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“Nor love they least Who strike with right good will To vanquish ill And fight God’s battle upward from the beast.”
Richard Hovey (1864–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's justice that He's bringing. It's hidden inside a song. No one's stuck in the middle... the battle is already won.”
Ysabella Brave (born 1979) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beautiful" (08 June 2009)
“Now there was fought a battle such as men have not seen the like. And the earth was covered with steel, and arrows fell from the clouds like hail, and the ground was torn with hoofs, and blood flowed like water upon the plains. And the dead lay around in masses, and the feet of the horses could not stir because of them.”
Ferdowsi (940–1020) said by 1020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nobody crossed him without a battle. He disliked almost everything, particularly his wife, his children, his neighbors, his church, his priest, his town, his state, his country, and the country from which he emigrated. Nor did he give a damn for the world either, or the sun or the stars, or the universe, or heaven or hell. But he liked women.”
John Fante (1909–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ch.3 - at p.21 [Page numbers per the Canongate Books Ltd paperback, 2005 edition.]
“The longer the battle lasts the more force we'll have to use!”
Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "A History of the Modern Age" - Page 175 - by Albert Fried, Julian K. Prescott - United States - 1971
“We proceeded from the knowledge that we would have to fight a battle-wise, strong and stubborn enemy.”
Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Early detection has saved my life twice. I will continue to battle and lend my voice in any way I can.”
Anastacia (born 1968) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anastacia reveals she had double mastectomy, Hello Magazine.com, October 1, 2013.
“The battle of Kursk... the forcing of the Dnieper... and the liberation of Kiev, left Hitlerite Germany facing catastrophe.”
Vasily Chuikov (1900–1982) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "The fall of Berlin" - by Vasily Ivanovich Chuĭkov - 1968
“We fought a lonely battle against terrorism sponsored by Sudan, and we have defeated it; we cannot be intimidated by any force. For us our guide is the Constitution of Uganda and the laws there under.”
Yoweri Museveni (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Assuring Ugandans that nobody can disrupt their peace (26 November 2007),
“We National Socialists have monopolized all resources and all our energies during the past seven years so as to be able to be equipped for the supreme effort of battle.”
Robert Ley (1890–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg, Germany - 1948), p. 408
“When the warrior returns, from the battle afar, To the home and the country he nobly defended, O! warm be the welcome to gladden his ear, And loud be the joy that his perils are ended: In the full tide of song let his fame roll along, To the feast-flowing board let us gratefully throng, Where, mixed with the olive, the laurel shall wave, And form a bright wreath for the brows of the brave.”
Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) first seen 1806 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Song" in The Port Folio Vol. 1, No. 1 (11 January 1806), p. 79; also in Poems of the Late Francis Scott Key, Esq. (1857), p. 34.
“The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple-door, Maryland! Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore, And be the battle-queen of yore, Maryland! My Maryland!”
James Ryder Randall (1839–1908) first seen 1861 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maryland, My Maryland" (April 1861), stanza 1, p. 17.
“Gentlest and bravest in the battle-brunt, The Champion of the Truth; He won his banner in the very front Of our immortal youth.”
James Ryder Randall (1839–1908) first seen 1894 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: John Pelham" (1894), stanza 4, p. 21.
“Soldiers! The great battle in the Vistula sector is finished. The Polish Army is annihilated. The operations against Poland are thus concluded.”
Walther von Brauchitsch (1881–1948) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To his troops. Quoted in "The World almanac and book of facts" - 1940 - Page 54
“This is the law of the Yukon, and ever she makes it plain: "Send not your foolish and feeble; send me your strong and your sane -- Strong for the red rage of battle; sane for I harry them sore; Send me men girt for the combat, men who are grit to the core”
Robert Service (1874–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I say to those opposite: we intend to prevail in this battle of ideas, on the ground, right through to the next election. We intend to prevail.”
Kevin Rudd (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Justice will be served And the battle will rage This big dog will fight When you rattle his cage. And you'll be sorry that you messed with The U.S. of A. 'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass, It's the American way.”
Toby Keith (1961–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The fighter must seek battle in the air.”
Adolf Galland (1912–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Duel of Eagles" - Page 330 - by Peter Townsend - History - 2001.
“During the Battle of Britain the question "fighter or fighter-bomber?" had been decided once and for all: The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.”
Adolf Galland (1912–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Take a walk down the street and see where this is going. You no longer feel like you are living in your own country. There is a battle going on and we have to defend ourselves. Before you know it there will be more mosques than churches!”
Geert Wilders (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If Jerusalem falls into the hands of the Muslims, Athens and Rome will be next. Thus, Jerusalem is the main front protecting the West. It is not a conflict over territory but rather an ideological battle, between the mentality of the liberated West and the ideology of Islamic barbarism. There has been an independent Palestinian state since 1946, and it is the kingdom of Jordan.”
Geert Wilders (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A worldwide movement is emerging that puts an end to the politically correct doctrines of the elites. The voice of freedom cannot be imprisoned. I tell you, the battle of the elite against the people will be won by the people.”
Geert Wilders (born 1963) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Final Statement of Geert Wilders at his Trial (23 November 2016)
“Each and every aware White Aryan must cross the Rubicon, each must help to make the concept underlying and permeating the 14 Words into a sacred battle cry. It is God's will and command, no matter what name you use for the Absolute.”
David Lane (white nationalist) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He's got a lead brain. It's a battle magnet. He carries it around by the guilt straps...don't laugh, you didn't see the size of the blizzard that birthed him.”
Buddy Wakefield (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We tried to do this the easy way — and we failed. Now begins the conflict I strove to avoid. It may well prove to be a battle the Universe cannot survive! Eternity, it is now your turn.”
Jim Starlin (born 1949) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Adam Warlock, in The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), Issue 4 : Cosmic Battle on the Edge of the Universe
“The battle will decide whether Germany is to live or die. Your soldiers must fight hard and ruthlessly. There must be no pity. The enemy must be beaten, now or never. Thus will live our Germany! Forward to and over the Meuse!”
Wilhelm Mohnke (1911–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "The Longest Winter" - Page 71 - by Alex Kershaw - History - 2004.
“O, the sea of lights for streaming When the thousand flags are furled— When the gleaming bay lies dreaming As it duplicates the world!You will come my dearest, truest! Come my sovereign queen often; My blue skies will then be bluest; My white rose be whitest then:Then the song! Ah, then the sabre Flashing up the walls of night! Hate of wrong and love of neighbor Rhymes of battle for the Right!”
Joaquin Miller (1837–1913) said by 1913 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Because as any nerd will tell you, our greatest weapon in the ongoing battle against those buff sporty types and the suave prettyboys are the Nerds With Girlfriends. Nothing infuriates them more. (Person Without Girlfriend)”
Ben Croshaw (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We shall not meet again: over the wave Our ways divide, and yours is straight and endless – But mine is short and crooked to the grave: Yet what of these dark crowds, amid whose flow I battle like a rock, aloof and friendless – Are not their generations, vague and endless, The waves, the strides, the feet on which I go?”
Roy Campbell (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is absurd to believe in the possibility of perpetual peace...Fascist education must be education for battle. Fascism believes in sanctity and heroism.”
Achille Starace (1889–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Believe, Obey, Fight - Page 98 - by Tracy H. Koon - Political Science – 1985.
“Stand! the ground's your own, my braves! Will ye give it up to slaves? Will ye look for greener graves? Hope ye mercy still? What's the mercy despots feel? Hear it in that battle-peal! Read it on yon bristling steel! Ask it,—ye who will.”
John Pierpont (1785–1866) first seen 1825 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Warren's Address to the American Soldiers" (A Song for the Table, Written for the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument, June 17, 1825), st. 1. Airs of Palestine, and Other Poems (1840), p. 243
“The programmer's primary weapon in the never-ending battle against slow system is to change the intramodular structure. Our first response should be to reorganize the modules' data structures.”
Fred Brooks (1931–2022) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brooks (1975, Chapter 9) as quoted in Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, by Steve C. McConnell
“The sword is the key of heaven and hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of Allah, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer: whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven, and at the day of judgment his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.”
John Galt (novelist) first seen 1820 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Muhammad, as quoted in The Wandering Jew (1820), p. 262
“We cannot afford to lose this battle against the ideology of hatred, fanaticism and those who want to destroy our society."”
Manmohan Singh (1932–2024) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Manmohan Singh. Karzai attacks Pakistan on terror links at SAARC Summit The Hindustan Times; New Delhi. 02 Aug 2008.
“These in the robings of glory, Those in the gloom of defeat, All with the battle-blood gory, In the dusk of eternity meet;— Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day;— Under the laurel the Blue, Under the willow, the Gray.”
Francis Miles Finch (1827–1907) said by 1907 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Blue and the Gray, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“The Female Western is the battle between the good and evil methods of getting the men who perform best.”
Warren Farrell (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Christ's whole life on earth was the assertion and example of true manliness — the setting forth in living act and word what man is meant to be, and how he should carry himself in this world of God — one long campaign in which the "temptation" stands out as the first great battle and victory.”
Thomas Hughes (1822–1896) said by 1896 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the never-ending battle you have all officially joined as of today, the difference is in how truly you believe, in how vociferously you promote, in how tightly you hold onto the truth that is self-evident: that of course we are all created equally yet differently, and of course we are all in this together.”
“We are all in a cage match, mixed martial arts battle royale with agents of intolerance and braying incompetence, the malevolent equals to Imperial stormtroopers, Lex Luther, and Loki. And we could use a superhero right now.”
“I have marched in many a battle host," Adaon answered quietly, "but I have also planted seeds and reaped the harvest with my own hands. And I have learned there is greater honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.”
Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But whether on the scaffold high Or in the battle's van, The fittest place where man can die Is where he dies for man!”
Michael Joseph Barry (1817–1889) first seen 1844 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Dublin Nation, Sept. 28, 1844, Vol. ii. p. 809, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“Who in life’s battle firm doth stand Shall bear hope’s tender blossoms Into the silent land!”
Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis (1762–1834) said by 1834 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Silent Land", reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
Also quoted by: J. G. Von Salis
“Harry Dresden: The noise was deafening, and no one could have heard me anyway as I let out my own battle cry, which I figured was worth a shot. What the hell. "I don't believe in faeries!”
Jim Butcher (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Either communism must die or Christianity must die because it's actually a battle between Christ and anti-Christ.”
Billy Graham (1918–2018) first seen 1954 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Satan's Religion" in American Mercury (August 1954), p. 41
“If now you shall think that "How many are the countries which King Darius held?" look at the sculptures [of those] who bear the throne, then shall you know, then shall it become known to you: the spear of a Persian man has gone forth far; then shall it become known to you: a Persian man has delivered battle far indeed from Persia.”
Darius I of Persia (550–486 BC) said by 486 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A painting is not a battle against other people, but against oneself.”
Bram van Velde (1895–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The people bend before me. I turn the battle in the field of the brave. I look on the nations, and they vanish: my nostrils pour the blast of death. I come abroad on the winds: the tempests are before my face. But my dwelling is calm, above the clouds; the fields of my rest are pleasant.”
James Macpherson (1736–1796) said by 1796 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The gloom of the battle roared.”
James Macpherson (1736–1796) said by 1796 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Human character is never found "to enter into its glory," except through the ordeal of affliction. Its force cannot come forth without the offer of resistance, nor can the grandeur of its free will declare itself, except in the battle of fierce temptation.”
James Martineau (1805–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As those of us know who have taken part in battle, it is one thing to manoeuvre freely when secure in the knowledge that the man behind the gun is doing his best to miss us, but it is quite another thing when that same man is doing his utmost to liquidate you.”
Frederick E. Morgan (1894–1967) first seen 1943 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comment to his staff officers, on the crucial distinction between intensive battle training and actual battle (19 May 1943), quoted in History of COSSAC (May 1944) by Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force