"A conflagration always made such a nice backdrop to a battle. Fire made everything so much more joyously apocalyptic."
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"The great dynamic success of capitalism had given us a powerful weapon in our battle against Communism-money."
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"When you're heading into Anzac cove you are going into this battle situation staring into the sun. So, any movement in that water, any glint is going to be seen for miles away. Even in the first rays of dawn, there's nowhere to hide."
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"If you go to Jamaica, you're going to these all-inclusive resorts where they're playing calypso and a bit of reggae or whatever. But if you go to Kingston, it's run-and-gun battles in the streets, it's abject poverty, it's incredible violence - and then also the best parties in the world. But if you're white, you can't really go. I'd rather know the real deal than be playing in the sand."
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"Wait, I got it. We, uh, won the battle and lost the war, or was it the other way around? 'Cause around here, it's hard to tell sometimes."
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"When you have resolved to fight a battle, collect your whole force. Dispense with nothing. A single battalion sometimes decides the day."
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"The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread."
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"Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires."
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"I believe in the capacity of India to offer nonviolent battle to the English rulers."
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"Freedom battles are not fought without paying heavy prices."
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"We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle."
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"Indeed, one perfect resister is enough to win the battle of Right against Wrong."
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"If we are to stand the final heat of the battle, we must learn to stand our ground in the face of cavalry or baton charges and allow ourselves to be trampled under horses' hooves, or be bruised with baton charges."
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"When two opposing sides meet in battle, the one without an enemy will be victorious."
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"Battles are followed by years of famine."
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"Reverend Galamison is fighting a hard battle against great opposition, and I admire a man who fights a hard battle against great opposition."
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"The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle."
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"The battle is over when the foe has fallen."
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"Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings."
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"It's a horrible and wonderful battle with yourself, to stay calm, stay in the moment. My coach said, "Stay here, not at the target. Don't be down there." It's why they call it the Zen art."
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