Battles Quotes

545 Battles quotes by 421 unique authors

We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles. — Oswald Chambers
In his scintillating new novel, Matt Bondurant explores a crucial period in the history of Virginia and of his family. His gorgeous, precise prose brings… — Margot Livesey
Sometimes it was easier to swim with the current rather than fight against it. There was always a shallow pool somewhere ahead. Memories are like… — Helen Hollick
I have lived my life, and I have fought my battles, not against the weak and the poor - anybody can do that - but… — Clarence Darrow
My grandfather was a member of Parliament for 40 years. Obviously we're talking here South Africa, a whites only parliament. I grew up in a… — William Kentridge
If I found any new truths in the sciences, I can say that they follow from, or depend on, five or six principal problems which… — Rene Descartes
I tried to take seriously the idea that if you tortured language you might arrive at some new truth. Later it became clear to me… — Hari Kunzru
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… — Ole Hallesby
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… — Katherine Applegate
I know Quebecers don't want to relive old battles; they prefer to build for the future. — Kim Campbell
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… — Robin Olds
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… — Gail Caldwell
I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something. — August Strindberg
The Battle for the Philippines was the greatest naval battle in history, judged in terms of the number of ships taking part, the number of… — Richard Hough
The God of Battles will throw the dice that decide... — A J P Taylor
Every generation has its war. I have just been reminded of mine. It ended in 1989, 43 years after it began, the longest war Britain… — Simon Jenkins
Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language. — Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall
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… — Thomas Carlyle
We can’t afford to be so worried about losing the next election that we lose the battles we owe to the next generation. The real… — Barack Obama
Yes, yes; you’ve read thousands of books but you’ve never tried to read your own self; you rush into your temples, into your mosques, but… — Bulleh Shah
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… — Aldous Huxley
Not even Ares battles against necessity. — Sophocles
The history of creation is but a succession of battles between amateurs of genius-inspired heretics- and orthodox professionals. — Jacques Barzun
Man is about to be an automaton; he is identifiable only in the computer. As a person of worth and creativity, as a being with… — William O. Douglas
Actively we have woven ourselves with the very warp and woof of this nation-we have fought their battles, shared their sorrow, mingled our blood with… — W. E. B. Du Bois

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421 authors contributed a total of 545 Battles Quotes, led by these top contributors: