“Today as in the time of Pliny and Columella, the hyacinth flourishes in Wales, the periwinkle in Illyria, the daisy on the ruins of Numantia; while around them cities have changed their masters and their names, collided and smashed, disappeared into nothingness, their peaceful generations have crossed down the ages as fresh and smiling as on the days of battle.” AgeTodayTimeNamesPeaceCitiesGenerationsChangedFlowerMastersBattlePeacefulRuinsNothingnessWalesDaisiesHyacinthsPeriwinkle Author:Edgar Quinet
“Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.” MoralChangedBattleStandardsBallots Author:Boyd K. Packer
“All has changed, thanks to Joe Eszterhas' life-threatening battle with throat cancer. He announced in "The New York Times" that he and Hollywood had blood on their hands and now Eszterhas is crusading to stop Hollywood's glamorization of smoking.” HandsBloodNew YorkChangedBattleHollywoodCancerThanksSmokingThroatThreateningNew York TimesThroat Cancer Author:Joe Eszterhas
“A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will leave readers changed forever .” WarTodayPastForeverCuttingMysteryChangedReaderBattleResearchAncientEdgesForestsBuriedDnaLabsDeep WithinCutting EdgePrehistoric Author:James Rollins
“There's no doubt that Boko Haram has been driven from many of its strongholds in northeastern Nigeria. Now, President Muhammadu Buhari says technically, we have won the war. Those in the know say but technically, the army is still losing the battle because Boko Haram has changed tactics. Instead of now holding territory as it used to and calling this territory its own, now it is resorting to guerrilla tactics, hit-and-run raids and especially suicide bombings.” KnowsHas BeensStillsWarRunningUsedPresidentDoubtChangedCallingBattleLosingArmySuicideDrivenNo DoubtTerritoryTacticsBombingNigeriaGuerrillasStrongholdsBoko HaramHaram Author:Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
“And the stigma hasn't really changed that much in 31 years. You are still getting people - it's a shame-based disease. It's based on sexual transmission. And it's still shame-based. And until people feel strong enough and feel loved enough to actually open up and say, listen, I'm HIV-positive, then we are facing an uphill battle.” PeopleFeelsYearsStillsEnoughStrongChangedBattleDiseaseShameStrong EnoughHivStigmaTransmissionHiv PositiveUphill Battles Author:Elton John
“All I can tell you is that Israel's position in the Arab world has changed because they no longer see Israel as their enemy, but as their ally, in their indispensable battle against the forces of militant Islam, either those led by Iran, the Shiites, or - and those led by Daesh - by ISIS, the militant Sunnis.” WorldI CanForceEnemyPositionChangedBattleIslamIsraelIranAlliesIndispensableIsisMilitantArab World Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“It's fortunate that I am a writer, because that has helped me understand the properties of words. They are what have made life complex. In the battle for status in the animal kingdom, power and aggressiveness have been all-important. But among humans, once they acquired speech, all that changed.” HumansHas BeensMadeImportantAnimalChangedBattleSpeechPropertyComplexesKingdomsFortunateAggressivenessAnimal Kingdom Author:Tom Wolfe