#retreat

It was announced as a French victory by the French Minister of War. I did not see any sign of victory but only the retreat of the French forces engaged in the battle. ↗

— Philip Gibbs

#any #battle #did #engaged #forces

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 think it's a little simplistic to explain a work through the psychology of its author. In other words, that Haneke has emotional problems, so I don't have to take his films seriously. By using this argument, the viewer retreats from the challenges of the film. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#author #challenges #emotional #explain #film

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

— Francesca Annis

#fired #get #i #just #retreat

Search for the truth. I tell you things and I always ask you to verify what I say. I told you yesterday that there was an attack and a retreat at Saddam's airport. ↗

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

#always #ask #attack #i #i always

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

— Dick Cheney

#forces #iraqi #iraqi forces #mother #retreats

There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice. ↗

— Thomas Clarkson

#escape #eye #few #penetrating #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

I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - and I will be heard! ↗

— William Lloyd Garrison

#earnest #excuse #heard #i #i am

I never retreat from films, as it were, I simply indulge in other interests, that's all. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#i #indulge #interests #never #other