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Battle Quotes

The fights worth naming.

One striking line describes faith itself as a battle rather than a dream, setting the tone for a page more about ongoing struggle than easy victory. Related reading continues in Fight.

When the public doesn't understand me, it's a battle. So when I choose words, I choose them for their musicality, rhythm, and sense, and I choose the right dialect to express that.

Quotes by Yasmine Hamdan

If we can remain present and deal with the moment in front of us, no matter what our battle, then if we lose, we'll know that ultimately we weren't supposed to win that battle in the first place.

Quotes by Yehuda Berg

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

Quotes by William Wells Brown

Return to your friends and tell them that we came here with no peaceful intent, but ready for battle, and determined to avenge our own wrongs and set our country free. Let your masters come and attack us: we are...

Quotes by William Wallace

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and...

Quotes by William Morris

The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing.

Quotes by William Falconer

Christianity is a battle not a dream.

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly.

Quotes by Walter Jon Williams

There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.

Quotes by Walid Jumblatt

Our brave soldiers and support personnel are engaged in a battle as important as any the United States has ever before waged, for the success of democracy in Iraq is a crucial test of the ideals this Nation was founded...

Quotes by Virginia Foxx

If Europe does not return to the path of common sense, it will find itself laid low in a battle for its fate.

Quotes by Viktor Orban

I had to battle the doubts and fears for a while, but I committed to making sure that my strongest emotion was self-belief. Once I did that, I knew I would be OK.

Quotes by Victoria Azarenka

Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.

Quotes by Vera Farmiga

We were alive during the 'Battle of the Sexes', but that story hadn't really been told.

Quotes by Valerie Faris

I moved to New York - I attended NYU, did a BFA in Acting at NYU. I was really into hip-hop, so I started battling, like '8 Mile.' I used to rap battle.

Quotes by Utkarsh Ambudkar

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant

A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded.

Quotes by Tyne Daly

I had a very public battle with anorexia.

Quotes by Tracey Gold

When you're fighting for something, it's always a grueling battle.

Quotes by Topaz Page-Green

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote calling Christianity "a battle not a dream"?
Yes, one quote gives this as the speaker's own view: "Christianity is a battle not a dream."
Is there a quote about the biggest battle being "being a woman in the world"?
Yes -- one quote shares this as the speaker's own personal experience: "The biggest battle that I have is being a woman in the world. That takes center stage for me."
Is there a quote about a TV battle scene being influenced by history?
Yes, one quote reads, "The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly," discussing a fictional TV battle scene.
Is there a quote about wanting to create interactive TV with a battle scene?
Yes -- one quote describes wanting to make "really interactive television" where viewers could "sit and watch real actors do a real series" that leads into a dramatized battle scene.
Where can I find more quotes about fighting through challenges?
See the Fight or Life collections.

Other quotes bring the theme closer to daily life, naming the ongoing struggle of working as a woman in a demanding profession, and dramatic battle scenes shaped loosely by real history. See Good or Life for more.