#battle

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#hurting #respecting-others #respect

I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk myself into doing so, I taste only shame. I have an eating disorder. ↗

— Jena Morrow

#eating-disorders #memoir #self-help #battle

I start to think there really is no cure for depression, that happiness is an ongoing battle, and I wonder if it isn't one I'll have to fight for as long as I live. I wonder if it's worth it. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#cure #depression #fight #happiness #i

We are all hypocrites. We cannot see ourselves or judge ourselves the way we see and judge others. ↗

— José Emilio Pacheco

#judgement #battle

There were times that I needed to go to battle, but how I went to battle wasn't always the best way in. ↗

— Tori Amos

#battle #best #best way #go #how

The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle. ↗

— Heinrich Heine

#always #battle #go #into #march

We've got to keep an eye on the battle that we face - a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is the Tea Party. And there's only one way to beat and win that war - the one thing about working people is, we like a good fight. ↗

— James P. Hoffa

#battle #beat #everywhere #eye #face

Behind closed doors they had what were legendary battles I hear but when the doors opened there was absolute unity. Not a crack could be found. No separation whatsoever. They were locked together for the good of the community. ↗

— Maynard Jackson

#battles #behind #closed #community #could

It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#battle #concept #decisive #engage #internationalism

General Grant had no fixed plan of campaign beyond the general idea to avoid the strong defensive line occupied by General Lee behind Mine Run, and find a way to draw him out to open battle. ↗

— James Longstreet

#battle #behind #beyond #campaign #defensive