Battle Quotes

I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle.

We fight too many battles that don’t matter.

The wounds received in battle bestow honor, they do not take it away.

It’s all God’s will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we cannot create a redwood forest, a wild river, or a gleaming seashore.

Back in the old days, a man could just get sick and die. Now they have to wage a battle. So my Uncle Bert is waging a courageous battle, which I’ve seen, because I go and visit him. And this is the battle: he’s lying in the hospital bed, with a thing in his arm, watching Matlock on the TV.

It could all be so simple, but you’d rather make it hard, loving you is like a battle, and we both end up with scars.

When you are feeling like a failure, remember the grenades you have crushed, the setbacks you have overcome, and the battles you have won.

We do two things in life: We race the clock and everything is a struggle. One way or not, it’s a metaphorical battle all of the time.