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title: "9 Knife Fight Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“An unprovoked head butt is like bringing a sawed-off shotgun to a knife fight.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-child/an-unprovoked-head-butt-is-like-bringing-a-sawed-off-shotgun-to-a/)

[Lee Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-child/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/lee-child-980_jack-reacher_an-unprovoked-head-butt-is-like-bringing_1086022.jpg)

> [“The attacker hopped back, drawing his own knife. “A knife fight, eh? Big mistake, bitch.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-stone/the-attacker-hopped-back-drawing-his-own-knife-a-knife-fight-eh-big/)

[Arthur Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-stone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/arthur-stone-47521_big-mistake_the-attacker-hopped-back-drawing-his-own_3224793.jpg)

> [“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-bring-a-gun/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/363/barack-obama-17_quote_if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-br_2060086.jpg)

> [My knees look like they lost a knife fight with a midget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-holub/my-knees-look-like-they-lost-a-knife-fight-with-a-midget/)

[E. J. Holub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-holub/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/e-j-holub-93568_fighting_my-knees-look-like-they-lost-a-knife-fig_1102768.png)

> [“he grabs his pistol when I thought this was a knife fight, and, well, it’s a very upsetting moment. I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kadrey/he-grabs-his-pistol-when-i-thought-this-was-a-knife-fight-and-well-it/)

[Richard Kadrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kadrey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/richard-kadrey-3619_upsetting_he-grabs-his-pistol-when-i-thought-this_1410247.png)

> [I don't mind scars. Just don't try to impress me with your knife fight story when in reality you fell off of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danialla/i-don-t-mind-scars-just-don-t-try-to-impress-me-with-your-knife-fight/)

[DaniAlla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danialla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/danialla-15183_knife_i-don-t-mind-scars-just-don-t-try-to-imp_2946319.jpg)

> [“I'm not made to philosophize, I don't have the heart for it. My heart is more like a machine for making blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camilo-jos-cela/i-m-not-made-to-philosophize-i-don-t-have-the-heart-for-it-my-heart/)

[Camilo José Cela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camilo-jos-cela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/camilo-jos-cela-21231_computers_i-m-not-made-to-philosophize-i-don-t-hav_818297.jpg)

> [ Going into a game against Lew Alcindor \[later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-fitch/going-into-a-game-against-lew-alcindor-later-kareem-abdul-jabbar-is/)

[Bill Fitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-fitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/bill-fitch-72748_basketball_going-into-a-game-against-lew-alcindor-l_1307275.png)

> [“If you are ever so unlucky as to get close to a real knife fight, it would be useful to keep one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-reinhardt/if-you-are-ever-so-unlucky-as-to-get-close-to-a-real-knife-fight-it/)

[Hank Reinhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-reinhardt/)

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