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“The issue of lesbianism is common. I came to realise it is not a physical battle; we need divine intervention in order to control and curb it. I tell you it worked for us. This is a thing of the past. It is never mentioned.”
Ngozi Eucharia Uche (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That was my first battle with male authority. I discovered after a while in The Avengers that I was earning less than the cameraman. I made a bit of a song and dance about it and demanded more. I was ahead of the game, in that respect, because nobody backed me up. There was no sisterhood. In those days, you were on your own.”
Diana Rigg (1938–2020) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview, as cited in "Diana Rigg Reflects on Road to Parity, Avengers and Game of Thrones Roles", Variety (2 April 2019)
“She had hired a coach, then when the women started pulling out after the anger over the photo, a minibus, then when the numbers fell still further, a people carrier, then when there was just the three of them, Salma decided to take her own car. She had fought a battle and lost. (first lines)”
Leila Aboulela (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But in a time and age when it was uncommon for women to ascend the throne and vanquish foes by leading forces in battle, Rudrama Devi charted for herself an indelible place in the annals of the country.”
Rudrama Devi (1259–1289) said by 1289 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sampath V. (2022). Bravehearts of Bharat : vignettes from indian history. Penguin Random House India
“Kalyan Singh Gurjar has been described by the British author as a “gallant, athletic and gigantic pehelwan ’….who was perfectly naked, with the exception of a middle cloth…he was gaily and fantastically painted, ‘for this, his last battle’. He was armed with a sword and a shield…”
Vijay Singh Gujjar first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rawal M. S. & Rawal Y. S. (2019). Saffron swords. Garuda Prakashan.
“Except few from Assam, not many have heard about Mula Gabharu! She was one of the few warriors who fought bravely in battlefield against Muslim invaders. She killed two Mohammedan Lieutenants in battle until she was treacherously killed by the enemy in the same battlefield. Like many other unsung warriors of India, she finds no place in Indian History text books.”
Mula Gabharu (1486–1532) said by 1532 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is nothing you lay hands on that you would not face one or two challenges. There’s nothing God cannot do, so there is no battle God cannot win.”
Toyin Afolayan (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A father should only have such a son. Whether he escaped from the fiery battlefield and came to the brink of salvation from the whirlwind of destruction, great deeds and great revolts will still come from him!" - Genghis Khan on Jalal al-Din Mangburni, at the end of the Battle of the Indus.”
Jalal al-Din Mangburni (1199–1231) said by 1231 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: History of the World Conqueror by Ala Ad Din Ata Malik Juvaini, translated by John Andrew Boyle, Harvard University Press 1958, p. 411. Online text (in English) on the Unesco Digital Library.
“…Sultãn Qutbu’d-Dîn felt insulted and he attacked the fort of Kumbhalmîr in AH 860 (AD 1455-56)… When he reached near Sirohî, the Rãjã of that place offered battle but was defeated....“From that place the Sultãn entered the kingdom of RãNã Kumbhã and he sent armies in all directions for invading the country and destroying the temples…”
Ahmad Shah II (1429–1458) first seen 1451 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sultãn Qutbu’d-Dîn Ahmad Shãh II of Gujarat (AD 1451-1458) Kumbhalgadh (Rajasthan) in Nizamuddin Ahmad : Tabqãt-i-Akharî, in :S.A.A. Rizvi included in Uttar Taimûr Kãlîna Bhãrata, Aligarh 1959, Vol. II. p. 206-7
“That relentless battle is still underway,” Sebelius said. “The march toward universal coverage, as slow, difficult, and painful as it is, will continue in the United States of America, and I’m just delighted I had a small part in that wonderful march toward equity.”
Kathleen Sebelius (born 1948) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sebelius sees steady march toward universal health coverage Harvard Gazette (December 6, 2018)
“My womanliness and your manliness is going to be tested on the battle field. Do not absent yourself!”
Taytu Betul (1851–1918) said by 1918 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“China is working to maintain the right balance between proper COVID-19 containment and sound socio-economic development, and will stay committed to deepening reform and opening-up. We will make every effort to overcome the impact of the virus, complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and secure an ultimate victory in the battle against extreme poverty.”
Li Zhanshu (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The basic and stark fact, nevertheless, was that the conditions of warfare between 1914 and 1918 predisposed towards slaughter and that only an entirely different technology, one not available until a generation later, could have averted such an outcome. The first day of the battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, was to be an awful demonstration of that truth.”
John Keegan (1934–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not in South-east Asia, the Middle East or Africa that the ideological battle of the seventies seems likely to be waged, but in South America. Here, one feels, may well be the battleground where the orthodoxy of Soviet communism will triumph definitively over Maoism, or vice versa.”
Alistair Horne (1925–2017) first seen 1972 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Small Earthquake in Chile (1972; 1990), p. 26
“Like it or not, we’re approaching a landmark battle in the contemporary history of Ukraine. This is a fact, and everyone understands it. It’s a secret when it will start. But everyone understands we are getting closer to it.”
Kyrylo Budanov (born 1986) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Budanov: “We’re Approaching A Landmark Battle In Ukraine’s Contemporary History”" in Ukrainian World Congress (April 24, 2023)
“To my mind there is nothing more contemptible than snatching the laurels that properly belong to a man who fell on the field of battle.”
Willi Heinrich (1920–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The thundering line of battle stands, And in the air Death moans and sings; But Day shall clasp him with strong hands, And Night shall fold him in soft wings.”
Julian Grenfell (1888–1915) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Into Battle", st. 11, in The Times (1915)
“She’s no match for him when it comes to a battle of words.”
Athol Fugard (1932–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On the national level, the Eucharist becomes for us the way to true unity: as was asserted by the Fathers of the Special Synod for Africa, we try to make clear how much the Blood of Christ by itself can realize the unity of the nation that has more than 50 ethnic peoples, ready to oppose each other and enter battle especially when they are manipulated by politicians for electoral reasons.”
Paul Kouassivi Vieira (1949–2019) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: - H.E. Most. Rev. Paul Kouassivi VIEIRA, Bishop of Djougou (BENIN) (11 October 2005) Press Office of the Holy See
“Remember there are many others on your team, and be inwardly humble. Every man’s life is equally precious, although all are at the disposal of our country, and the contribution each makes in battle is of equal potential value.”
Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Australian–American policy must be flung into the ring where the Continental Americans and the Imperial Americans do battle.”
C. Hartley Grattan (1902–1980) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Australian–American Axis?", in Harper's Magazine, vol. 180 (May 1940), p. 569
“Yes, let Art go, if it must be That with it men must starve — If Music, Painting, Poetry Spring from the wasted hearth.Nay, brothers, sing us battle songs With clear and ringing rhyme; Nay, show the world its hateful wrongs, And bring the better time!”
Francis Adams (writer) first seen 1909 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Bernard O'Dowd, Poetry Militant: An Australian Plea for the Poetry of Purpose (Melbourne: T. C. Lothian, 1909)
“A seed does not see the light without first cleaving a difficult path through the earth. This story of mine is the story of the seed's battle against the hard rocky soil; a story of struggle, deprivation and enormous difficulties. (first page)”
Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ah God, what thunders shook these crags of yore, What smoke of battle rolled about this place, What strife of worlds in pregnant agony! Now all is hushed, yet here, in dreams, once more We catch the echoes, ringing back from space, Of God’s strokes forging human history.”
Frederick George Scott (1861–1944) first seen 1906 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The King's Bastion", in A Hymn of Empire and Other Poems (Toronto, 1906), p. 52
“We have the evil spirits too That shake our soul with battle-din. But we have an eviller spirit than you, We have a dumb spirit within: The exceeding bitter agony But not the exceeding bitter cry.”
Charles Sorley (1895–1915) said by 1915 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To Poets", in Marlborough, &c. (1916), p. 45
“I am now sure of myself and my place. I will never let anyone take it. I remain serene. No matter what wife comes, I will fight. No matter what weapons she uses, I will still win the battle.”
Djaïli Amadou Amal (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be pleased to inform their Lordships that the Italian Battle Fleet now lies at anchor under the guns of the fortress at Malta.”
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883–1963) first seen 1943 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Signal to the Admiralty in London (10 September 1943); quoted in Joseph Caruana, "Malta’s role in the surrender of the Italian battle fleet to the Allies in September 1943", The Times of Malta (19 January 2014) online (…
“I will not have responded publicly to the allegations if they were not made on radio because the media battle will further inflame passions. But in all these I have absolute confidence in the Police to get to the bottom of it and bring the perpetrators to book.”
Della Sowah (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am approaching 80 and I understand what battle is all about because I have fought so many as a politician for over 32 years. I’m seeing sincere love for a fellow woman. Women are beginning to love and appreciate each other. Women should continue to be happy for each other. If there is anything like reincarnation, I want to come back as a woman.”
Florence Ita Giwa (born 1946) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/09/10/ita-giwa-why-i-celebrated-mo-abudu-at-60/
“The Japanese would act quickly, they would all be regulars, fully trained and equipped for the operations, and fanatics who like dying in battle, whilst our troops would consist mainly of civilians, hastily thrown together on mobilisation, with very little training, short of artillery and possibly of gun ammunition.”
Vernon Sturdee (1890–1966) first seen 1933 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In 1933, to fellow senior officers. Reported in David Horner, Crisis of Command: Australian Generalship and the Japanese Threat (Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1978), p. 16
“Moroccan women’s battle for their rights has been an uphill one. Yet, they fought it with valor, steadfastness and self-abnegation.”
Lalla Batoul (1801–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://tn.boell.org/fr/2014/05/27/lalla-el-batoul-oum-hamza-moroccan-womens-going-fight-equality-and-dignity-publications?amp
“When I came into that office, I could see that competition between the ministry and the NYC. Because the ministry is having the money, the NYC is having the idea. It was a battle. It stayed like that for nearly four years and I left it like that. I wonder if it succeeded”
Juliet Kavetuna (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Liberation theology proclaims that Christians are called to play an active role in doing battle with the systemic sins and evils of society – called to take responsibility for liberating people from the burdens of poverty and oppression... As (Tom) Langford points out, people who focus exclusively on liberation become fanatic and glum...”
M. Scott Peck (1936–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Young men of the present day are very fond of running down women, and think it a manly thing to sneer at them for their failings; but God help the man who, in time of trouble, has not a woman to stand by his side with cheering words and loving smiles to help him in the battle of life.”
Fergus Hume (1859–1932) said by 1932 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are confirming on this day our firm determination to fight a non-stop battle so that no single Burkina girl will be threatened by this practice of another age.”
Mariam Lamizana (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“the battle against apartheid was not won with politics, but with prayer.”
Nancy Charton (1920–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’d still like every woman to know that you can fight any battle, if it’s worth listening to.”
Sarah Nyendwoha Ntiro (1926–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I witnessed the daily struggle of communities trying to eke a living from their land while fighting a losing battle with pests and other factors.”
Segenet Kelemu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We do various things to prepare to go into battle, and it involves some meditation and other practices that we feel like expressing from time to time. We've always been a very spiritual band, and we remain that way.”
David Vincent (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Weapons change; it is the ability to command the sea that matters. The Battle of Britain, like the defeat of the Armada, was fought for command of the sea. The work of Bomber Command, like the invasion of Europe, was an exercise of offensive power from our inviolable sea-base.”
Arthur Bryant (1899–1985) first seen 1947 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to The Times (24 January 1947), p. 5
“The Union forever, hurrah! boys, hurrah! Down with the traitors, up with the stars; While we rally round the flag, boys, we rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of freedom!”
George Frederick Root (1820–1895) first seen 1862 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Battle Cry of Freedom" (1862), chorus
“The higher you go, the more things you have to battle with, the fact that you have to be better than the last, nothing prepares you for that but it has been an amazing journey”
Jacinta Ocansey first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I knew I would be great but didn’t know how tough it was going to be – Jacinta,9 April 2024,Source: Rebecca Tweneboah Darko
“You don’t talk about how you become OK and how you went through it, and this is what this album is about ... I ignored my emotional, psychological because I was in the battle ... and I neglected me.”
Amanda Black (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is a battle of women around the world—because you may not sound like me, you may not look like me, but what they are trying to do to our bodies is the same everywhere.”
Jaha Dukureh (born 1989) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Protecting women, By ANGELA HAUPT, Retrieved on May 2, 2024
“This is not a coup d'état. The military may have taken over, but that doesn't mean it's a coup d'état because the people have won. It's the people who fought this battle. The military are now there to ensure their safety.”
Mariam Sankara (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“During the Olympics, when athletes were walking into the stadium for the closing ceremony: regardless of nationalities we walked side by side as one. This scene echoed the movie “the gladiator” when all the wrestlers overcame their differences to battle together. In the end, they understood that teamwork would break the painful circle of hate, which I believe to also be the Olympian’s superpower.”
Reïna-Flor Okori (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Women may think that they can stand about and read nice little discourses on what ought to be done about legislation for women and children, but they won’t ever get anything passed that way. They will have to learn that they must be on the field of battle and fight to get bills passed. After they are passed, they will have to be on the ground to protect what they have put through.”
C. Louise Boehringer (1878–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Western Women: Louise Boehringer known as 'Mother of the Arizona educational system' Retrieved19 April 2025
“We cannot afford to loose this battle against the ideology of hatred, fanticism and those who wants to destroy are society.”
Fakhruddin Ahmed (1931–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On the Years of lead) Italy took a big risk during those years... the battle absorbed us completely. As a result, we were unable to see the rest with the necessary clarity.”
Luciano Lama (1921–1996) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From Intervista sul mio partito. As quoted in Paul Ginsborg, Storia d'Italia dal dopoguerra a oggi, tr. it. Marcello Flores and Sandro Perini, Einaudi, 1989, p. 68. ISBN 8806160548
“The battle for reconstruction has just begun, so let us all join hands and seek God’s help to create a bright future for a glorious country and people who deserve.”
Ahmed al-Sharaa (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source