There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them. Federico García Lorca
During the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, "Remember men, you are Portuguese!" Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system. Napoleon Bonaparte
Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature. Dennis Prager
Mr. Hoover, if you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you and you have to battle with only one of them. Calvin Coolidge
Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart. Orson Scott Card