Fighting
Quotes - There are no 'ifs' in combat
“Hey,
bodyguard. You better get down to the gymnasium. This jumbo pixie guy is
killing your sister." "Really?" said Butler, unconvinced.
"Really. Juliet just does not seem to be herself. She can't put two moves
together. It's pathetic, really. Everybody is betting against her."
"I see," said Butler, straightening. Mulch held the door. "It's
going to make things really interesting when you show up to help." Butler
grinned. "I'm not coming to help. I just want to be there when she stops
faking." "Ah," said Mulch, comprehension dawning on his face.
"So I should switch my bet to Juliet?" "You certainly
should" said Butler.”
―
Eoin Colfer
“For
the coming of that day shall I fight, I and my sons and my chosen friends. For
the freedom of Man. For his rights. For his life. For his honor.”
―
Ayn Rand, Anthem
“Those
who live as though God sets the rules are not going by their own rules. That is
the self-sacrifice, or selflessness, that peace more often than not requires.
Those who insist on going by their own rules cannot make that sacrifice. They
are the steady adherents of (global) conflict because they are forever fighting
both themselves and others to do whatever they think that they want to do.”
―
Criss Jami, Killosophy
“Caleb
and Tris exchange a look. The skin on his face and on her knuckles is nearly
the same colour, purple-blue-green, as if drawn with ink. This is what happens
when siblings collide - they injure each other in the same way.”
―
Veronica Roth, Allegiant
“Whoever
is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the
fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive
exhausted.”
―
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“There
are no 'ifs' in combat. When you win, you win, When you lose, you lose.”
―
CLAMP, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Vol. 06
“Civilize
The Mind, But Make Savage The Body.”
―
Ancient Chinese Proverb
“Fighting
with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right
answer”
―
Taylor Swift
“Dealing
with jackasses on every front today. Good thing I have tiger blood and Adonis
DNA. (Charlie Sheen Reference)”
―
Greg Campbell
“Look
at me!’ I screeched. ‘Look at me, Amadeus von Linden, you sadistic hypocrite,
and watch this time! You’re not questioning me now, this isn’t your work, I’m
not an enemy agent spewing wireless code! I’m just a minging Scots slag
screaming insults at your daughter! So enjoy yourself and watch! Think of
Isolde! Think of Isolde and watch!”
―
Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity
“They
had laughed. They had leaned on each other and laughed until the tears had
come, while everything else--the cold, and where he'd go in it--was outside,
for a while anyway.”
―
Raymond Carver, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
“A
man who fights you as he does is no better than an opportunist and no worse
than a thug.”
―
Kristin Cashore, Graceling
“From
Hamlet. That’s what he reminded me of.” “Oh,” he said. “Not sure I can see him
as a sparrow. Too . . . delicate.” “So what sort of bird would he be?” “Dunno.
The sort that smacked into a window trying to have a go at its own reflection.”
―
M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains
“This
was our language: half-truths, obvious lies, accusations neither one of us
would ever make. It was a system eery bit as complicated as Morse code or the
dancing of bees. Don't ask, don't tell, stay civil.”
―
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day
“I
kept trying to explain and he kept shouting until I began to cry from
frustration. Then he felt remorseful, which was so unlike him and endearing
that I almost changed my mind and said yes. But then I imagined a lifetime of
having to cry to get him to be kind, and I went back to no again.”
―
Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I
look up, right into the Archgod of Chaos and Destruction’s bewildered eyes,
gathering more of my magic. “Here’s a taste of consequences.”
―
S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
“Don't
show a friend your gift, or your bag of money if you still want to maintain
your relationship, but if nay, go on, and all you'll see is hate and jealousy,
and you'll fight with him in the street like a dog and all you'll feel is
regret.”
―
Michael Bassey Johnson
“War
means fighting, and fighting means killing.”
―
Nathan Bedford Forrest
“The
road to hell was paved with the bones of men who did not know when to quit
fighting.”
―
Paulette Jiles, Enemy Women
“When
two brothers are busy fighting, an evil man can easily attack and rob their
poor mother. Mankind should always stay united, standing shoulder to shoulder
so evil can never cheat and divide them.”
―
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“We
are not sheep or cows. God didn’t create fences for us or boundaries to contain
our nationalities. Man did. God didn’t draw up religious barriers to separate
us from each other. Man did. And on top of that, no father would like to see
his children fighting or killing each other. The Creator favors the man who
spreads loves over the man who spreads hate. A religious title does not make
anyone more superior over another. If a kind man stands by his conscience and
exhibits truth in his words and actions, he will stand by God regardless of his
faith. If mankind wants to evolve, we must learn from our past mistakes. If
not, our technology will evolve without us.”
―
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
