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Battle Quotes (page 28)

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle; therefore they take boys from one village and another village, stick them into uniforms, equip them with guns, and let them loose like wild beasts against one other. Thomas Carlyle
Maybe he hadn't thought the war through. It had seemed like simple fun when he had first pictured it, with a glorious beginning, a difficult but valor-filled middle, and a victorious end. He hadn't accounted for the fact that there might not be much of a resolution to the battle, and he hadn't imagined what it would feel like when the war just sort of ended, without anyone admitting defeat and congratulating him for his bravery. Dave Eggers
Charlotte Bronte quote: "But life is a battle: may we all be enabled to fight it well!"
But life is a battle: may we all be enabled to fight it well! Charlotte Bronte
Yes," Nicholas replied, in a bored voice. "The name is Dutch. Dragonwyck, meaning place of the dragon. It derives from an Indian legend about a flying serpent whose eyes were fire and whose flaming breath withered the corn." "Heavens!" With a light laugh, Miranda asked her new employer if the red men had sent forth a champion to do battle with the dragon. The patroon's face was dark, unsmiling. "To appease him the wise men of the tribe sacrificed a pure maiden on the rocky bluff you see above... Anya Seton
Joseph Ratzinger quote: "Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and..."
Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering. Joseph Ratzinger
A genuine primary is a fight within the family of the party - and, like any family fight, is apt to be more bitter and leave more enduring wounds than battle with the November enemy. Theodore White
Haruki Murakami quote: "The world [...] an endless battle of contrasting memories."
The world [...] an endless battle of contrasting memories. Haruki Murakami
The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Harry's mind was in freefall, spinning out of control, unable to grasp the impossiblity, because Fred Weasley could not be dead, the evidence of all his senses must be lying - J. K. Rowling
Louis-Ferdinand Celine quote: "I warn you that when the princes of this world start loving..."
I warn you that when the princes of this world start loving you it means they are going to grind you up into battle sausage. Louis-Ferdinand Celine
David O. McKay quote: "The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the..."
The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul. David O. McKay
Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefiled and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could destroy a unit before a battle even began. Because of that, commanders were first and foremost in the fear suppression business. David Halberstam
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics... they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been... Barack Obama
I am afeard there are few die well that die in battle, for how can they charitably dispose of anything when blood is their argument? William Shakespeare
My religious beliefs teach me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself with that, but to be always ready whenever it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and all men would be equally brave. Stonewall Jackson
David Millar quote: "The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes..."
The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory. David Millar

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