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Battles Quotes

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood. George S. Patton
Stephen King quote: "Battles that last five minutes spawn legends that live a..."
Battles that last five minutes spawn legends that live a thousand years. Stephen King
Walt Whitman quote: "Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won."
Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. Walt Whitman
Robert Henri quote: "Battle against obscurity"
Battle against obscurity Robert Henri
Battle with unconditioned breath the unconditioned air. Shun electric wire. Communicate slowly. Live a three-dimensional life; stay away from screens. Wendell Berry
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you..."
Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. Friedrich Nietzsche
George S. Patton quote: "Battle is an orgy of disorder."
Battle is an orgy of disorder. George S. Patton
J. Lee Thompson quote: "'Battle For The Planet Of The Apes', was just a film for kids..."
'Battle For The Planet Of The Apes', was just a film for kids and didn't have any deep meaning. J. Lee Thompson
Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter. Winston Churchill
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political..."
Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. Ambrose Bierce
The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle. David Mamet
A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost. Leo Tolstoy
...despite the headmaster's romantic claims that the origin of the cravat went back to the silk fascalia worn by Roman orators to warm their vocal cords, Langdon knew that, etymologically, "cravat" actually derived from a ruthless band of Croat mercenaries who donned knotted neckerchiefs before they stormed into battle. To this day, this ancient battle garb was donned by modern office warriors hoping to intimidate their enemies in daily boardroom battles. Dan Brown
For our purpose, however, what the soldiers did or did not read is irrelevant. For, if soldiers did not learn to fight their battles from reading books, neither is it likely that military historians learned to write their books from watching battles. Battles are extremely confusing; and confronted with the need to make sense of something he does not understand, even the cleverest, indeed preeminently the cleverest man, realizing his need for a language and metaphor he does not possess, will... John Keegan
Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. Bernard Law Montgomery

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