Fight Quotes

"It's a very hard and competitive business in which you have to fight every day in order to impose yourself"

"I had to fight like hell to convince people I was beautiful in my own Polish half-breed way"

"One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy"

John Gardner, Novelist

"Job's avoidance of rebellion against God has nothing to do with God being good or wise or anything like that; it's strictly because God is so powerful, and you don't fight something when you are so much weaker than that which you would fight"

George C. Williams, Scientist

"At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it"

Gordon Parks, Photographer

"The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort"

C. J. Cherryh, Writer

"A very considerable body of the German people live in America and propose to fight that Government. Bourke in his great speech last week welcoming the Belgian mission to Boston worked out the President's meaning with care"

Shane Leslie, Diplomat

"Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female"

Lisa Guerrero, Journalist

"There is no struggle, rift, fight between those who claim the banner of the tea party and those who are in the Republican Party. We work together"

Michael Steele, Politician

"As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen consumer protection with a reasonable notification requirement"

Melissa Bean, Politician

"With these kinds of proposals, the devil is in the details. We're going to examine this realignment closely. We will fight any measure that compromises our needs - now or in the future"

John B. Larson, Politician

"As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home"

Tim Murphy, Politician

"Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for, so much that he will be called a relativist because of it"

Karel Capek, Writer

"We shall fight to the last to free our Motherland"

Ziaur Rahman, Politician

"I think you're going to find out that westerns will be coming back. It's Americana, it's part of our history, the cowboy, the cattle drive, the sheriff, the fight for law, order and justice. Justice will always prevail as far as I'm concerned"

Clayton Moore, Actor

"I have a strong dance background. I danced from age five till 18, and that helps a lot. Doing a fight routine is like doing a dance routine"

Yvonne Strahovski, Actress

"Anybody can decide if they have got the money to fight a case if they don't like a particular thing, and they complain to the watch committee, local council or whatever"

Timothy West, Actor

"Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect"

George Weinberg, Psychologist

"We continue to fight for good jobs that pay well and jobs that last. Helping to get folks back to work is about helping them to regain their dignity and pride. That's what families care about"

Jodi Rell, Politician

"The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me"

Elizabeth Blackwell, Scientist

"I have significant concerns about reducing the 188th Fighter Wing's capabilities, and will fight tooth and nail against attempts to reduce its personnel or take away aircraft"

Mark Pryor, Politician

"I believe it is essential that we close the security gaps that put our nation at risk, and I will continue to fight for the funding that will secure high-risk targets, such as our ports and borders"

Mark Pryor, Politician

"When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight"

Michael Bolton, Musician

"There are two ways to go when you hit that crossroads in your life: There is the bad way, when you sort of give up, and then there is the really hard way, when you fight back. I went the hard way and came out of it okay. Now, I'm sitting here and doing great"

Matthew Perry, Actor

"Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the new terrorists with partisans or conventional terrorists in Israel. These people often fight in a decentralized manner in small, autonomous units, too"

Jurgen Habermas, Philosopher

"If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge"

Karel Capek, Writer

"We march and fight, to death or on to victory. Our might is right, no traitors shall prevail. Our hearts are steeled against the fiery gates of hell. No shot or shell, can still our mighty song"

George Lincoln Rockwell, Activist

"It is all too evident that our nation, and the governments of other countries, require all the help they can get in order to fight the War on Terrorism against people who have no qualms about taking the lives of innocent men, women, and children"

Jim Sensenbrenner, Politician

"Now a great debate has been born. The thesis is Democratic Socialism. The antithesis is free-market capitalism. The Obama Democrats have posed the challenge. It is now up to the Republicans to pick it up and fight along these lines"

Dick Morris, Author

"Regrettably, I do sometimes have to fight a tendency to be bitchy"

Marie Windsor, Actress

"Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me"

Iris DeMent, Musician

"I have three sons, a husband, parents, and I'll fight and get angry, but what is very important that I have found as I've matured, is that I have to move on"

Jami Gertz, Actress

"For the moment, the snow is quite wet and soft. If it was hard or icy, it would be a perfect downhill for my style, because I could fight even harder"

Hermann Maier, Athlete

"But let there be no misunderstanding. The war against terror is every bit as important as our fight against fascism in World War II. Or our struggle against the spread of Communism during the Cold War"

Jim Bunning, Politician

"A protracted legislative fight will not move us closer to where the music industry wants to be - delivering music to fans through a variety of different, innovative Web sites"

Hilary Rosen, Businesswoman

"The fight, this war, this fight against the remnants of terrorism will go on for some time"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

"If you would be just as content winning a local Golden Gloves fight as you would making a pile of money as a professional, then fine, go become a boxer. But if the whole idea is for you to get rich, my God, stay in school and learn a profession"

Gerald McRaney, Actor

"First fight. Then fiddle"

Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet

"I knew that if it ever got down to a choice between the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party and our traditional democratic structure I would fight the Party to the bitter end"

Edward Dmytryk, Director

"The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care"

Sue Kelly, Politician

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