes: 1

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. Votes: 1

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this. Votes: 1

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there. Votes: 1

Sometimes the reason God doesn't show up to win your battles is because he already put inside of you the power to end it. Votes: 1

The most ignorant and wasted youthful generation is the very one that the older generation uses to create social conflicts to their own youthful detriment! Votes: 1

I love the idea that magic and witchcraft and battles between supernatural creatures could be raging all around us but just out of our sight. Votes: 1

Winners of some competition are not heroes, heroes are not found in the competition, heroes win much more severe battles than competition to become heroes. Votes: 1

The battle you are going through is not fueled by the words or actions of others; it is fueled by the mind that gives it importance. Votes: 1

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them. Votes: 1

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. Votes: 1

If you let your man-made actions to be more frequent than your man-said words you will travail with praise in man-win visions. Do more, say less, win big. Votes: 1

Choose to be at peace with yourself and you will never have any battle to lose. Find yourself every reason and season to share your peace with others! Votes: 1

I'm such a strong human being. I amaze myself even. If only you knew what I've been up against, you'd want my autograph. I'm a real life superhero. Votes: 1

Failure of your first attempt does not mean you can't be a winner of great battles; it rather means, you must trigger only when your target is in focus. Votes: 1

However, if you fail to prepare, you will either go through stress to win your race or you may quit when the battle becomes tougher than you ever imagined. Votes: 1

Time spent worrying - about anything - provides no emotional or physical benefit to us; such things only weaken us for the fights we must endure in our lives. Votes: 1

You might lose battles in your life time. However, every person that stands bravely on the side of justice, for people that have no voice, wins the true battle---Gods. Votes: 1

All hells in this world are the prisons you make in your own heart; all battles must be fought there', said Charlie. My grandma used to say that to me. Votes: 1

You are a winner; dare to claim it. You reserve your joy if you reverse your belief. You deserve to celebrateIt will happen when you dare to believe in God! Votes: 1

War is an infidel; it holds no loyalties, neither to king nor countryman. She is a whore, selling herself to the highest bidder. Victory is bought in blood and steel. Votes: 1

The belief that life was hard and often its worst battles were fought in private, that it was possible to walk through fear and come out scorched but still breathing. Votes: 1

Before you accomplish your dreams physically, your inner make up, mindset, emotions and perception have fought the battle mentally and that already determined how the battle will be fought physically. Votes: 1

The secret prayer chamber is a bloody battleground. Here violent and decisive battles are fought out. Here the fate of souls for time and eternity is determined, in quietude and solitude. Votes: 1

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind. Votes: 1

Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. Votes: 1

Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated. Votes: 1

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. Votes: 1

The strongest people are people who faced the toughest situations in life. People who are defeated by the toughest battles are stronger than those who have won by using the escape route! Votes: 1

But the battles against loneliness that I fought when I was 16 are very different from those I fought when I was 27, and those are very different from the ones I fight at 44. Votes: 1

I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor food; I offer only hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country with his heart, and not merely with his lips, follow me. Votes: 1

Sometimes, we must face our fears or our enemies on their ground, a place where they appear stronger but if we are well prepared, nothing can stop us. Their turf or not, success will be ours. Votes: 1

Sometimes, we must face our fears and our enemies on their ground, a place where they appear stronger but if we are well prepared, nothing can stop us. Their turf or not, success will be ours. Votes: 1

The battle of Panipat was fought for more than what is usually imagined. It was fought by a people in the far south of India, on behalf of the Mughal Emperor, for the defence of India. Votes: 1

These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror. Votes: 1

Conquerors fight their own battles. You are more than a conqueror, that's why the battle was fought on your behalf by Christ. However, it does not mean you should stay idleDress up and go to work! Votes: 1

Whether the issue was black political power or nuclear power, Scott-Heron didn't mince words. His comeback record, 'I'm New Here,' doesn't mince words either, but instead of political battles, these songs suggest he's fighting personal ones. Votes: 1

Our lives consist of a series of internal battles, deep within us, where weapons don't exist and technology is unable to create devices that better the best of yesterday. Our knowledge is our only defense; caution, our only friend. Votes: 1

Some books had shiny pages that showed paintings of landscapes unlike anything Matty had ever seen, or of people costumed in odd ways, or of battles, and there were many quiet painted scenes of a woman holding a newborn child. Votes: 1

Although we may face untold numbers that by their sheer mass appear to render us as little more than a speck in the face of them, a single person standing with God amidst any mass will always be an indomitable majority. Votes: 1

The attack came without warning, in the pre-dawn stillness on the day they were due to leave. A series of solid concussions shook the walls and sent Simon scrambling from his bunk. Max thrust a handgun at him, which he immediately fumbled and dropped. Votes: 1

Wars are won from a wink, a gesture, an event that transpired a millennium before the battle. Humanity has always been saved by small acts; the ones where someone gained a piece of their own puzzle, not the ones where a hero stood prodigious on a battlefield. Votes: 1

In my opinion, the battles over birth control and Planned Parenthood are primarily neither political nor religious. This is an issue of equality for women. This is an issue of women's rights: Planned Parenthood is the most important private provider of reproductive health care for women in the United States. Votes: 1

It is not the best for us to lay embago on the industries that produce temptations. What we need to do is to compete, overcome and dominate the market with the products of our endurance. No battles we face, no crown will we win. No temptations exist, no conquerors are known. Votes: 1

So many people get involved with carrying grudges and having these moral battles with people, where they cast themselves as the righteous and the other guy is the dirtbag. They waste tons of energy on it, create all kinds of darkness around themselves and the other person. It gets you nothing. Votes: 1

Cohen looked at the forest of lances and pennants. Hundreds of thousands of men looked like quite a lot of men when you saw them close to.I suppose, he said, slowly, that none of you has got some amazing plan you've been keeping quiet about?We thought you had one, said Truckle. Votes: 1

Favorite Quotations.I speak my mind because it hurts to bite my tongue.The worth of a book is measured by what you carry away from it. It's not over till it's over. Imagination is everything. All life is an experiment. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly. Votes: 1

With great abilities come great responsibilities; great power comes with great assignments.With great age comes great reasoning; great actions come great experience.With great battles come great victories; great trees come with great tap roots.However, if a little faith can move great mountains, what then will a great faith do? Mysterious thingsI guess Votes: 1

My childhood was very difficult. I had every childhood disease and then some, but my parents didn't mollycoddle me. They left me to fight those battles on my own. I guess that was very Canadian, very stoic. But it's good. I had to become a warrior. I had to give up hope and find a substitute for hope that would be far more stable. Votes: 1

Epic battles never told. Votes: 0

Be selective in your battles... Votes: 0

Great battles are won with artillery. Votes: 0

Not even Ares battles against necessity. Votes: 0

Without cavalry, battles are without result. Votes: 0

All significant battles are fought within self. Votes: 0

Fight your battles with words, not fists Votes: 0

All battles are won before they start. Votes: 0

You never know what battles people fight. Votes: 0

I suffered my own battles. I suffer still. Votes: 0

Great battles can make great heroes and heroines. Votes: 0

Choose your battles, but don't choose very many. Votes: 0

May the Lord fight your battles for you. Votes: 0

I've fought court battles over my inventions before. Votes: 0

In the intervals between battles, the Warrior rests. Votes: 0

The appetites of the body were private battles. Votes: 0

Extraordinary rains pretty generally fall after great battles. Votes: 0

Lawsuits are not pink teas. They are battles. Votes: 0

Soldiers win battles and generals get the medals. Votes: 0

May Lord Almighty fight your battles for you. Votes: 0

The greatest battles are fought in the mind. Votes: 0

Know yourself and you will win all battles. Votes: 0

You know, you pick and choose your battles. Votes: 0

You gotta choose what battles you can win. Votes: 0

Superior and inferior wage one hundred battles a day. Votes: 0

God gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers. Votes: 0

Only great and general battles can produce great results Votes: 0

Political battles are won when the rich favor them. Votes: 0

Don’t keep fighting battles that are already lost. Votes: 0

Most battles are won before they are ever fought. Votes: 0

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars. Votes: 0

Freedom battles are not fought without paying heavy prices. Votes: 0

With a good heart, you can win many battles! Votes: 0

I believe God will fight my battles for me. Votes: 0

All life battles teach us something, even those we lose Votes: 0

Anglers have a way of romanticizing their battles with fish. Votes: 0

Pick your battles, and accept yourself for who you are. Votes: 0

I went through a lot of battles in high school. Votes: 0

I guess sometimes you just have to fight your battles. Votes: 0

Joy is a weapon we use to fight life's battles. Votes: 0

All battles are first won or lost, in the mind. Votes: 0

I'm a lover, not a fighter. No battles for me. Votes: 0

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided. Votes: 0

History, contrary to popular theories, is kings and dates and battles. Votes: 0

One of the toughest battles in intelligence is combating conventional wisdom. Votes: 0

Chess is life in miniature. Chess is struggle, chess is battles Votes: 0

A man's greatest battles are the ones he fights within himself. Votes: 0

All of the truly important battles are waged within the self. (7) Votes: 0

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Votes: 0

Most of life's battles are won or lost in the mind. Votes: 0

There are more battles won through prayer than by any other means. Votes: 0

I'd say that I'm also recommending [Equilibrium] for the cool gun battles. Votes: 0

My demons, inner strengths and physical battles have guided me through life. Votes: 0

All battles have some use, including those in which we were defeated. Votes: 0

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer. Votes: 0

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Votes: 0

Everything I say about [writing] battles applies equally well in the boudoir. Votes: 0

The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles. Votes: 0

Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time. Votes: 0

I wish the battles of men could be solved in their heads. Votes: 0

All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles. Votes: 0

Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip. Votes: 0

Posterity, thinned by the crime of its ancestors, shall hear of those battles. Votes: 0

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills and proclamations. Votes: 0

O God of battles! steel my soldiers' hearts. Possess them not with fear. Votes: 0

Choose battles that you can win without losing your heart and your soul. Votes: 0

Some battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens. Votes: 0

Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles Votes: 0

You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought. Votes: 0

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else. Votes: 0

Real character is formed in the midst of the battles of the soul. Votes: 0

It is not big armies that win battles, it is the good ones. Votes: 0

Be kind to every person you meet because we don't know their battles. Votes: 0

In the long run all battles are lost, and so are all wars. Votes: 0

Know thy enemy and know thy self and you will win a hundred battles. Votes: 0

What we do battle with is so small, what battles us is so large... Votes: 0

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril. Votes: 0

I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it. Votes: 0

Organized religion is good for wars, battles, pissin' and moanin' and not much else. Votes: 0

You might have lost some major battles, but you survived and you're still here. Votes: 0

The battles, the fights, the bruises, the bites. That's the way true love grows. Votes: 0

A person who has power doesn't seek to challenge others, their battles are within. Votes: 0

Downhill track sports like luge are technology battles, as exciting as a NASCAR qualifying day. Votes: 0

No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all. Votes: 0

In his life, [Dalton] Trumbo uses wit and comedy to fight these very high-stakes battles. Votes: 0

As the CIA and KGB, like God and Satan, fight Miltonic battles across five continents... Votes: 0

You only have so much emotional energy each day. Don't fight battles that don't matter. Votes: 0

Well, obviously, I'm not allowed to speak about the legal battles, but I love lesbians. Votes: 0

Adherence to dogmas has destroyed more armies and cost more battles than anything in war. Votes: 0

I do not fight battles that cannot be won. Do not confuse that with cowardice. Votes: 0

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Votes: 0

Faith is difficult to conquer and requires daily battles if it is to be maintained. Votes: 0

The most difficult battles in life are those we fight within. - Old Chinese Proverb Votes: 0

Flies are so mighty that they win battles, paralyse our minds, eat up our bodies. Votes: 0

I call myself a Peaceful Warrior... because the battles we fight are on the inside Votes: 0

The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of historical fiction stuff. Historical battles - 'Gladiators,' 'The Patriot.' Votes: 0

in his fairy dreams of war [Thaddeus] always made conquest the sure end of his battles ... Votes: 0

If you're seeking progress, all presidents are the opposition. You're just fighting different kinds of battles - Votes: 0

Know the enemy, know yourself and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles. Votes: 0

Wars and revolutions and battles are due simply and solely to the body and its desires. Votes: 0

The best thing about the battle between the sexes is often the sex between the battles. Votes: 0

I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future. Votes: 0

The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul. Votes: 0

Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win. Votes: 0

I pick and choose my battles, but I overthink everything because I have to think about everything. Votes: 0

A person of knowledge and power never goes out looking for battles. All their battles are within. Votes: 0

Most of life's battles are fought inside ourselves, & our greatest periods of growth usually come during crises. Votes: 0

Peace is something very dear. If you've been through wars and operations and battles, you want peace. Votes: 0

The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time. Votes: 0

Tragedy and adversary are the stones we sharpen our swords against so we can fight new battles. Votes: 0

This is America, and we don't restrict our battles over people's sex lives to 11 months a year Votes: 0

You have to go through tough experiences and go through some battles, in order to be stronger. Votes: 0

I survive all those battles," she growled, "and I get defeated by a stupid chunk of rock! Votes: 0

Security wins many battles but loses the security war. We are definitely going backwards in computer security. Votes: 0

I love the urgency of what we do. I like the battles that take place, the jousting. Votes: 0

In youth, in middle age, and now after many battles, I find nothing in me but corruption. Votes: 0

In the history of battles and wars, the massacres of civilians were the main reason of revolutions success. Votes: 0

Running away, avoiding life's battles or giving up robs you of the opportunity to grow and be stronger. Votes: 0

When deliberating, think in campaigns and not battles; in wars and notcampaigns; in ultimate conquest and not wars. Votes: 0

Faith, prayer, and the Word of God are the weapons God provides you with to fight spiritual battles. Votes: 0

Each generation thinks it fights new battles. But the battles are the same. Only the people are different. Votes: 0

We had to play the hand we were dealt, all of us. Fighting the battles we could win. Votes: 0

We all, as actors, have to fight these battles, where it's like, 'OK, that's a little far-fetched.' Votes: 0

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread. Votes: 0

During the battles last night and at dawn, they [ Ba'th Socialist Party fighters] had destroyed three American helicopters Votes: 0

If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss. Votes: 0

I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning. Votes: 0

The history of creation is but a succession of battles between amateurs of genius-inspired heretics- and orthodox professionals. Votes: 0

We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles. Votes: 0

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory. Votes: 0

No matter how long it takes or how desperately a person battles or denies, the truth always-always-makes itself known. Votes: 0

Labor is discovered to be the grand conqueror, enriching and building up nations more surely than the proudest battles. Votes: 0

I adored history, not the dry dates and boring battles, but the stories and the people who populated them. Votes: 0

A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles. Votes: 0

In the midst of your battles, never forget that God loves you and He has a plan for you. Votes: 0

The press may hate me, and I know my battles with them are not over, but that doesn't matter. Votes: 0

I would rather have a lucky general than a smart general.... They win battles, and they make me lucky. Votes: 0

There will be great battles fought for the future of the world! The coming years will be very tough. Votes: 0

Truth and beauty can still win battles. We need more art, more passion, more wit in defense of the Earth. Votes: 0

You are a fool to speak of last great battles ... for the last great battle is always the next one. Votes: 0

The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles. Votes: 0

I'm a huge fan of the Navy. My father was a Naval historian, and I've been studying Naval battles forever. Votes: 0

It's alright if you lose a few battles, but as long as you win the war, that's all that matters. Votes: 0

Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war Votes: 0

I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles. Votes: 0

There are many places where we need to fight important battles to make sure that customers have access to solar. Votes: 0

For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles. Votes: 0

When the Lord fights the battles of the saints, he does it so effectually that nobody gets nervous but the enemy Votes: 0

You hold the ones you love close and fight the battles you can win, and that, Kitten, is how it is. Votes: 0

Distorted history boasts of bellicose glory... and seduces the souls of boys to seek mystical bliss in bloodshed and in battles. Votes: 0

I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something. Votes: 0

Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter. Votes: 0

Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight! Votes: 0

You are a fool to speak of last great battles, Sam, for the last great battle is always the next one. Votes: 0

It is time to leave behind the divisive battles of the past. It is time to move forward as one nation. Votes: 0

I learned to choose my battles. Sometimes I let my producer deal with something that I didn't want to deal with. Votes: 0

I don't want friends to die...or fade away. I don't want battles where we have to lose in order to win. Votes: 0

I wish America would stop judging and criticizing teens and instead, try to understand the battles they have to fight every day. Votes: 0

Strange, (is it not?) that battles, martyrs, blood, even assassination should so condense - perhaps only really lastingly condense - a Nationality. Votes: 0

I hoped I wasn't blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles. Votes: 0

One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful. Votes: 0

Life's battles don't always go to the strongest or fastest; sooner or later those who win are those who think they can. Votes: 0

Humankind has understood history as a series of battles because, to this day, it regards conflict as the central facet of life. Votes: 0

Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win. Votes: 0

People think we have coasted the last four years. We fought, we had a lot of battles. We've always had to battle. Votes: 0

As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given. Votes: 0

I've had more than a few battles with a Republican president. ... I am not immune [to] disagreeing with people who otherwise I support. Votes: 0

You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics. Votes: 0

Warren Buffett has shown you can be very, very successful without being rapacious, while still being honest, without engaging in constant legal battles. Votes: 0

only the defeated know LOVE. because it is in the realm of love that we fight our first battles - and generally lose ........ Votes: 0

You have to stick to your guns and still know when to be flexible. That's something I've had to learn-which battles to fight. Votes: 0

I think I'm aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles. Votes: 0

Donʹt worry now about what you canʹt change. Rest when you can so youʹll be ready for tomorrowʹs battles Votes: 0

I'm just like this. I have no talent for choosing my battles. Life seems, strangely, like a battle to me. The whole thing. Votes: 0

And I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all the battles of history. Votes: 0

Ronald Reagan's well documented final battles with Alzheimer's disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought. Votes: 0

We've all got to remember to pick our battles carefully, to be prepared to lose small ones, and to hold out for big ones. Votes: 0

There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. Votes: 0

We all have our own battles to fight, and sometimes we have to go it alone. I'm stronger than you think, you'd be surprised. Votes: 0

Ronald Reagan's well documented final battles with Alzheimer's disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought. Votes: 0

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles. Votes: 0

I went through six years of battles on health care because I didn't have $100 million worth of advertising saying how it would never work. Votes: 0

Whether elected or appointed, public officials serve those who put and keep them in office. We cannot depend upon them to fight our battles. Votes: 0

Tis midnight now. The bend and broken moon, Batter'd and black, as from a thousand battles, Hangs silent on the purple walls of Heaven. Votes: 0

We don't take on battles so small we know we can win, we take on battles so big we dare to dream of winning them. Votes: 0

The bow is tactically strong at the commencement of battle, especially battles on a moor, as it is possible to shoot quickly among the spearmen. Votes: 0

Night is the wonderful opportunity to take rest, to forgive, to smile, to get ready for all the battles that you have to fight tomorrow. Votes: 0

To compose our character is our duty, not to compose books, and to win, not battles and provinces, but order and tranquillity in our conduct. Votes: 0

The Rough Riders brought honor to San Antonio by winning battles in Cuba throughout the summer of 1898, and Roosevelt became a Texas folk hero overnight. Votes: 0

The Major only glanced at the newspaper these days, tired of trying to comprehend a situation which defied comprehension, a war without battles or trenches. Votes: 0

The truth has to be unveiled. If the West insists, if it keeps pushing, the battles have to be fought. And they will be fought. Votes: 0

Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps? Votes: 0

In battles two things are usually required of the Commander-in-Chief: to make a good plan for his army and, secondly, to keep a strong reserve. Votes: 0

The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won than by the stories it loves and believes in. Votes: 0

All my battles were with male egos. I'm just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision. Votes: 0

Politics has become a game of meaningless, mindless battles, conducted by unscrupulous methods and people, designed to transform even the most serious policy debates into sport. Votes: 0

Language. By this we build pyramids, fight battles, ordain and administer laws, shape and teach religion, and knit man to man, cultivate each other, and ourselves. Votes: 0

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self. Votes: 0

Collective property and individual property, these two banners will be the standards under which, from now on, the great battles of the future will be fought. Votes: 0

He has fought many battles with us" (Jace) By which you mean one battle" muttered Simon. "Two if you count the one I was a rat Votes: 0

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. Votes: 0

Do not forget: seek to win all your battles, including those you fight against yourself. Do not fear the scars. Do not be afraid of victory. Votes: 0

When I was trekking across Brooklyn, looking for MC battles - and there were plenty of them - I never dreamed I'd be at this podium. Votes: 0

Youth asks no greater privilege than to fight its own battles. It is mistaken kindness to shield - it weakens one in the years to come. Votes: 0

I think it's one of the most important battles for consumers to fight: the right to know what's in their food, and how it was grown. Votes: 0

Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit. Votes: 0

The church does not need apologists of its causes nor crusaders of its battles, but sowers humble and confident of the truth, who ... trust of its power Votes: 0

I've come off horses and fought in medieval battles using axes, hammers and swords as well as fists. Getting your teeth knocked out is an occupational hazard. Votes: 0

But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind. Votes: 0

It's all a learning process. You've got to learn from experience, the battles you go through. Some guys continue to grow. Hopefully, that's what I'll continue do. Votes: 0

My true glory is not to have won 40 battles ... Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories, ... But ... what will live forever, is my Civil Code. Votes: 0

P.s. I am pretty certain Beyonce doesn't need you fighting any battles on her account. Seems like she's got everything covered perfectly well on her own. Votes: 0

Her father lov'd me; oft invited me; Still question'd me the story of my life, From year to year, the battles, sieges, fortunes, That I have pass'd. Votes: 0

There are some battles, no matter how much you don't want to fight them, that you just have to fight. That are worth giving your life for. Votes: 0

I'll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn't pay enough attention to developing their leaders. Votes: 0

Some of the most important lessons I've learned have been from stumbling, and I am deeply grateful that my parents allowed me to fight my own battles. Votes: 0

Take your energy - instead of losing it in all the little hassles and all the little battles you could have fought with opponents who didn't matter. Votes: 0

The Bible refers to the Word as 'the sword of the Spirit.' What battles are you not winning if you are not equipped with your sword? Votes: 0

Look out, Death: I am coming.-Art thou not glad? what talks we'll have.-What memories of old battles.-Come, bring the bowl, Death; I am thirsty. Votes: 0

Scheduling flexibility is the single greatest non-financial tool -- and the number-one dream-job factor -- at your disposal for winning battles in the talent wars. Use it. Votes: 0

When after many battles past, Both tir'd with blows, make peace at last, What is it, after all, the people get? Why! taxes, widows, wooden legs, and debt. Votes: 0

He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will surely be defeated. Votes: 0

I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles. Votes: 0

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at. Votes: 0

I am on an emotional roller coaster ride to survive and to conquer obesity, not only for myself but also for everyone that battles some kind of addiction. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The battles after the wars are over can be the toughest; there's no longer the public interest that accompanies, for good and for ill, the start of combat. Votes: 0

There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to - I would be truly lost. Votes: 0

I wish you would let an old man, who has had his share of fighting, remind you that battles, like hypotheses, are not to be multiplied beyond necessity. Votes: 0

Know yourself and you will win all battles. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain. Votes: 0

He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread fray. Votes: 0

Without equity, pandemic battles will fail. Viruses will simply recirculate, and perhaps undergo mutations or changes that render vaccines useless, passing through the unprotected populations of the planet. Votes: 0

Everything in New Orleans was competitive. People would always be betting on who was the best and the greatest in everything. That's where the battles of music came in. Votes: 0

When you're just writing, you can do anything with it. But with TV, you've gotta work within certain budget constraints, so you've got to pick and choose your battles. Votes: 0

Saga of Tristan and Danika. The battles and the victories. The defeats and the triumphs. The tragedies and the trials. Somewhere in the middle, I had him tearing up," Votes: 0

The person who abides in solitude and quiet is delivered from fighting three battles: hearing, speech, and sight. Then there remains one battle to fight-the battle of the heart. Votes: 0

Shakespeare cared little for the State, the source of all our judgments, apart from its shows and splendours, its turmoils and battles, its flamings out of the uncivilized heart. Votes: 0

I have long believed these types of collaborative agreements are a far better approach to federal land management than the contentious battles that too often sidetrack proper resource management. Votes: 0

No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place. Votes: 0

My battles with addiction definitely shaped how I am now. They really made me deeply appreciate human contact. And the value of friends and family, how precious that is. Votes: 0

A warrior of light knows that certain impossible battles are worth fighting and so he/she is not afraid of being disappointed, knowing the power of his/her love. Votes: 0

That's why I love fighting, because I get to have a big battle every couple months to make up for the little battles I have to forfeit every day Votes: 0

I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else. Votes: 0

People sense that our reaction to phenomena such as epidemics or religious war is not that different to how we reacted to plagues or to battles a millennia ago. Votes: 0

The most terrible of all my battles was the one before Moscow. The French showed themselves to be worthy of victory, but the Russians showed themselves worthy of being invincible. Votes: 0

Maggie had learned a long time ago that each day with a child was filled with two kinds of battles: those that won the war, and those that did not. Votes: 0

And he wishes, in the cold quiet of his archer's heart, that he himself could feel the intensity of their reconciliations as strongly as he feels that of their battles. Votes: 0

Defending a free and open global Internet requires a broad-based global movement with the stamina to engage in endless - and often highly technical - national and international policy battles. Votes: 0

The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without having to fight them. Votes: 0

Now the line was drawn. Lucy had never thought that one of the fiercest battles of her life would be fought over a breakfast table, with quiet words carefully chosen. Votes: 0

We honor our heroic and patriotic dead by being true men, as true men by faithfully fighting the battles of our day as they fought the battles of their day. Votes: 0

I play the ukulele. I have a great group of friends, and we do things like have battles of the bands - me sometimes on ukulele, but mostly on drums. Votes: 0

Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. That¹s what I'm about...the total package emcees. Votes: 0

The sense of danger made her lift up her head higher. There were battles coming. But life was meant to be a battle, wasn't it? There was nothing to fear. Votes: 0

Patent battles have become a strong catalyst for mergers, reducing competition in various domains. The largest corporations, with gigantic patent portfolios, routinely enter into cross-licensing agreements with their largest competitors. Votes: 0

if it has to be that wars and battles are begun for many reasons and quarrels, then they should also be avoided and shunned by better and more valid reasons ... Votes: 0

Passionate conviction ... sparks romances, wins battles, and drives people to pursue dreams others wouldn't dare. Belief in ourselves and in what is right catapults us over hurdles, and our lives unfold. Votes: 0

Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you're going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor. The art is in avoiding catastrophic losses in the key battles. Votes: 0

The color of the king doth come and go, Between his purpose and his conscience, Like heralds 'twixt two dreadful battles set: His passion is so ripe, it needs must break. Votes: 0

Great battles are really won before they are actually fought. To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch over ourselves in the small details of everyday life. Votes: 0

Tis not in battles that from youth we train The Governor who must be wise and good, And temper with the sternness of the brain Thoughts motherly, and meek as womanhood. Votes: 0

Which is one of the dangers of immersion journalism: you can find yourself getting sucked into battles you have nothing to do with, in this case an ongoing battle between Muslims. Votes: 0

There are actually people who go out and re-fight these battles. You know what I say? Use real ammunition! You just might raise the intelligence level of the American gene pool! Votes: 0

I'm worried about the world because there's chaos in the Middle East, and I think the Iranian deal [to lift sanctions] is going to continue the Shia-Sunni battles, the Persian-Arab battles. Votes: 0

It is in Zen practice that you gain power, balance and wisdom. The battles that you fight are within your own mind. That is where the real victories and defeats are. Votes: 0

Of the quaking recruit, three pitched battles make a grim grenadier; and he who shrank from the muzzle of a cannon, is now ready to yield his mustache for a sponge. Votes: 0

The final battles are the samskaras of good karma. They prevent Samadhi. Naturally for a religious person the avoidance is intensive. They are so hung up on good karma and on method. Votes: 0

The final battles are the samskaras of good karma. They prevent Samadhi. Naturally for a religious person the avoidance is intensive. They are so hung up on good karma and on method. Votes: 0

There's a quote that says, 'If you know yourself and you know your opponent, you shouldn't fear the results of 100 battles.' Just really being prepared gives you a lot of confidence. Votes: 0

A scientist is no more a collector and classifier of facts than a historian is a man who complies and classifies a chronology of the dates of great battles and major discoveries. Votes: 0

By laughing at me, the audience really laughs at themselves, and realizing they have done this gives them sort of a spiritual second wind for going back into the battles of life. Votes: 0

Intelligent martial arts is not getting in battles and winning them. Intelligent martial arts is avoiding battles because battles use up energy, and you can get hurt no matter who you are. Votes: 0

Orcs, and talking trees, and leagues of grass, and galloping riders, and glittering caves, and white towers and golden halls, and battles, and tall ships sailing, all these passed before Sam's mind. Votes: 0

None but those who have traveled, can appreciate the delight experienced from recalling in this way the interesting points of an interesting journey, and fighting, as it were, their battles over again. Votes: 0

[Barack] Obama's out there saying it's the number one national security threat [climate change], and he's got his Joint Chiefs of Staff out there planning American battles, military engagements on that basis. Votes: 0

Rocky is a warrior, we've had a lot of great battles starting from when I was 16. He's a true team player, great fighter, and I have a ton of respect for him. Votes: 0

[Barack] Obama's out there saying it's the number one national security threat [climate change], and he's got his Joint Chiefs of Staff out there planning American battles, military engagements on that basis. Votes: 0

Know that there is nothing you can't aspire to do. Take offense. Bide your time. Pick your battles. Take revenge when you can - and never pull the ladder up after you. Votes: 0

I was a typical kid. I dug holes in the yard, threw rocks, had plum battles with the neighbours and used trash can lids as shields. I was always outside getting dirty. Votes: 0

So many of my family and friends had lost their battles against cancer. What could I do that my relatives and friends had not? What could I do that would be different? Votes: 0

It is in the field of prayer that life's critical battles are lost or won...In prayer we bring our spiritual enemies into the Presence of God and we fight them there. Votes: 0

The achievement of Tahrir Square wasn't just its grand political movement but the tiny personal battles fought and won against the frictions wearing down Egyptian society: between religions, classes, sexes, and generations. Votes: 0

I had pictured journalism as I'd seen it in the most ennobling films, where the reporter battles for the truth, propelled by conviction, and is triumphant. There are journalists who fit that ideal. Votes: 0

During my six years with them Dr Garnet Davey (subsequently Research Director) constantly supported me and, I have no doubt, fought many battles on my behalf to keep the initially controversial programme going. Votes: 0

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war. Votes: 0

It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with an anxiety disorder. We were touring a lot and there were some developing personal problems within the band. Votes: 0

A life that partakes even a little of friendship, love, irony, humor, parenthood, literature, and music, and the chance to take part in battles for the liberation of others cannot be called 'meaningless'... Votes: 0

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles! Votes: 0

You can't take it with you! Whatever you have there you will have already sent ahead in the way of souls won, victories won, battles won and rewards won for your service here! Votes: 0

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation. Votes: 0

I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads to problems occasionally, 'cause I can sound mean without attempting to be mean. Votes: 0

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise; for the result is waste of time and general stagnation. Votes: 0

I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom they disagree with or feel threatened by. But it's the ideological framing of the debate that scares me. Votes: 0

I can't take on all the worries of the world, you know. I can only talk about being gay and being an actor. I'll have to leave those other battles to somebody else. Votes: 0

We got a little waylaid along the way. The whole problem started about 10 years ago with management and legal battles, then still trying to make albums while I was doing all of that. Votes: 0

One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won. Votes: 0

The work of God can only be carried on by the power of God. The church is a spiritual organism fighting spiritual battles: only spiritual power can make it perform as God ordained. Votes: 0

You don't win battles with hate. Anger and hate can make you brave, make you strong, but they also make you stupid. You end up tripping over your own two feet." (Hadrian) Votes: 0

Writing, I explained, was mainly an attempt to out-argue one's past; to present events in such a light that battles lost in life were either won on paper or held to a draw. Votes: 0

You're able to do things in novels: introduce subplots, other characters, thematic layers and so on, in a way that you simply can't in a movie. A movie really has to choose its battles. Votes: 0

Real winning and losing all takes place at the meditation table. This is where the battles are. Winning is stopping thought. Losing is sitting there and being subjected to all kinds of ridiculous thoughts Votes: 0

Clearly, private developers can have different aims, and architects can only play a certain role. You can have some pretty big battles on public commissions, too. The key is to have a good client. Votes: 0

Life was cheap in the Middle Ages. It has become cheaper since. It is only in specific battles for specific lives that our culture is put to the test, and with it our humanity. Votes: 0

The best way to end a war is to make certain that it never happens. The best way to win a war is to change the shape of the battles to suit your needs. Votes: 0

I think to be successful at anything you have to put in a hell of a lot of effort. Pick your battles. I picked music, put in a lot of effort, and it's worked. Votes: 0

An unprecedented number of uniformed males, marching, parading and engaging in mock battles in every region of Great Britain brought a pleasant frisson of excitement into many normally quiet and deeply repetitive female lives. Votes: 0

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win. Votes: 0

If there's magic in boxing, it's the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you. Votes: 0

Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? Nope, it's about stock options. Votes: 0

When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles... ...they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle. Votes: 0

When we let go of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment. This is the beginning and the end of spiritual practice. Votes: 0

Aside from battles, the history of nations seemed to consist of nothing but powerless old poops like myself, heavily medicated and vaguely beloved in the long ago, coming to kiss the boots of young psychopaths. Votes: 0

We have a historic system in place since the early part of the last century and this is going to be one of the biggest battles in California if we decide to take it on. Votes: 0

It became the middle finger I couldn't raise in PR photographs. The mustache became my silent last word in the verbal battles I was losing with higher headquarters on rules, targets, and fighting the war. Votes: 0

We are the only class in history that has been left to fight its battles alone, unaided by the ruling powers. White labor and the freed black men had their champions, but where are ours? Votes: 0

The great battles, the battles that decide our destiny and the destiny of generations yet unborn, are not fought on public platforms, but in the lonely hours of the night and in moments of agony. Votes: 0

The best convent for a woman is the seclusion of her own home. There she may find her vocation and fight her battles, and there she may learn the reality and the earnestness of life. Votes: 0

Our task is not to fight old battles, but to show that there is a third way, a way of marrying together an open competitive society and successful economy with a just and decent society. Votes: 0

We conservatives can win the ideological battles on a level playing field. Our ideas are better. Given fair elections based on contributions from regular voters, instead of $100,000 checks from business-as-usual special interests, we will prevail. Votes: 0