For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged.

We will win the battle for Africa, which is in effect a battle for Humanity.

My first book was rejected nine times. It turned out to be a best seller, Battle Cry? in 1953.

I'm fighting a losing battle here: I'm trying to lose some weight. I love chocolate; that's one of my biggest downfalls. I haven't gotten a whole lot of chocolate, thank goodness, because I'd probably be about 300 pounds.

Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.

The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.

Since woman's rights have come up a young woman is better able to fight her own battle.

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.

Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.

The battle for women's rights has been largely won.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color.

In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.

People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard and cruel battle of life - to learn something is a joy to me.