Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Hood

Ben Battle was a soldier bold, / And used to war's alarms: / But a cannon-ball took off his legs, / So he laid down his arms.

Being the head recruiter, he knows the battles that we're up against. I'm just grateful that he's staying with it. He's got some other things in mind because he knows when we bring (recruits) here, until we get a new building, we have to spruce this up.

Blake's outing was slightly uncharacteristic, but he was able to battle through it and put us in a position to win.

Blake did what we needed him to do for us tonight. My nerves were a little shabby at the beginning of the game, but it's good to know that we have a guy that will go out and battle for us. He's going to give us a chance to win every time he takes the mound.

Birmingham is participating in a national programme of commemorations to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October.

Everybody understands that this (withdrawal) is the prelude to the big battle

Alex Berenson

Good spectator sports share certain fundamentals. Their competitors battle head-to-head. Their winners are determined objectively: fastest runner, most points. They are refereed, not judged.

John Bytheway

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

We were fighting an uphill battle all night.

Donald Tusk

You are ready to play with peoples' money in your political battles. What if after you win your next battle but hundreds of people line up in front of banks?

We've had to battle for every single win we've had this year.

Randy Carlyle

We've had to battle back. Points are too important now and we've got to find a way to shake ourselves out of those doldrums early.

We've had to battle back from those kind of nights a lot this year.

We've had tight battles with virtually every time we've played them. It was a playoff-type hockey game tonight.

We've had a lot of games this year that we had no chance to win, so you can't lose games like this where you battle and scrape.

We've grown up a lot and we're battle tested in some tough environments and games. We'll take the good of the regular season and get ready for the playoffs.

Joe Gibbs

We've had some big battles that I've been a part of in the first go-around,

Jeff Davis

We've had some battles with Turpin over the years. It's so much fun. It's exciting to coach in. It's fun for the parents to watch. I think it's a really good thing.

We all want the Serbia game to come along. Everyone knows we are playing for a place in the World Cup and we will battle to get it.

Everybody would be better off if we could find a way to work together instead of battle in the courts. It's a lose-lose situation really to even go through the battle.

Every single game was a big game for us. And we didn't have an easy one. Every game was a battle for us.

Every game's a battle in the (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) and all those games prepared us. I've got to give all the credit in the world to those other teams. We're playing for them, too.

James Augustine

Every game is going to be a battle and you have to play 100 percent every time. I think the young guys are starting to realize that.

Every month this battle wages, more people are getting used to getting video in other ways. That's the real enemy of this indecision.

Jon Cooper

As soon as I heard about what happened to Zephyr, that whole battle came back to me.

As tough as the federal issues are, it's the men and women in the frontlines ... who will ultimately determine if the battle is won or lost.

Donna Shalala

a step forward in the battle for our children's health and our nation's future.

At this point in the season, you've just got bring your best game. If a team spends time worrying about your opponent, then you can psyche yourselves out. You start winning the battles and hope you can win the war.

Coming in here, we knew what kind of battle to expect and they brought it but then we weren't ready.

B. F. Skinner

Coming back to Battle Creek for the finals is really a dream come true for me. I really hope to see a lot of old friends, wrestlers I've coached and family.

Jim Lee

Costumes are all about identifying which force in a conflict you're on. That's where banners and flags came from - so people rushing into battle knew who to follow and who was on their side.

Cooley is a winner. He's a feisty midfielder that plays bigger than his size. He will battle to win balls, and his work ethic makes him a good fit with the rest of our midfielders.

CORPORAL, n. A man who occupies the lowest rung of the military ladder.Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell, Our corporal heroically fell! Fame from her height looked down upon the brawl And said: ""He hadn't very far to fall."" --Giacomo Smith