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“When variations could be so extravagantly successful, displacement of one humanoid population by another even more effective group of hunters must have occurred frequently. Survival was more likely for the more formidable in battle as well as for the more efficient in the hunt.”
William H. McNeill (1917–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Market share was the grand old metric, the guiding light, the compass of the product-centric age. Companies focused on improving their product and building economies of scale. This product-centric thinking led to the battle cry: "Get more market share and the profit will follow.”
Adrian Slywotzky (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Evolutionary Darwinists need to understand we are taking the dinosaurs back. This is a battle cry to recognize the science in the revealed truth of God.”
Ken Ham (born 1951) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "In Evolution Debate, Creationists Are Breaking New Ground; Museum Dedicated to Biblical Interpretation Of the World Is Being Built Near Cincinnati" (25 September 2005), by Michael Powell, The Washington Po…
“Secularism, with its moral relativism, is in direct opposition to Christianity and its absolute morality. The battle is between these two worldviews—one that stands on God's Word and one that accepts man's opinions.”
Ken Ham (born 1951) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: With Carol Derby, "The 'Evolutionizing' of a Culture", War of the World Views: Powerful Answers For An "Evolutionized" Culture (2006), p. 11
“The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong. We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds.”
Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the excitement and rigours of the game or battle with words and shapes, self-interest is mislaid and objective truth may often be revealed.”
Vernon Scannell (1922–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My young friends, you are soldiers in the battle of freedom-freedom from want, fear, ignorance, frustration and helplessness. By a dint of hard work for the country, rendered in a spirit of selfless service, may you march ahead with hope and courage.”
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My young friends, you are soldiers in the battle of freedom- a freedom from want,a freedom from fear,a freedom from ignorance,a freedom from frustration and helplessness....By dint of hard work for the country, rendered in a spirit of selfless service may you march ahead with hope and courage...Remember in this dynamic world you must go forward or else you will be left behind...”
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A coup de grâce. a götterdämmerung battle. oh its a twilight of the gods alright, these would-be gods of the new world order. they're no gods at all. ragnarök.”
Alex Jones (born 1974) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Alex Jones Clip Compilation, November 23, 2016
“Peace is a battle. Peace is never given freely, never acquired. Its conquest is the result of courage and of respect for others. It demands awareness and commitment from everyone. Peace is not the law imposed by the mighty, but that which is founded on equality and dignity of all peoples”
Chandrika Kumaratunga (born 1945) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: BBC News, "Kumaratunga promises end to hatred", 22 December, 1999.
“I don't know who won the Battle of the Marne. But if it had been lost, I know who would have lost it.”
Joseph Joffre (1852–1931) said by 1931 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Campaign of the Marne (1935) by Sewell Tyng, p. 350.
“Why, Mister President, the general impression is that Grant won the battle of Shiloh; as he commanded the army, he would seem entitled to the credit.”
David Dixon Porter (1813–1891) said by 1891 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is definitely complicated, difficult and risky to fight against the strong-built structures of power concentration. However, it is a must-fight battle for us regardless of the way we die. As a person with dignity, we cannot live under the brutality, cruelty and inhumanity of the thief-like people, who are above the law and proudly walk in our own country.”
Khem Veasna (born 1965) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted on his facebook profile (21 April 2015)
“Muhammadan law in its relation to women, is a pattern to European law. Look back to the history of Islam, and you will find that women have often taken leading places - on the throne, in the battle-field, in politics, in literature, poetry, etc.”
Annie Besant (1847–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He will do everything possible to ensure that he wins - within the constraints of the law. Obviously those who lose out in the battle complain.”
Aliko Dangote (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Arthur Wellesley had waited six years for this moment. He was twenty-nine years old and had begun to fear that he would never see battle, but now, at last, he would discover whether he and his regiment could fight, and so he filled his lungs to give the order that would start the slaughter.”
Bernard Cornwell (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For five thousand infantry would now cross the Kaitna at a place where men said the river was uncrossable, then fight an enemy horde at least ten times their number. [...] The enemy had stolen a march, the redcoats had journeyed all night and were bone tired, but Wellesley would have his battle.”
Bernard Cornwell (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Knowing that you possess a talent is half the battle in mastering it.”
Lin Carter (1930–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Until my dying day I will look back with pride that I found the courage to come face to face in battle against the spectre which for time immemorial has been injecting poison into me and into men of my nature. Many have been driven to suicide because all their happiness in life was tainted. Indeed, I am proud that I found the courage to deal the initial blow to the hydra of public contempt.”
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in: Keith Stern (2013), Queers in History: The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Historical Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals. p. 460
“In the case of those who are killed in battle, as in all other cases of violent death, a spirit, during the first few moments, is in a state of bewilderment, and as though he were stunned. He does not know that he is dead and seems to be taking part in the action. It is only little by little that the reality of his situation becomes apparent to him.”
Allan Kardec (1804–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All of us fight a battle every day, but we just don’t know it. Love tries to defeat hatred. Bravery destroys fear.”
John Twelve Hawks (born 2000) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Norman minstrel Tallefer, before the commencement of the battle at Hastings, cast his lance into the air three times, and caught it by the head in such a surprising manner, that the English thought it was done by the power of enchantment.”
Joseph Strutt (1749–1802) said by 1802 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can't get rid of thoughts, and you can't get rid of thinking. To battle your mind is one of the most deceptive ways that the mind keeps you in its own domain.”
Adyashanti (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The battle to end sexual assault on college campuses is one of the most important civil rights movements of our time. It is a movement for change.”
Gloria Allred (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just as Rukmini's mind is fixed on Me, My mind is fixed on her. I can't even sleep at night. I know that Rukmi, out of envy, has forbidden our marriage. She has dedicated herself exclusively to me and her beauty is flawless. I will bring her here after thrashing those worthless kings in battle, just as one brings a blazing flame out of firewood.”
Rukmini wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just because you are following God's plan and purpose, your life will not be perfect. In fact, that's when the battle gets more intense.”
Tim Storey (born 1960) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comeback & Beyond: How to Turn Your Setback into Your Comeback (2010)
“I would write your Excellency a more particular account of the battle and retreat, but I imagine General Sullivan and Colonel Laurens have done it already, and I am myself very much unwell. I have had no sleep for three nights and days, being severely afflicted with the asthma.”
Nathanael Greene (1742–1786) said by 1786 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.”
Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“....most of our textbooks and commentaries on leadership and the mastery of the moral problem in battle are written by senior officers who are either wholly lacking in combat experience or have been for long periods so far removed from the reality of small arms action that they have come to forget what were once their most vital convictions and impressions.”
S.L.A. Marshall (1900–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In this struggle President Bush will find, like Lincoln, and like one who came before Lincoln, that "a man's foes will be those of his own household." However hard and long it might be, this battle must be borne. For what is at stake is nothing less than the future of our entire civilization.”
Harry V. Jaffa (1918–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Within, in the lowest region of her soul and mind, unknown to herself, she was still a small voice crying for another glory to salve her hurts. She must better the best, none must withstand her, she must conquer what others dare not face, drink seas and trample mountains. She would never rest till death, the last battle, made mockery of all her victories.”
Tanith Lee (1947–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beginning from today, we shall shift over to the partisan tactic. Three battle companies will move out tonight, with two tasks: reconnaissance and obtaining arms. Do you remember, short-range weapons are of no use to us. We use such weapons only rarely. What we need urgently: grenades, rifles, machine guns and explosives.”
Mordechai Anielewicz (1919–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe most Muslims are secular. I don't believe that most Muslims subscribe to devout fundamentalist Islam by any stretch of the imagination. And we need the secular Muslims to win the battle for the reformation of Islam.”
Pamela Geller (born 1958) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pamela Geller: "This Is a Clash of Civilizations", PBS (27 September 2011)
“The next 100 years will see the beginning of an American matriarchy—a nation of amazons in the psychological rather than the physical sense. In 500 years there will be a serious sex battle. And in 1000 years women will definitely rule this country.”
William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) first seen 1000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Neglected Amazons to Rule Men in 1000 yrs., Says Psychologist"; Washington Post, (November 11, 1937).
“The battle sunk towards the horizon. Presently it would be gone, leaving a sky unsullied by human affairs.”
Alastair Reynolds (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Clavain felt little in the way of regret; more a sense of quiet relief that they were past the negotiating stage and into the infinitely more honest arena of actual battle.”
Alastair Reynolds (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The number-one philosophical battle therefore takes place on the frontier between the scientific and the ideological. There the idealist philosophies which exploit the sciences struggle against the materialist philosophies which serve the sciences.”
Louis Althusser (1918–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cancer – regardless of the type – is a disease that has touched every one of us through family or friends. It is my hope that in being candid about my battle, that i will raise awareness that will ultimately benefit others.”
Larry Hogan (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.”
Ian Maclaren (1850–1907) first seen 1897 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The British Weekly, 1897.
“In this time of the great struggle for a new art we fight like disorganized 'savages' against an old, established power. The battle seems to be unequal, but spiritual matters are never decided by numbers, only by the power of ideas. The dreaded weapons of the 'savages' are their new ideas. New ideas kill better than steel and destroy what was thought to be indestructible.”
Franz Marc (1880–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The dirty secret of the neoliberal era is that these ideas were never defeated in a great battle of ideas, nor were they voted down in elections. They were shocked out of the way at key political junctures. (p450)”
Naomi Klein (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“… there are plenty of solid economic arguments for moving beyond fossil fuels … But we will not win the battle for a stable climate by trying to beat the bean counters at their own game—arguing, for instance, that it is more cost-effective to invest in emission reduction now than disaster response later. We will win by asserting that such calculations are morally monstrous… p. 464”
Naomi Klein (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was a cool September day when I walked out of a Brooklyn courtroom holding my naturalization certificate. As I stood on the courthouse steps, I wanted to run back to my mother's house waving the paper like the head of an enemy rightfully conquered in battle. (beginning of "Caroline's Wedding")”
Edwidge Danticat (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Democratic politics is best understood as a sort of symbolic violence, like deciding who wins the battle by how many troops they brought.”
Curtis Yarvin (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In any conflict between X and Y, there are three paths to peace. X can prevail, Y can prevail, or X and Y can agree to leave the battle lines where they are now.”
Curtis Yarvin (born 1973) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The mystery of pacifism", Unqualified Reservations (July 1, 2007).
“It is time to think about the future, and how this ongoing conflict will breed further hate, violence and terror across the world. How can we fight the ideological battle, if we do not chart the way forward towards Palestinian-Israeli peace? Our countries, united, must provide the momentum and chart the way forward towards a final, comprehensive settlement.”
Abdullah II of Jordan (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By the time of the Gettysburg Address, in November 1863, the North was fighting for a 'new birth of freedom' to transform the Constitution written by the founding fathers, under which the United States had become the world's largest slaveholding country, into a charter of emancipation for a republic where, as the northern version of 'The Battle Cry of Freedom' put it, 'Not a man shall be a slave'.”
James M. McPherson (born 1936) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: James M. McPherson. The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom (2003)
“Ultra-nationalism is an appealing ideology; the Third Reich fought to the end, even sending their children into battle... We should not underestimate its appeal.”
Brian Reynolds Myers (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wonder– didn’t the Creator really do injustice? With a power to defeat everyone without any battle, children are busy at play with the most beautiful moments of their life. Once they grow conscious of it, those moments will have gone away never to return to them.”
Suman Pokhrel (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Battle of Guadalcanal, in spite of heavy losses we sustained, was a decisive victory for us, and our position in the southern Solomons was not threatened again seriously by the Japanese. Except for the "Tokio express," which from time to time succeeded in landing small quantities of supplies and reinforcements, control of the sea and air in the southern Solomons passed to the United States.”
Ernest King (1878–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source