Battle Quotes

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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. — Winston Churchill
Waterloo is a battle of the first rank won by a captain of the second — Victor Hugo
Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it. — Euripides
Hast thou not learnd what thou art often told, A truth still sacred, and believed of old, That no success attends on spears and swords… — William Cowper
There will always be a battle between the sexes because men and women want different things. Men want women and women want men. — George Burns
Art is really a battle. — Edgar Degas
When we are working at a difficult task and strive after a good thing, we are fighting a righteous battle, the direct reward of which… — Vincent Van Gogh
It really is appallingly difficult to do something which is complete in every respect, and I think most people are content with mere approximations. Well,… — Claude Monet
Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their victories are not… — Sun Tzu
If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened before it can be called into battle,… — Johann Most
Wine and other luxuries have a tendency to enervate the mind and make men less brave in battle. — Julius Caesar
We're in a battle for our lives for things that really matter to us. There's a shell game going on like I've never seen before. — John F. Kerry
Men, I'm getting out of Rome. Anyone who wants to carry on the war against the outsiders, come with me. I can offer you neither… — Giuseppe Garibaldi
A critic never fights the battle; they just go around shooting the wounded. — Tyne Daly
The strength of man sinks in the hour of trial; but there doth live a Power that to the battle girdeth the weak. — Joanna Baillie
Art cannot be above the battle. — Hyman Taubman
We don't realize that we face a frustrating situation in which we win every battle, but we lose the war. — Ami Ayalon
The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it. — Adolf Galland
In place of an intensive cooperation among artists, there is a battle for goods. Hatred, partisanship, cliques, jealousy, and intrigues are the natural consequences of… — Wassily Kandinsky
An order given in battle, an instruction issued by the master of a sailing ship, a cry for help, are as powerful in modifying the… — Bronislaw Malinowski
Fantasy stories open our eyes to an unseen world and train our minds to see beyond the visible. In the New Testament context, this is… — Bryan Davis
All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles. — Teresa of Avila
As we battle the high price of fuel, cost efficiency will continue to be a top priority not only for airlines but for every partner… — Giovanni Bisignani
To be completely honest, I didn't want to compete with myself. I wanted to reinvent myself. This seemed like the perfect way to step back… — Marta Kauffman
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.… — Bruce Tulgan

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