"Even if people laughed at the notion of……" — Colum McCann
"Even if people laughed at the notion of goodness, if they found it sentimental, or nostalgic, it didn't matter -- it was none of those things, he said, and it had to be fought for."
More Fought Quotes
- The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the… — Lord Acton
- I would like, before I die, to see the changes I've always fought for being made. If not, my life… — Brigitte Bardot
- Producing is so exciting because you can enable things to happen, whether it's like discovering a filmmaker who you're taking… — Drew Barrymore
- Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's… — Joe Barton
- Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul. — Ezra Taft Benson
- We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have… — Barbara Boxer
- Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in… — John O. Brennan
- In every war zone that I've been in, there has been a reality and then there has been the public… — John le Carre
- Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change. — Muhammad Ali
- These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and… — Michael N. Castle
- But the cause for which we fought was higher; our thought wider... That thought was our power. — Joshua Chamberlain
- I fought all my life for women to make their own choices, in their personal and professional lives. I made… — Hillary Clinton