Fight Quotes

"Today it is becoming increasingly apparent to thoughtful Americans that we cannot fight the forces and ideas of imperialism abroad and maintain any form of imperialism at home. The war has done this to our thinking"

Wendell Willkie, Lawyer

"In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple"

Parker Stevenson, Actor

"With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight"

Larry Holmes, Athlete

"We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so whatever happens to Bob Arum, Don King or anyone else is fine with me"

Larry Holmes, Athlete

"You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too"

Paul Robeson, Actor

"Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace"

Paul Robeson, Actor

"I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way I know how to fight. Whatever comes up, comes up"

Larry Holmes, Athlete

"Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial discrimination is prohibited, and where the people can live freely? Never! I can assure you, they will never fight against either the Soviet Union or the peoples' democracies"

Paul Robeson, Actor

"I will also continue to fight to provide better economic security for victims of domestic violence"

Lucille Roybal-Allard

"It's a tragedy, but with your support and your help we will wage this fight and we're going to win it"

Michael D. Barnes, Politician

"A changeling is one child substituted for another. I couldn't find anything more apt. We had to kind of fight that supernatural element in the publicity, and I offered to try and find another title, but Clint liked it, and it stayed"

J. Michael Straczynski, Producer

"But if I thought on it, I would like to be remembered as a brother who loved his people and did everything that I knew to fight for them, the liberation of our people"

Louis Farrakhan, Activist

"As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect America's fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest"

Jon Porter, Politician

"A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction"

Rita Mae Brown, Writer

"If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences"

Garry Kasparov, Celebrity

"The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very hard, to protect that principle and will fight again"

Floyd Abrams, Lawyer

"From cell phones to computers, quality is improving and costs are shrinking as companies fight to offer the public the best product at the best price. But this philosophy is sadly missing from our health-care insurance system"

John Shadegg, Politician

"Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so"

J. Michael Straczynski, Producer

"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them"

Paul Wellstone, Politician

"The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight"

Golda Meir, Leader

"Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstruction we don't have much attention from people outside"

Hanoi Hannah, Celebrity

"Every dollar that we send in State Department aid or humanitarian aid that saves us from having to get involved with very expensive military actions is a good investment. And frankly, helping Israel fight terrorism in the Middle East is much cheaper than us fighting it here on our shores"

Anthony Weiner, Politician

"We can fight Big Industry"

Bobby Scott, Politician

"Meanwhile, people have to join us and fight back against the federal government that has dropped the ball, that is in bed with these energy companies, that wants them to make more money than they've made before"

Gray Davis, Politician

"I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that"

David Guterson, Author

"The war on terror is a fight that we did not start, but it is one that we shall finish"

Nick Lampson, Politician

"That's what takes people out of the fight half the time. They get hit and half the reaction is your ego is saying, 'I cannot believe that person just lit me up - how humiliating.'"

David O. Russell, Director

"I see a trend here where the President seems to think his job is to count votes and then try to make a deal That's what we in legislatures do. Mr. Obama's job is to travel the country, fight for the values that he cares about"

Anthony Weiner, Politician

"Preparing to fight wild fires is only part of the solution, we must be more pro-active and prevent the fires before they start, or reduce their intensity by removing forest waste and fuel build up"

Rick Renzi, Politician

"The cost of adding a feature isn't just the time it takes to code it. The cost also includes the addition of an obstacle to future expansion. The trick is to pick the features that don't fight each other"

John Carmack, Scientist

"American GIs don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's"

Hanoi Hannah, Celebrity

"Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice"

John McCain, Politician

"Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight. We're Americans. We're Americans, and we'll never surrender. They will"

John McCain, Politician

"Trade creates jobs and lifts people out of poverty. And when that happens, societies stabilize and grow. And there is nothing like a stable society to fight terrorism and strengthen democracy, freedom and rule of law"

Dennis Hastert, Politician

"More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air"

Nick Lampson, Politician

"I am happy to have now as Danny finally a more difficult role, in which I can shoot and fight"

James MacArthur, Actor

"For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of the terrible legacy that has come down into society's method of handling suicide recovery. Now we have to fight off the demons that have been hanging around suicide for centuries"

Judy Collins, Musician

"Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight"

Gene Tunney, Athlete

"I feel like I still am struggling in a lot of different ways. I still have to fight for certain things. Certain jobs. At least I'm working and I'm thankful for that"

Gina Gershon, Actress

"Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him"

Elia Kazan, Director

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