Battles Quotes

545 Battles quotes by 421 unique authors

I would rather have a lucky general than a smart general.... They win battles, and they make me lucky. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip. — Barbara Tuchman
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… — Sun Tzu
In one of the decisive battles of World War I, disastrous reports poured into the headquarters of Marshal Foch, the commander of the Allied forces.… — James Keller
Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates. — F. E. Adcock
During the battles last night and at dawn, they [ Ba'th Socialist Party fighters] had destroyed three American helicopters — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
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… — Philip Danforth Armour
For me, the best time to pray is the very moment a tense situation or an unspiritual attitude overtakes me. God the Holy Spirit is… — Billy Graham
People think we have coasted the last four years. We fought, we had a lot of battles. We've always had to battle. — Kerri Walsh
It is in the field of prayer that life's critical battles are lost or won. We must conquer all our circumstances there. We must first… — John Henry Jowett
They tell us that we live in a great free republic; that our institutions are democratic; that we are a free and self-governing people. That… — Eugene V. Debs
With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this… — Pier Giorgio Frassati
You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought. — Lauren Bacall
There is romance, the genuine glinting stuff, in typewriters, and not merely in their development from clumsy giants into agile dwarfs, but in the history… — J. B. Priestley
It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and… — Vince Lombardi
No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all. — Vince Lombardi
When we place our dependence in God, we are unencumbered, and we have no worry. In fact, we may even be reckless, insofar as our… — Vince Lombardi
This is what I tell, especially young women, fight the big fights. Don't fight the little fight... Be the first one in, be the last… — Barbara Walters
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… — Tecumseh
From where I sit, battles are hard. I've written my share. Sometimes I employ the private's viewpoint, very up close and personal, dropping the reader… — George R. R. Martin

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