#battle

The thrill, believe me, is as much in the battle as in the victory. ↗

— David Sarnoff

#believe #me #much #thrill #victory

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#blood #dangerous #fight #hot #knowledge

An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#bath #battle #blood #concerned #election

Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first diagram, you will observe that each party has two ranks of men, on the first of which stand the superior Pieces, and on the next the eight Pawns. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#diagram #each #eight #first #having

Politics as battle has given way to politics as spectacle. ↗

— Ronald Steel

#given #politics #spectacle #way

Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mostly with honor - who will? ↗

— Cal Thomas

#freedom #honor #imperfectly #lead #lonely

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own. ↗

— Koushun Takami

#inspirational #intrinsic-value #japanese #life #self-confidence

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life. ↗

— Carrie Fisher

#back #battle #event #front #house

Something like Deckard Cain is great; it doesn't ruin your voice. But games that involve violence or battle or mutating and stuff like that really does take a toll on your voice. And I've even had to start to go to a voice guru kind of guy to do exercises to try to save and get back some of what I lost. ↗

— Michael Gough

#battle #cain #does #even #exercises

The key battleground in the war on terrorism, therefore, is in the minds of the American public. ↗

— Patrick J. Kennedy

#american public #battleground #key #minds #public