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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.

As authors, we're all trying to fight against obscurity and outside distractions, but it's a tough battle.

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

On derby day it's not down to form, it's on the day, who's prepared for the game and who wants to battle.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

As a community, we're fighting for Asians to play Asian roles. And then there's the other battle, which is Asian Americans playing roles that aren't written for Asians, and I think that's something that completely should happen; Why can't an...

Quotes by Ross Butler

Yahoo is a battleship. If you've ever seen a battleship, they're gigantic, and Yahoo is gigantic in the terms of consumer Internet companies. To turn a battleship takes a long time, but once you turn that battle ship the right...

Quotes by Ross Levinsohn

Politics as battle has given way to politics as spectacle.

Quotes by Ronald Steel

We must fight and win the battle against terror overseas so we never have to fight it here at home.

Quotes by Ron Lewis

The Democratic Party has been my party over 50 years, where I waged my battle to change America and change the world from its progressive wing.

Quotes by Ron Dellums

It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in...

Quotes by Rollo May

Half the battle is selling music, not singing it. It's the image, not what you sing.

Quotes by Rod Stewart

I competed hard in the heat of the battle, and there were a few occasions where I played my best in the top matches. As for the best ever? I don't think so.

Quotes by Rod Laver

The fight to get a shield law barring the government from being able to jail journalists is itself a non-partisan battle.

Quotes by Rod Lurie

Former soldiers will almost always gravitate to the anti-war party. This happens for obvious reasons. The men who have been in battle tend not to romanticize it and tend not to take it flippantly.

Quotes by Rod Lurie

The main battle is to make people realise that doubt is important. Doubt is good. The 'don't know' answer sometimes is the box you should tick, and it's about not being scared about that fact. Even the greatest minds don't...

Quotes by Robin Ince

The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.

Quotes by Robert Trout

I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's part of the territory.

Quotes by Robert Sheckley

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

I have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies.

Quotes by Robert Ludlum

I like to get in a battle I can win.

Quotes by Robert Kraft

Piracy was risky business, and injuries were commonplace; a single lost limb or gouged-out eye could end a pirate's career. To encourage pirates not to hesitate in battle - and out of a sense of fairness - many pirate crews...

Quotes by Robert Kurson

Violence, as it is for the mafia and most other criminal organizations, was bad for pirate business. By doing battle with prey, pirates risked damage to their own ships and injury to their crews. It also made them bigger targets...

Quotes by Robert Kurson

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.