Combat quotes

Combat

63 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

63 quotes

Samuel Johnson Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic

"The resolution of the combat is seldom equal to the vehemence of the charge."

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Bruce Lee Martial Artist, Actor, Director

"In combat, spontaneity rules; rote performance of technique perishes."

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Albert Camus Philosopher, Writer

"The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance."

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William James Philosopher, Psychologist

"The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts."

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Plato Philosopher

"I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict."

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Theologian

Combat

"Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words."

Evil Refuse Combat

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Daniel Kahneman Psychologist, Nobel Laureate

Combat

"Most things that couples disagree upon aren't worth more than a day's combat."

Couple Combat Disagree

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Tracy Kidder Author

Combat

"I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam."

Novel Vietnam Combat

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Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer

Combat

"Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest"

Use Grammar Combat

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Edward Young Poet, Playwright

Combat

"Who combats with a brother, wounds himself."

Brother Wounds Combat

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David Foster Wallace Writer

Combat

"The point of books is to combat loneliness."

Book Loneliness Combat

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Catherine Camus Writer

Combat

"[Albert Camus] was completely intransigent, and that's not at all a neutrality. It's combat, it's a man who involved himself, committed himself."

Men Neutrality Combat

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Anthony Bourdain Chef, Author, Television Personality

Combat

"If you're training in a combat sport, deliciousness takes a backseat."

Sports Training Combat

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Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

Combat

"When all shoot at one mark, the gods join in the combat."

Mark Combat

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Joseph Heller Novelist

Combat

"There's a rule saying I have to ground anyone who's crazy ... There's a catch. Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy."

Want Crazy Combat

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Mary-Louise Parker Actress

Combat

"My way to combat anything is just to walk straight into it with my fists up."

Way Fists Combat

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