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“If God lets us have the grace of losing such a battle again, Your Majesty can count on all of his enemies being destroyed.”
Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653–1734) said by 1734 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Villars to Louis XIV after the Battle of Malplaquet, quoted in Anquetil, Louis-Pierre, Histoire de France depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à la mort de Louis XVI (1819), Paris: Chez Janet et Cotelle, p. 241.
“I am going to drive your enemies so far that they shall not again see the banks of the Scheldt; and by a battle on my arrival, to regain all that has been taken from your majesty.”
Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653–1734) first seen 1709 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Villars to Louis XIV upon departing for the 1709 campaign against the Allies, quoted in Prince Eugene's memoirs
“I dreaded those public moments that highlighted the fact that I was a foreigner. Sometimes I sat at my desk, plotting my revenge. I would master the English language. I would infiltrate the gringo culture without letting on that I was a traitor. I would battle in their tongue and make them stumble. I would cut out their souls and leave them on the shore to be pecked on by vultures.”
Tatiana de la tierra (1961–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On attending school after she immigrated with her family from Colombia to the United States in “tatiana de la tierra” (Making Queer History; 2019 May 14)
“Many farmworkers are members of minority groups. They are Filipino and Mexican and black Americans. These same minority people are on the frontlines of battle in Vietnam. It is a cruel and ironic slap in the face to these men who have left the fields to fulfill their military obligation to find increasing amounts of boycotted grapes in their mess kits.”
Dolores Huerta (born 1930) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was my choice, because I was being offered such crappy stuff. I was only offered gang movies on a way lesser scale and it was like the same fucking battle again. I couldn’t believe it. And it broke my heart. It. Absolutely. Broke. My. Heart. I thought: ‘I’ll wait for something better,’ and something better kept not coming. It was horrific.”
Rita Moreno (born 1931) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her seven-year hiatus from acting in “‘I owe an enormous debt to therapy!’ Rita Moreno on West Side Story, dating Brando and joy at 90” in The Guardian (2021 Nov 29)
“I arch my eyebrow at Amari and think back to her mention of a training accident. I assumed the scar came from her brother’s sword, but was she holding a sword, too? Despite her escape from Lagos, I can’t imagine the princess locked in battle.”
Tomi Adeyemi (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lakes that you can still drink from. That's where I live. And that’s what this battle is about. It’s about, you know: Can we protect that?”
Winona LaDuke (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wanted to write a play about racism, about poverty, about the negative forces that haunt us and make us murderous—and the positive forces that do daily battle for us—like love, friendship, family—which lead to some kind of hope...”
Migdalia Cruz (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m an artist. I write plays. So my first call — to the heavens, to battle — usually involves a call to create in the midst of so much destruction.”
Kirsten Greenidge first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On how her plays typically address sociological issues in “CATCHING UP WITH KIRSTEN GREENIDGE” (Huntington Theatre Company; 2016 Feb 12)
“Culture is power. The music we listen to, the social media we consume, the food we eat, the movies and television shows we watch-these all inform our values, behaviors, and worldviews. Culture is in a constant battle for our imagination. It is our most powerful tool to inspire the social change these times demand.”
Favianna Rodriguez (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“…it’s just another front in the battle against racism. And that’s what it was, because New Mexico was much more colonial than any other area, but it was all the same damn racism. And so I never felt like I was breaking any life pattern; I was just shifting to another front.…”
Elizabeth Martinez (1925–2021) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On how she joined the Chicano Movement in “ELIZABETH (BETITA) MARTINEZ” (Voices of Feminism Oral History Project; 2006)
“We will not win our liberation struggle unless the women move together with the men rather than against them. We must work to convince the men that our struggle will become stronger if women are not limited to a few, special roles. We also have the right to expect that our most enlightened men will join in the fight against sexism; it should not be our battle alone.”
Elizabeth Martinez (1925–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the ebb and flow of battle there are usually only brief flashes of bravery before the brave become the dead.”
Tade Thompson (born 1950) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: One Hundred and Twenty Days of Sunlight in Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond (2013), , p. 237-238
“If the struggle for democracy is a long battle, what is a few months or years in prison if I can gain more resilience for the future.”
“But success in a military operation always feels short-lived. You shoulder your rifle and move on from there to the next battle.”
Lynn Compton (1921–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life.”
Robert Smalls (1839–1915) first seen 1895 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: South Carolina Constitutional Convention (1895)
“It can now be stated that Russian troops have begun the battle for Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time. A very large part of the entire Russian army is now focused on this offensive. No matter how many Russian soldiers are driven there, we will fight. We will defend ourselves. We will do it daily. We will not give up anything Ukrainian, and we do not need what’s not ours.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I cannot help thinking that it shows battle weariness rather than a considered opinion.”
Abraham Seidenberg (1916–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he coming battle will actually sideline many practicing Christians. That it will be between the Woke on one side, and white nationalists on the other. There is no way that authentic followers of Jesus Christ can endorse race nationalism of either the white or the black kind.”
Rod Dreher (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]aking [the design of a cognitive architecture] to the AI laboratory... requires the theory not merely to be plausible, but... requires it to be fit for implementation, and delivers it to the... merciless battle of testing.”
Joscha Bach (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you wish to survive, you have to win the battle.”
B. Traven (1882–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he nose... produces... nitric oxide... a that plays an essential role in oxygen delivery and also helps battle... viruses, bacteria and other pathogens.”
James Nestor (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There’s always one message I have: Hong Kongers will never give up. We aren’t fractured. On the contrary, we’re well-equipped to face the next difficult battle.”
Nathan Law (born 1993) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: July 14, 2020 Hong Kong activist Nathan Law moves to Britain and vows fight will continue
“The house was neat and well cared for, but to my eye the Heywoods were losing the battle against the four-year-old agent of entropy who was living with them”
Ben Aaronovitch (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’d rather die gloriously in battle than from a virus. In a way it doesn’t matter. But it kinda does.”
Paul Gosar (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was extremely blessed to have been the commander of Easy Company. No single individual "deserved" the privilege of leading such a remarkable group of warriors into battle. And to this day, I am humbled by that experience.”
Richard Winters (1918–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In recent years, the biggest battle in election reform has been over voter ID—requiring voters to present a government-issued photographic identification when they vote at their polling places on Election Day.”
“Overall the roller coaster of emotions games have — you know, fear or the feeling of running from something, or the high-strung tension of being in battle, or even going somewhere in a game that’s less tense and is kind of funny, that’s there in any part of game development. Everyone’s kind of in the same position.”
Akira Yamaoka (born 1968) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'LET IT DIE' Composer on Horror, Comedy, and Combining Both (10.11.2016)
“There had been many brave men in the ranks, but they were learning that bravery of itself has little to do with success in battle.”
T. R. Fehrenbach (1925–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The battle against life is so overwhelming that people must do something.”
Obianuju Ekeocha (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Step by step Heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down Like toy soldiers. Bit by bit Torn apart We never win But the battle wages on For toy soldiers.”
“If there's anything more exhausting than having to battle for our basic human rights, it's letting them go without a fight.”
Michelle Wu (born 1985) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 24 June 2022 "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says overturning Roe v. Wade will 'ruin lives'
“Let the United States know that with God's permission, the battle will continue to be waged on its territory until it leaves our lands, stops its support for the Jews, and lifts the unjust embargo on the Iraqi people who have lost more than one million children.”
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (born 1965) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In full: Al-Qaeda statement (10th October, 2001)
“There is no truth to peace,” she said. “Peace is at best a brief interlude between hostilities. The treaties which might be signed here are no more than lies. The field of battle is more honest.”
Genevieve Cogman (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“19 Dec., 1661. Mir Jumla entered the city of Kuch Bihar,, which had been evacuated by its king and people, and "appointed Sayyid Md. Sadiq to be chief judge, with directions to destroy all the Hindu temples and to erect mosques in their stead. The general himself with a battle-axe broke the image of Narayan."—Stewart’s Bengal”
Mir Jumla II (1591–1663) said by 1663 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sarkar, Jadunath (1972). History of Aurangzib: Volume III. App. V.
“It is sad to see that people are more scared of police than they are of Covid-19, which kills! It seems like we have abandoned the government to fight this battle alone,”
Marie Immaculée Ingabire (1962–2025) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ti-rwanda urges collective efforts fight-against-covid". TI-Rwanda urges collective efforts in fight against Covid. July 03,2021.
“People cannot be allowed to just say oh, this is just another African country. Genocide is not just a crime against Rwanda, it is a crime against humanity and as such it should not just be about Rwanda fighting this battle alone”
Rosemary Museminali (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We had huge expectations that it would have... but we have not noticed any change. In fact, in some ways we can say the pressure on us has increased because post the signing of this deal, I then found myself back in prison. And after having made bail - and it was a huge legal battle - we then found that we were restricted to a 40km radius, and that has never happened before”
Jenni Williams (born 1962) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The woman who took on Mugabe,10 May 2005
“Nothing else much matters once you have achieved the hardest thing, which is to act out of conviction. Even if you have been beaten by evil, in the bitterness of defeat the battle has left a trace for the others, and you can go feeling clean. I recognise that I am a minor writer; but this does not affect the depth of my convictions.”
Derek Raymond (1931–1994) said by 1994 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m afraid that females in many species often provoke males into fighting over them. When the mood strikes, they make themselves conspicuous—then stand back and watch the battle, before mating with the winner.”
Olivia Judson (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was a real eye-opener. It made us better Christians. For every battle we fought, a better lesson was learnt”.”
Folorunsho Alakija (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is my arm (that you should praise) not my sword..." Zubayr ibn Awwam response towards his comrades appraisal after he killed Nawfal ibn Abdullah al-Makhzumi during the battle of the Trench.”
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656) said by 656 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are committed to resume the battle of saving people and the planet,”
Mia Mottley (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not a part of the lavender. I would never belong to that evil. I couldn't help that I was his auxiliary. I didn't know anything about McCarrick. The poor victims, my gosh. There is evil at work here. This is a spiritual battle.”
Martin David Holley (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop Holley says 'revenge,' not ‘mismanagement’ led to his removal (25 October 2018)
“The battle is the Lord’s, and I know that ultimately, it is He who will give us victory.”
Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Olympian Hidilyn Diaz Talks About Rock Bottom And Her Battle To Win The Gold (23 July 2020)”
Hidilyn Diaz (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The tricky thing about fencing is that there are no secrets. Once you get on the strip, it's almost like I have all the information about you that I could ever want. The same goes for you against me. It comes down to a battle of minds, really.”
Mariel Zagunis (born 1985) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mariel Zagunis reflects on being flag bearer, looks at her top rival and 2016, 2020 (and 2024?) (12 December 2014)
“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without trust, we have no shared reality, no democracy, and it becomes impossible to deal with our world’s existential problems: climate, coronavirus, the battle for truth.”
Maria Ressa (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not a Marxist but I am resolutely of the left. I am an Arab Muslim. I have always supported movements of the left and socialist countries such as Cuba, China, the Soviet Union who drove the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist battle.”
Ahmed Ben Bella (1916–2012) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ahmed Ben Bella: Anti-French activist who became the first president of free Algeria" in The Independent (17 April 2012)
“In all these fights and flights I have never known that mad joy of battle of which the epics speak. Before the combat I am frightened, during it I am confused, and after it I am weary and disgusted.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source