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“‘The first in banquets, but the last in battle,’” quoted Pyrron. “Still and all, he suffered from the king’s disease.” “What is that?” “Self-conceit, which, as the proverb says, leads to self-destruction.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are a law abiding folk, sir. We do not permit private persons to indulge their feuds on their own, and we have some most ingenious penalties for homicide.” “Mean ye,” said Jillo, “that amongst you Pathenians, a gentleman may not avenge an insult by the gage of battle?” “Of course not! We are not bloodthirsty barbarians.” “Ye mean there are no true gentlemen amongst you,” sniffed Jillo.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“First and foremost, do not be ashamed of your addiction. This is a huge attack Satan places on the body of Christ because if you’re ashamed of your sin then you won’t ask for help. Therefore, you battle it alone and isolation is a dangerous place to be, because isolation gives Satan an open door to attack your mind.”
Brittni De La Mora (born 1987) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Former Porn Star Brittni De La Mora", Proven Men Ministries (March 28, 2019).
“However, bread-and-butter feminism was not so fundamentally threatening as to arouse the full ire of the religious right. It took the legalization of abortion, with its negation of sacred rationales for strict social control of women’s childbearing decisions, to join the battle between conservative religion and secularist feminism.”
Susan Jacoby (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If the Constitution is worth anything, if the Declaration of Independence is worth anything, if the boys who died on the field of battle did not die in vain, fair-employment practices are correct and necessary”
Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am ready to lead any regiment into any battle. Just as long as it is a regiment drawn only of children and grandchildren of the people who run our country.”
Alexander Lebed (1950–2002) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Wars Of Aleksandr Ivanovich Lebed" in The New York Times (13 October 1996)
“Close behind Cantrell comes Staff Sergeant Jim, driving that glorious Abrams. First Platoon has no doubt benefited from their service. That battle's under control. Now they've come to bail us out.”
David Bellavia (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We’re going to lose everything, and my last name is Battle. What am I supposed to do? I’m supposed to fight. I’m supposed to fight, but I’m supposed to fight with tools that build people up, not tools that take people down and take them out. And that’s love. That’s patience. That’s all of those things that they taught you in Sunday school. They were right.”
Colette Pichon Battle wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had said we would face an uphill battle and that stones would be thrown. We are being attacked internally and from the outside ... in ways that discount the reality and aim to demean ... Poland. It's easy to serve the interests of the most powerful. If you want to serve the society, the nation, it's much more difficult.”
Jarosław Kaczyński (born 1949) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Defiant Kaczynski says Poland must avoid EU's 'social diseases'" in Yahoo (3 September 2018)
“The king turns, he looks at him, astonished. “You are not of Thomas More’s opinion, are you?” He waits. He cannot imagine what the king is going to say. “La chasse. He thinks it barbaric.” “Oh, I see. No, Your Majesty, I favor any sport that’s cheaper than battle.”
Hilary Mantel (1952–2022) first seen 1529 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Part 3, Section 1, “Three-Card Trick. Winter 1529-Spring 1530” (p. 167)
“But changing laws, more job opportunities, less financial discrimination, and more possibilities for the use of our minds and bodies will only partially change the place of women in this country. By themselves, they will never be enough because we must value our own talents before we can expect acceptance from others. The heart of the battle is within.”
Betty Ford (1918–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ulstermen knew that the conflict between the Civil Rights Movement and the authorities was largely a charade; that, just below the surface, the old gut conflict survived in the Province. On neither side was it seriously doubted that what was going on was a modern version of the old battle between nationalities, and the real issue was Irish nationalism versus Unionism.”
T. E. Utley (1921–1988) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lessons of Ulster (1975; 1997), p. 35
“I have zero doubts that the climate movement around the world will succeed and come to a very good result. What I’m actually worried about is you. You have to choose the right side of this battle”.”
Nisreen Elsaim wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is always easier to battle strangers than one's family.”
Martha P. Cotera (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The battle between Science and Superstition is by no means over, but for Science it has been and continues to be a winning fight.”
Rose Pastor Stokes (1879–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They are waging a battle for the soul of America, and for the soul of the Democratic Party”
Alexandra Rojas (born 1995) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mistakes are not fatal, and failures are only battle scars".”
Teni (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you're fighting for something, it's always a grueling battle.”
Topaz Page Green first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Fashion-Adjacent Flock at Lunchbox Fund Benefit, The Wall Street Journal, Nov.6 2014
“Well, as a producer you always have to try and balance the creative with your finances and so it’s always a constant battle trying to give as much as you can without breaking the bank. You deal with a lot of personalities and creative ideas. But you realize it’s a collaborative process and you have to bring everyone along.”
Temidayo Abudu first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Some of the challenges she has faced and how she overcame them (November 2018)
“The government is counting on the youth in fighting genocide ideology in this generation of the internet and social media where most of the genocide deniers have taken and drawn their battle.”
Rosemary Mbabazi first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: RWANDAN YOUTH ASKED TO JOIN BATTLE AGAINST GENOCIDE IDEOLOGY KTPRESS (May 7, 2022).
“We think that there is an opportunity in the ongoing battle against the pandemic to use the experience to enact an emergency health bill that is clear and will make the entire process even much easier so that we are even more ready if something like this happens again .”
Marie Claire Mukasine (born 1959) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/182467/News/rights-body-roots-for-law-on-public-health-emergencies ( The New Times , December 15, 2020)
“I’ve found serenity here. I am above the fray. My mind is free to reflect on matters of concern to the country without having to go to battle.”
Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On the revolutionary battle-field there are no soldiers, called to the front with as little power to resist as the machine guns that they drag with them. There are comrades—men and women, infatuated with freedom, who have risen to establish a home of equal hospitality to all, and to cause the dream of fellowship to come to pass upon this earth.”
Anna Strunsky (1877–1964) said by 1964 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Business is a battle of perception, focus, and marketing.“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”- ZigZiglar. That quote describes my success.”
Kate Bashabe (born 1990) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: , Rwanda’s fashion industry is referred to by some as ‘a baby learning how to walk’. (22 June 2016
“I want to show you that the battle we are fighting is not as easy as we might think,” she said. “Mind-set does not change overnight, which hinders our many strategies.”
Jeannette Bayisenge (born 1977) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/2683/news/women/"new-study-shows-majority-women-support-wife-beating"], Jeannette Bayisenge, the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion addresses MPs while appearing before parliament…
“I want to show you that the battle we are fighting is not as easy as we might think , Mind-set does not change overnight, which hinders our many strategies .”
Jeannette Bayisenge (born 1977) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/2683/news/women/new-study-shows-majority-women-support-wife-beating ( The New Times , November 16, 2022)
“I’ve never seen a television show that was going to cover this kind of thing and it was this scary, exciting time of exploration and battle.”
Marcia Gay Harden (born 1959) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marcia made a remark about series "Barkskins" in 2020.
“We shall win, for the honor of Plantagenet or Gramarye, or die nobly.” “I have yet,” Rod said tightly, “to see a noble death in battle. They’re all just a little on the messy side.”
Christopher Stasheff (1944–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Armed for the battle, kneel we before thee / Bless Thou our banners, God of the Brave”
Constance Markievicz (1868–1927) first seen 1917 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Words by Markievicz and score by Crofts of a hymn composed in or before 1917.
“It is telling that in the language of Homer there are quite a few ways to express that one man is better than another. But none of these refer to the virtue of piety or ability to tell divine laws. The most legitimacy and honor are received from objective and manifest qualities or virtues: ... personal courage in battle, and ability to give good counsel in the assembly of armed men.”
Bronze Age Pervert (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Staying with the covering units, Petrovsky fearlessly led them into battle. He was a man of great willpower and great energy. He was always seen in the most decisive places.”
Grigoriy Plaskov (1898–1972) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in G.D. Plaskov, Under the Roar of the Cannonade (1969)
“A central distinction in realist international relations thought is that between vital and secondary national interests. Vital interests are threats to a state’s survival, and can take the form either of conquest and subjugation from outside... Rivalry between the United States and China is not a battle to the death of this kind, and it is very important that the United States not see it as such.”
Anatol Lieven (born 1960) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Stay Calm About China by Anatol Lieven, , August 26, 2020
“It’s like a tiger after a flock of sheep; Under a blanket of smoke and fire Our army surges forward; The cries of battle reach the sky, The earth and mountains shake, My malaria disappears; The enemy runs helter-skelter, Kicking up dust to the sky; Our brother army has not come, And so you live another day.”
Peng Dehuai (1898–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The gods award the crown to those who, by their training in peacetime, are victorious even before they go into battle.”
Tōgō Heihachirō (1848–1934) said by 1934 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Excerpt from farewell speech, "Togo Ignites The Rising Sun: How The Japanese Admiral Turned Defeat Into Victory" in History Net (20 April 2018)
“Outlying areas of the old Russian empire took advantage of the Red-White struggle to battle for independence. Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states did so successfully, Ukraine unsuccessfully. The fighting in the latter, among Reds, Whites, and several rival Ukrainian forces, convulsed cities in the headlines today: Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mariupol.”
Adam Hochschild (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The fierce opposition to the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and the unrelenting pro-democracy onslaught it unleashed was the equivalent of the battle against colonial rule by our founding fathers that resulted in the gaining of Nigeria's independence in 1960.”
Bola Tinubu (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Year by year, election after election, every time we debate instead of battle, discuss instead of fight, and argue instead of destroy, we preserve the institutions of democracy. More importantly, we weave the culture of democracy into the very fabric of our nation.”
Bola Tinubu (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are not here for battle. We just want people to be responsible.”
Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He took his time strapping on his customized armor and loading his weapon magazines, rifle, pistol, and assorted knives. For him, preparing for battle was a divine ritual, a blessing and sacrifice to the Holy Ones. He intended to show his devotion by expunging as many of the enemy as he could.”
Wesley Chu (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Unfortunately, we're in an era where all the guys who don't like journalists are winning the battle of convincing the general public that all journalists are one up from snakes – or actually the snakes – instead of the defenders of truth, and it really doesn't help when you have people masquerading as journalists.”
Alex Crawford (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[On the Battle of Orgreave] When the horses rode through some of the miners and knocked a few down, the Queen said words [to the effect of], "Oh, that’s awful! Oh, we shouldn’t do that!." And for the Queen to make a political comment like that was news.”
Julian Haviland (1930–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The fact that Indra is said to have given the possessions of the Anu king to the Tṛtsus in the battle of Paruṣṇī shows that the Anus dwelt on the banks of the Paruṣṇī.”
Purushottam L. Bhargava (1909–2002) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: BHARGAVA 1956/1971: India in the Vedic Age: A History of Aryan Expansion in India. Upper India Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Lucknow, 1956. (BHARGAVA 1956/1971:130).
“Life is a hopeless rear guard action against an overwhelming foe; still how can we not admire those who battle on regardless?”
Matthew Hughes (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is a vast difference between losing a battle after a hard-fought struggle and surrendering without lifting a weapon. If you are defeated while fighting a well-matched adversary, you are a warrior; but if you bow your head without ever raising it, you are a coward.”
Sanu Sharma wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Professional Luftwaffe officers, realizing that German bombers were not armored or otherwise equipped for defense against enemy fighters, were opposed to the Battle of Britain. But Hitler, supported of course by Hermann Goering, overruled his professional airmen and insisted upon carrying through.”
Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897–1989) said by 1989 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“there are two main differences now: I have hope, and I have agency. I know my feelings, no matter how disconsolate they are, are temporary. I know that regardless of how unruly it is, I am the beast's master, and at the end of each battle I stand strong and plant my flag: I am alive, I am proud, I am joyful, still. (Chapter 43)”
Stephanie Foo (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was scared before every battle. That old instinct of self-preservation is a pretty basic thing, but while the action was going on some part of my mind shut off and my training and discipline took over. I did what I had to do.”
Audie Murphy (1924–1971) said by 1971 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quotation from Audie Murphy: American Soldier", by Harold Simpson (1999), pp. 369-371
“Loyalty to your comrades, when you come right down to it, has more to do with bravery in battle than even patriotism does. You may want to be brave, but your spirit can desert you when things really get rough. Only you find you can't let your comrades down and in the pinch they can't let you down either.”
Audie Murphy (1924–1971) said by 1971 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quotation from Audie Murphy: American Soldier", by Harold Simpson (1999), pp. 369-371
“When you enter a fight you need to know who you are fighting, the role of the battle, and the independence of the referee.”
Fatma Karume (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is a great battle for our territory and our freedom. It’s a historic chance for the free world to kill this evil.”
Yulia Tymoshenko (born 1960) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Yulia Tymoshenko on war in Ukraine: ‘It’s a chance for the free world to kill this evil’ by Luke Harding and Dan Sabbagh. June 8, 2022. Retrieved 24/11/2023.