#battles

Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#back #battles #better #does #gaze

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there. ↗

— George Orwell

#battles #been #lost #opening #probably

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles! ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#battles #certain #certainty #how #many

We are the only class in history that has been left to fight its battles alone, unaided by the ruling powers. White labor and the freed black men had their champions, but where are ours? ↗

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#battles #been #black #champions #class

I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles. ↗

— Mark Messier

#battles #game #got #hockey #i

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#battles #consists #fighting #happiness #itself

There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to - I would be truly lost. ↗

— Moira Kelly

#battles #core #face #i #lost

Extremely strong, effective, tenacious, and powerful political networks can be built when you fight losing battles as well as when you win. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#built #effective #extremely #fight #losing

It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with an anxiety disorder. We were touring a lot and there were some developing personal problems within the band. ↗

— Jack Irons

#anxiety #band #battles #began #beginnings

It's fair to say that, by 'X-Men 3,' Wolverine had gone a little soft, and I agree with them there. What fans love about Wolverine is his more uncompromising approach to life. He is who he is. He's not always a nice guy. He has got edge. He's an anti-hero. And, there's also a vulnerability in there. There is conflict and battles going on in there. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#agree #also #always #approach #battles