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Battered Quotes

On struggle, resilience, and creating through hardship.

These battered quotes explore creative struggle, including the admission of needing to feel Bruised and battered before writing well.

Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not just of Germany but of all continental Europe.

Quotes by Douglas Hurd

In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.

Quotes by Dido Armstrong

I'll be in Los Angeles for two weeks and I'll have a laugh, get battered and have a buzz, but at the end of the day, I'll go home. It's just me earning a few more stories to tell everyone...

Quotes by Colin Farrell

I don't have interns. I don't have a manager. I don't have assistants. I don't have a secretary. I can't figure out Outlook Express. I'm the worst person in the world answering e-mails, and my phone is probably the oldest,...

Quotes by Bruce Dickinson

I'm one of those girls that, day-to-day, I'm in trainers or Converse. I have about 50 pairs of trainers, so when I get the chance to dress up, I will definitely be in heels. 100 percent. I might take some...

Quotes by Bel Powley

The Musharraf government has declared martial law to settle scores with lawyers and judges. Hundreds of innocent Pakistanis have been rounded up. Human rights activists, including women and senior citizens, have been beaten by police. Judges have been arrested and...

Quotes by Asma Jahangir

I want to warn potential victims. Many of them are women, and many of them are battered women. It's a cause for me. When I look back, though, so many of the books I've written are about wives who just...

Quotes by Ann Rule

I have a screened in porch, and it's nice to curl up with a book outside when it's raining, especially an old battered classic like 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.'

Quotes by Amanda Hocking

Frequently Asked Questions

How does one quote describe battered enemies ceasing hostilities?
One quote suggests enemies stop fighting only once they've been worn down enough to admit that winning is no longer possible, tying the word to exhaustion after conflict.
What creative process does one quote link to feeling battered?
One quote describes needing to feel "battered up and bruised" in order to write, admitting it's difficult to write when happy. Related ideas appear in Happy quotes.
How does one quote use "battered" to describe suffering?
One quote connects sin to human misery, describing it as visible in the suffering written on an abused woman's face, in a forgotten child's cries, and in an addict's hopelessness.
What object is described as battered in these quotes?
One quote describes photographer Ansel Adams traveling through the Southwest in a worn-out, well-used truck, hauling his view camera, and compares that camera to a giant accordion with a lens.
What range of things do these quotes describe as battered?
The word is applied to people worn down by conflict or suffering, an emotional state tied to creativity, and even physical objects like a well-used truck, showing its broad use.

Others describe hardship more broadly, from the toll of addiction and neglect to a photographer's beloved, battered old truck. Explore more in our Happy and God quotes.

Explore Topics

Quotes: You, Me, People, Think, Life, Time, Love, Like, Good, Work

Jokes: Music, School, Funny, Food, Political, Science, Hindi, Relationship, Technology, Dad

Shayari: Love, Best, Man, Long, School, Funny, Parents, 2 Line, Sad, Politics

Slogans: Education, Health, Peace, Sports, Democracy, Company, Poverty, Innovation, Environment, Diversity

Wishes: Mother, Father, Wife, Brother, Teacher, Travel, Son, Doctor, Daughter, Husband

Images: Love, Status, Nature, Sad, Attitude, Romantic, Friendship, Birthday, Inspirational, Motivational

Status: Life, Love, Short, Money, God, Art, Happy, Funny, Father, Success

Anmol Vachan: Life, Time, Love, Man, Family, God, Change, Mother, Hope, Father

Suvichar: Life, Time, Love, Family, God, Mother, Hope, Father, Truth, Success

Prayers: Work, Family, Believe, Short, School, Children, Mother, Hope, Father, Success

Captions: Love, Music, Family, Short, Funny, Nature, Sad, Food, Night, Dad

Riddles: Love, Short, School, History, Funny, Nature, Food, Science, Hard, Hindi

Messages: Love, Friendship, Birthday, Motivational, Anniversary, Sorry, New Year, Welcome, Good Night, Thank You

Rhymes: Short, School, Hindi, Action, Animal, Baby, Classic, ABC, Bedtime, Alphabet

Poems: Life, Love, Short, School, Mother, Hope, Father, Nature, Sad, Freedom

Stories: Love, Short, Funny, True, Hindi, Friendship, Animal, Kids, Inspirational, Motivational

Speeches: Leadership, Motivational, Welcome, Thank You, Gandhi Jayanti, Children's Day, Retirement, Graduation, Independence Day, Teacher's Day

Chalisa: Hanuman, Krishna, shiv, Durga, Ram, Ganesh, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Vishnu, Navgraha

Aarti: Hanuman, Krishna, shiv, Durga, Ram, Ganesh, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Vishnu, Kali

Doha: General, Kabir, Tulsidas, Vrind, Rahim

Mantras: Money, Morning, Positive, Guru, Hanuman, Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Ganesh, Surya

Bhajan: Hindi, Morning, Evening, Navratri, Hanuman, Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Ram, Ganesh

Ghazals: Love, Sad, Hindi, Romantic, Zindagi, Modern, Classic, Mohabbat, Dosti, Urdu