“Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.”

“some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.”

Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought”

Lauren Bacall (1924–2014) American actress, model

“Hush your highness, don't you breathe
No, baby, hold me in your arms, I'm shivering
But what's all this for?
If I was the battle, baby, you have won the war”

Courtney Love (1964) American punk singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and artist

“Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.”

Robert Jordan The Fires of Heaven

“Each [pelican] has already survived many perils in its young life. As a chick, it fought battles with its brothers and sisters and won.”

David Attenborough (1926) British broadcaster and naturalist

“We battled in secret, undeclared, and after a while I no longer fought back because I never won. The only defense was flight, invisibility.”

Margaret Atwood book Surfacing

“The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.”

Herodotus book Histories

“Because no battle is ever won. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools. Be different!”

Kim Peek (1951–2009) American savant, model for the protagonist of the film "Rain Man"

“There were several Battles between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians, in which the former (as they ought) usually won.”

Jane Austen (1775–1817) English novelist