Combat Quotes · Page 9

America's strength lies not in its one-ness, but in its diversity of beliefs and efforts. And it will take all our strength…

— Steven Milloy

This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth…

— Thomas Jefferson

The only thing that can combat fear is action. And there's two actions. There's fight and flight.

— Earl Sweatshirt

The aggressor too should know that the preemptive use of nuclear weapons would not insure victory. With modern detection systems and the…

— Dmitriy Ustinov

In all forms of strategy, it is necessary to maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance…

— Miyamoto Musashi

Yes, this is hard. But there should be no question that the United States of America is stepping up to the plate.…

— Barack Obama

The single combats of the heroes of history or fable amuse our fancy and engage our affections: the skillful evolutions of war…

— Edward Gibbon

...the first murmurings from the liberal part of the U.S.A. that we were somehow in the wrong, brutal killers, bullying other countries;…

— Marcus Luttrell

I'm here to be the greatest combat sports heavyweight of all-time, and if that includes taking out Jon Jones to do that,…

— Greg Hardy

For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially…

— Kathryn Bigelow

Jesus fought Satan in 'hand to hand combat' . . . 'you need to protect this victory.'

— Pope Francis

Hogan's' came from left field. It isn't 'McHale's' and it isn't 'Combat.' You can't categorize it.

— Bob Crane

Try to secure advantages before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you.

— Oswald Boelcke

Luckily for me, my father had impeccable taste. No contemporary collector was he. His treasure trove of comics included gems such as…

— Jeff Kinney

I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and served…

— Marc Garneau

The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.

— William O. Douglas

I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.

— Barry Goldwater

Other factors affecting the '109 as a combat plane include the small cramped cockpit. This is quite a tiring working environment, although…

— Anonymous

I was living alone, so I'd get quite lonely and running became a way to combat my loneliness and de-stress.

— Katie Piper

Like the fighter, the Warrior is aware of his own immense strength; he never fights with anyone who does not deserve the…

— Paulo Coelho

My combat action has commenced... I've pissed my pants, but only a little.

— Anthony Swofford

Every Librarian is a highly trained agent. An expert in intelligence, counterintelligence, Boolean searching, and hand-to-hand combat.

— Mac Barnett

I agree with the president [Barack Obama]. I've said myself, we will not send American combat troops back to either Syria or…

— Hillary Clinton

Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat. Women often have…

— Hillary Clinton

A severe disease that transmits easily will leave very little international surge capacity as most countries will need their own staff and…

— Margaret Chan