Quotes with battle-wounds

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  • Philip Roth Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.
    Everyman (2006)
    Philip Roth
    American Novelist (1933 - 2018)
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  • John Burroughs One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.
    John Burroughs
    American writer (1837 - 1921)
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  • Benazir Bhutto Pakistan's future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.
    Benazir Bhutto
    Pakistani politician (1953 - 2007)
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  • John Greenleaf Whittier Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew.
    John Greenleaf Whittier
    American poet and writer (1807 - 1892)
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  • Bobby Davro People are always wanting to pull me up on my shortfalls. I try to battle against those and concentrate on how good things are.
    Bobby Davro
    English actor and comedian (1958 - )
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  • August Strindberg People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard and cruel battle of life - to learn something is a joy to me.
    August Strindberg
    Swedish writer (1849 - 1912)
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Pessimism never won any battle.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Charles Caleb Colton Philosophy is a bully that talks loud when the danger is at a distant; but, the moment she is pressed hard by an enemy, she is nowhere to be found and leaves the brunt of the battle to be fought by her steady, humble comrade, religion.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Nicholas Boileau Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.
    Nicholas Boileau
    French poet and critic (1636 - 1711)
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  • George Orwell Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Bennie Thompson Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.
    Bennie Thompson
    American politician (1948 - )
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  • Anne Edwards She represented the distilled essence of the battle between the sexes.
    Anne Edwards
    American author (1927 - )
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  • Anthony Trollope Since woman's rights have come up a young woman is better able to fight her own battle.
    Anthony Trollope
    British writer (1815 - 1882)
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  • Tacitus So, as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.
    Tacitus
    Roman senator and historian (56 - 117)
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  • Edwin C. Bliss Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war, not every battle.
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  • Robert Collier Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.
    Robert Collier
    American author
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  • Georges Bataille The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives.
    Georges Bataille
    French writer and critic (1897 - 1962)
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  • Bruno Dumont The battle between two men over a girl is the same as the fight for two men over a piece of land. It is all about desire. There is no difference between a love triangle and the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
    Bruno Dumont
    French film director and screenwriter (1958 - )
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  • Margaret Thatcher The battle for women's rights has been largely won.
    Margaret Thatcher
    British Prime Minister (1979-1990) (1925 - 2013)
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  • Napoleon Hill The battle is all over except the ''shouting'' when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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