Combat Quotes

It is a cheap zeal that reserves its passions to combat only the sins and temptations of others.

Assurance encourateth us in our combat; it delivers us not from it. We may have peace with God when we have done from the assaults of Satan.

If thou continuous to take delight in idle argumentation thou mayest be qualified to combat with the sophists, but will never know how to live with men.

And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.

The most successful way to combat these dark clouds that come between the light of you and that which you love, is to feel that love itself will rescue you.

To combat the depression by a forced credit expansion is to attempt to cure the evil by the very means which brought it about.

Jeet Kune Do: it's just a name; don't fuss over it. There's no such thing as a style if you understand the roots of combat.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

‎For Tempus...was a dozen storm gods' avatar; no army he sanctified could know defeat; no war he fought could not be won. Combat was life to him; he fought like the gods themselves.

To combat social awkwardness, I would just act like I couldn't be bothered - that kind of aloof persona or aloof demeanor. It's so off-putting.

Always carry through an attack when you have started it.

I would rather have this life of combat than the moral calm and mournful stupor of these last years. God give me struggle, enemies, howling crowds, all the combot of which I am capable.

I think women are too valuable to be in combat.

Every combat is the bloody and destructive measuring of the strength of forces, physical and moral; whoever at the close has the greatest amount of both left is the conqueror.

Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.

Missions is not applied anthropology, comparative religion or sociology. It is storming the gates of hell. It is a power confrontation-h and-to-hand combat with Satan and his demons.

As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.

I counted them all out and I counted them all back.

Whether we like it or not, gender differences matter in a combat situation.

Combat is my profession and fighting was a great way to maintain a combat mindset while preparing to lead Marines in war.

The most effective way to combat speech you don’t like is with speech.

[My grandfather -a miner] had black lung, and he didn't talk about it much. It's almost like a combat veteran. But he witnessed some horrific things.

A civilised man is someone who has discovered something more satisfying than combat.

They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.

The Communist Party and the Soviet Government display constant concern to strengthen the country's defensive might and raise the combat readiness of the Armed Forces.

Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help.

Either we stand united and agree to combat climate change or we will all stumble and fall and condemn humanity to a tragic future.

Democracy acknowledges the right to differ as well as the duty to settle differences peacefully. Authoritarian governments see criticism of their actions and doctrines as a challenge to combat.

Every Librarian is a highly trained agent. An expert in intelligence, counterintelligence, Boolean searching, and hand-to-hand combat.

Those who try to combat the production of shoddy pictures are enemies of the best art today... It always feels tragic to see people labouring to saw off the branch they are sitting on.

When you work with chains or any kind of weapons, or just when you're using hand-to-hand combat, you are going to get hurt

It is necessary to ensure that the requirement to combat terrorism is not used to clamp down on freedom of expression, legitimate dissent, freedom of association and so on.

The best martial artist doesn't win fights, but avoids fights. Martial arts is a way of gaining basic self-mastery of your mind, body and emotions. It can also be very useful in combat situations.

Resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good.

I think I'd be a better president because I was in combat.

Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens.

When a thought appears such as "Do the dishes" and you don't do them, notice how an internal war breaks out... The stress and weariness you feel are really mental combat fatigue.

I believe that the issue of mental health services for our troops deploying or returning from combat is one that demands the attention of this body, if only for a few minutes today.

The life of the individual is a continuous combat with errors and obstacles, and no victory is more satisfying than the one achieved against opposition.

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

There's not much pressure on the golf Tour. Walking to the first tee is in no way comparable to walking through the jungle in combat

Aggressiveness is good in a combat leader. Combining that with ambition and insecurity becomes more problematic.

Power dressing is combat gear for the trip to the top.

Takes more than combat boots to make a man.

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.

Rituals are comforting; rituals combat loneliness.

We have increasingly fewer and fewer journalists who have any military experience and understand what life is like in the military and in combat.

I'm really great with weapons: I did a lot of bo and staff training for 'Immortals.' I love knives. I'm a pretty good shot. But I love hand-to-hand combat.

I'm a T-shirt-and-jeans-with-combat-boots guy. And if I don't have to shave, I don't.