Famous Quotes & Sayings

Quentin Tarantino

They [American Indians] never did straight-up fights. It wasn't about, you know, getting killed in the line of fire. It was all ambush, ambush, ambush, and you ambush somebody, and then you take the scalps, and you - even though scalping wasn't created by the American Indians. It was created by the white man against Indians, and they just took it and claimed it.

Quentin Tarantino

It hit me that an Apache resistance would be a wonderful -you know, it would be a wonderful metaphor for Jewish-American soldiers to be using behind enemy lines against the Nazis because the Apache Indians were able to fight off for decades both the Spaniards and the Mexicans and the U.S. Cavalry for years because of their - they were great guerrilla fighters. They were great resistance fighters. And one of their ways of winning battles was psychological battles.

Prince William

I'm still trying to decide. It's a really difficult one because I really enjoy my time in the Air Force. And I'd love to continue it. But the pressures of my other life are building. And fighting them off or balancing the two of them has proven quite difficult.

Plutarch

To one that promised to give him hardy cocks that would die fighting, "Prithee," said Cleomenes, "give me cocks that will kill fighting.

Plutarch

After the battle in Pharsalia, when Pompey was fled, one Nonius said they had seven eagles left still, and advised to try what they would do. "Your advice," said Cicero, "were good if we were to fight jackdaws.

Plutarch

He who owns a hundred sheep must fight with fifty wolves

Plutarch

The saying of old Antigonus, who when he was to fight at Andros, and one told him, "The enemy's ships are more than ours," replied, "For how many then wilt thou reckon me?

Pierce Brosnan

I had to have some balls to be Irish Catholic in South London. Most of that time I spent fighting.

Pope Francis

The fight against evil is long and difficult. It is essential to pray constantly and to be patient.

Pope Francis

We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults.

Mike Pence

Conservative Republicans are back. We're in the fight for fiscal discipline and limited government, and we are on the side of the American people.

Nathaniel Buzolic

To those that feel down and out…Let today be the day you stand up & fight. Let today be the day you say I won’t quit.

Nathaniel Branden

Your life is important. Whether you achieve what you want in life matters. Whether you are happy matters. Honor and fight for your highest potential. Self-realizatio n-the realization of the best within you-is the noblest goal of your existence.

Nathaniel Branden

Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of the misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves-their convictions and their aspirations-every day. There is nothing noble about it. It takes far more courage to fight for your values than to relinquish them.

Nathaniel Branden

In the nature of our existence, we must act to achieve values. And in order to act appropriately, we need to value the beneficiary of our actions. In order to seek values, we must consider ourselves worthy of enjoying them. In order to fight for our happiness, we must consider ourselves worthy of happiness.

Mother Jones

You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes.

Mother Jones

Sometimes it seemed to me I could not look at those silent little figures; that I must go north, to the grim coal fields, to the Rocky Mountain camps, where the labor fight is at least fought by grown men

Mother Jones

No matter what the fight, don't be ladylike!

Mother Jones

I live in the United States, but I do not know exactly where. My address is wherever there is a fight against oppression. My address is like my shoes; it travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong.

Mother Jones

I would fight God Almighty Himself if He didn't play square with me

Mother Jones

Mourn the dead, fight like hell for the living

Mother Teresa

There's nothing more calming in difficult moments that knowing there's some one fighting with you.

Paula McLain

But in the end, fighting for a love that was already gone felt like trying to live in the ruins of a lost city.

Philip Gibbs

But the worst handicap we had the prohibition of naming individual units who had done the fighting.

Peter Thiel

Competition is overrated. In practice it is quite destructive and should be avoided wherever possible. Much better than fighting for scraps in existing markets is to create and own new ones.

Peter Thiel

Your mind is software. Program it. Your body is a shell. Change it. Death is a disease. Cure it. Extinction is approaching. Fight it.

Terry Pratchett

You can think and you can fight, but the world's always movin', and if you wanna stay ahead you gotta dance.

Terry Pratchett

I think," he said, "I think, if you want thousands, you have to fight for one.

Terry Goodkind

Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how.

Terry Bradshaw

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

Terry Brooks

You can either give in to what youre feeling, just say ‘okay, enough is enough’ and be done with it, or you can fight it.

Tennessee Williams

I respect a person that has had to fight and howl for his decency.

Terence McKenna

We are led by the least among us - the least intelligent, the least noble, the least visionary. We are led by the least among us and we do not fight back against the dehumanizing values that are handed down as control icons.