Fighter Quotes - Page 35

• Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters' souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for the dogs and birds, and the will of Zeus was moving toward its end. Begin, Muse, when the two first broke and clashed, Agamemnon lord of men and brilliant Achilles.

  Homer

  Dog, Moving, Loss

  Homer (2002). “The Iliad”, Spark Notes

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• You would always beat me; not so much because you are a better fighter as because you will not accept defeat.

  John Christopher

  Defeat, Accepting, Beats

  John Christopher (2015). “The Sword of the Spirits”, p.99, Simon and Schuster

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• Katie had a fierce desire for survival which made her a fighter. Johnny had a hankering after immortality which made him a useless dreamer. And that was the great difference between these two who loved each other so well.

  Betty Smith

  Two, Differences, Dreamer

  BETTY SMITH (1943). “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”

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• I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.

  Muhammad Ali

  Dog, Revenge, Believe

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Sep 28, 2013

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• And now I was trying to brush my hair,you know,when I thought about it,and looking at myself in mirrors,wondering if I was pretty.Pretty! A year ago,when my haair got in my eyes I hacked it off with a knife.The only thing important about my clothes was whether they were to stiff to move fast in battle. And Fang had been my best friend and an excellent fighter.

  James Patterson

  Moving, Eye, Mirrors

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• I wanna say thank you cause: Makes me that much stronger, makes me work a little bit harder. makes me that much wiser. so thanks for making me a fighter!

  Christina Aguilera

  Stronger, Littles, Causes

  Song: Fighter

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• I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Winning, Awards

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• You would have made a fine warrior, you know that?" I am one. Death is my enemy." Yeah, it is, isn't it." God, it made such sense that he'd bonded with her. She was a fighter… like him. "Your scalpel's your dagger." Yup.

  J.R. Ward

  Warrior, Enemy, Daggers

  J.R. Ward (2011). “J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8”, p.397, Penguin

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• Besides my professional goals, I have a couple of private ones, my man. One of those is to pet a kangaroo before I leave Australia. I understand there's lots of Eastern Grays around this area. What do you say? Are you in?' Bergman looked at him like he'd just made the worst financial investment of his life. 'Kangaroos are wild animals. I've heard they claw like girl fighters and kick like jackhammers. You're going to get your skull crushed.' Cole held up a finger. 'Or I'm going to pet a kangaroo. How cool would that be?

  Jennifer Rardin

  Girl, Couple, Animal

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• Well, I would turn into a dragon and fly you home, but something tells me you would protest. (Sebastian) No doubt. I imagine the scales would also chafe my skin. (Channon) True. Not to mention, I once learned the hard way that they really do call the military out on you. You know, fighter jets are hard to dodge when you have a forty-foot wingspan. (Sebastian)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Military, Home, Dragons

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2005). “Dragonswan”, p.19, Penguin

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• My spirit. This is a new thought. I'm not sure exactly what it means, but it suggests I'm a fighter. In a sort of brave way. It's not as if I'm never friendly. Okay, maybe I don't go around loving everybody I meet, maybe my smiles are hard to come by, but i do care for some people.

  Suzanne Collins

  Smile, Mean, Katniss

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.164, Scholastic Inc.

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• Fight the fighters, not their wars.

  Banksy

  War, Fighting

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• I think I gave Alec a complex about what kind of fighter he was, just because he wanted to live.

  Cassandra Clare

  Thinking, Kind, Wanted

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.1238, Simon and Schuster

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• The difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is a matter of perspective: it all depends on the observer and the verdict of history.

  Pentti Linkola

  Differences, Perspective, Matter

  Pentti Linkola (2011). “Can Life Prevail?”, p.160, Arktos

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• Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.

  Tim Ferriss

  Blessing, Tyrants, Helping

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• In case you haven't noticed, I'm a lover not a fighter.

  Amanda Hocking

  Lovers, Cases, Havens

  "Flutter". Book by Amanda Hocking, May 3, 2016.

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• I always thought love made you stupid. Made you weak. A bad Shadowhunter. 'To love is to destroy.'I believed that[...]I used to think being a good warrior meant not caring,[...] And then I met you. You were a mundane. Weak. Not a fighter. Never trained[...] Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger than anyone I'd ever met. And I realized I was the one who was weak.

  Cassandra Clare

  Stupid, Caring, Warrior

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• No stonger allies no greater friends no bigger fighters of honor could a king behould then these assembled afore me mine brothers mine blood

  J.R. Ward

  Brother, Kings, Blood

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• The smile he gave her was wistful, just a little lift to his mouth. "You are a fighter." ""Yes. Always. And sometimes I'm a whole army.

  J.R. Ward

  Army, Mouths, Littles

  J. R. Ward (2015). “The Story of Son: A Dark Vampire Romance”, p.43, St. Martin's Paperbacks

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• I sat down in the sand, breathless with shame and failure. God, I thought, some defender of the weak. Some freedom fighter: Joan of Arc in sunscreen.

  Anne Lamott

  Shame, Sand, Weak

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, Anchor

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• I'm not a fighter by nature, but, if I believe in something, I stand up for it.

  Justin Bieber

  Believe, Ifs, I Believe

  "Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story". Book by Justin Bieber, October 12, 2010.

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• [Rhage and Manny] “You’re doing great,” he murmured as he noticed those white knuckled fists. “Don’t worry about me.” “Right, right…your brothers.” Manny paused for a split second. “You’re all right, you know that.” “F*ck…that…” The fighter smiled, flashing fangs. “I’m…perfect.

  J.R. Ward

  Brother, White, Perfect

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• You didn't have to take a punch for me, you know,' he said. 'I'm a lover, not a fighter.' 'You're a freak is what you are,' I said. He stuck out his hand. 'Come on, slugger. Walk with me. You know you want to.' And the thing was, despite everything I knew-that it was a mistake, that he was different from the others-I did. How he knew that, I had no idea. But I got up and did it anyway.

  Sarah Dessen

  Mistake, Hands, Ideas

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• I'm sorry I'm young," Deborah answered with a bitterness that was half prose. "We have a right to be as crazy as anyone else." The second part was more a plea, and to her surprise the superbly inhuman fighter smiled softly and said, "Yes ... I suppose that's true, though I never thought of it in those terms before.

  Joanne Greenberg

  Sorry, Crazy, Half

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• She may be lying in bed reading a book, she may be making love with a prize fighter, or she may be running like mad through a field of stubble, one shoe one, one shoe off, a man named Corn Cob pursuing her hotly. Wherever she is I am standing in complete darkness; her absence blots me out.

  Henry Miller

  Running, Lying, Book

  Henry Miller (2007). “Sexus: The Rosy Crucifixion I”, p.7, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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