#retreat

A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away. ↗

— William Wycherley

#constantly #country #dwell #like #little

I can understand how some people might resent me for having the audacity to continue playing music, but it'd take a lot more than that to stop me from doing it. I started Foo Fighters because I didn't want to retreat. ↗

— Dave Grohl

#because #continue #doing #fighters #having

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#give #great #life #our #private

I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#decide #engaged #europe #fully #i

Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#fired #get #i #just #retreat

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#his #man #more #nowhere #own

The Iraqi forces are conducting the Mother of all Retreats. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#forces #iraqi #iraqi forces #mother #retreats

You know what else I've learnt? That it's all right not to ride the crest of the wave. Every time a wave comes along I retreat, and I haven't come to any harm yet. ↗

— Jennifer Ehle

#any #come #comes #crest #else

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

#purchased #retreats #strength #unilateral #weakness

When the Americans advance, we harass and retreat, fire from new positions and then retreat again. If the attacking force is too big, we call for support. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#again #attacking #big #call #fire