“When we say that the Arabs are the aggressors and we defend ourselves — this is only half the truth. As regards our security and life we defend ourselves and our moral and physical position is not bad. We can face the gangs... and were we allowed to mobilize all our forces we would have no doubts about the outcome... But the fighting is only one aspect of the conflict which is in its essence a political one. And politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves. Militarily, it is we who are on the defensive who have the upper hand but in the political sphere they are superior.” PoliticalFightingHalfSecurityConflictAspectEssenceRegardAggressors Author:David Ben-Gurion
“Unless we realize that the essence of Nazism is also an attempt to solve a universal problem of Western civilization - that of the industrial society - and that the basic principles on which the Nazis base this attempt are also in no way confined to Germany, we do not know what we fight for or what we fight against... The war is being fought for the structure of industrial society - its basic principles, its purposes, and its institutions.” KnowsWayWarProblemPurposeFightingRealizingPrinciplesCivilizationEssenceUniversalInstitutionsStructureWesternSolveGermanyNaziConfinedNazismWestern CivilizationBasic Principles Author:Peter Drucker
“It's better to avoid than to run; better to run than to de-escalate; better to de-escalate than to fight; better to fight than to die. The very essence of self-defense is a thin list of things that might get you out alive when you are already screwed.” SelfMightRunningDiesFightingAliveEssenceDefenseListsSelf Defense Author:Rory Miller
“... the whole sickening trickery in life -- the idea that one cannot fight for one's humanity without, ironically, losing it ... that trickery is the real enemy and the very essence of the thing we must continually be on our guard against.” IdeasRealWholeHumanityFightingEnemyLosingEssenceTrickery Book:Essays in feminism Source: Essays in feminism
“People think this is all about the top players hitting tenins balls and they talk about technique and strategy and how important that is. But they don't understand the essence of competition. This is one-on-one, two players out there fighting each other with everything they have, trying to bring the best out of themselves. And the difference at this level of the game is all in the head and in the heart.” PeopleThinkingTryingHeartTwoImportantFightingGamesDifferencesLevelsPlayerEssenceBallsStrategyCompetitionTechniqueHittingOne On OneFighting Each Other Author:John Newcombe
“The essence of the problem is that the war against inflation is over, ... Ever since 1979 the Fed was fighting a war against inflation, and you always knew which way you wanted the inflation rate to go over the long run -- down.” WayLongWarProblemRunningWantedFightingEssenceRateFedsLong RunsInflation Author:Paul McCulley
“No one except for al-Assad's army is fighting against ISIS or other terrorist organisations in Syria, no one else is fighting them on Syrian territory. Minor airstrikes, including those by the United States aircraft, do not resolve the issue in essence; in fact, they do not resolve it at all.” StatesFactsFightingUnitedUnited StatesIssuesEssenceArmyIncludingTerroristResolveAlsTerritoryMinorsSyriaIsisOrganisationAircraftAssad Author:Vladimir Putin
“Bruce sees in this character - who fought all the way through "Superheavy" when his parents were missing, and now is determined to fight even though his parents are telling him he's worth nothing - the essence of Batman.” WayCharacterFightingParentMissingEssenceDetermined Author:Scott Snyder
“Warriors fear surrender. They are proud and defiant. They will fight to the death for what they believe in. They will struggle to conquer. Love is not about conquest. The truth is a man can only find true love when he surrenders to it. When he opens his heart to the partner of his soul and says: 'here it is! the very essence of me! It is yours to nurture or destroy.” MenBelieveHeartSoulFightingLove IsStruggleProudTruth IsEssencePartnersSurrenderWarriorConquerNurtureConquestFinding True Love Author:David Gemmell
“Fight for the value of your person. Fight for the virtue of your pride. Fight for the essence of that which is man: for his sovereign rational mind. Fight with the radiant certainty and the absolute rectitude of knowing that yours is the Morality of Life and that yours is the battle for any achievement, any value, any grandeur, any goodness, any joy that has ever existed on this earth” MenMindPersonsEarthJoyValuesFightingKnowingVirtuePrideMoralityBattleGoodnessAchievementEssenceAbsolutesRationalCertaintySovereignGrandeurRadiantRectitude Book:Atlas Shrugged Source: Atlas Shrugged
“I appeal for cessation of hostilities, not because you are too exhausted to fight, but because war is bad in essence. You want to kill Nazism. You will never kill it by its indifferent adoption.” WantWarFightingEssenceAppealsAnti WarAdoptionIndifferentExhaustedHostilityNazism Book:The Gandhi Reader: A Sourcebook of His Life and Writings Source: The Gandhi Reader: A Sourcebook of His Life and Writings
“Freedom is the very essence of our nation. To be sure, ours is not a perfect nation. But even with our troubles, we remain the beacon of hope for oppressed peoples everywhere. Never give up the fight for freedom - a fight which, though it may never end, is the most ennobling known to man.” MenGivingMayEndsAmericaFightingNationsPerfectKnownTroubleGiving UpEssenceOppressedNever Giving UpBeaconsFighting For Freedom Author:Ronald Reagan
“The very essence of capitalism is under threat as business is now seen as a personal wealth accumulator. We have to bring this world back to sanity and put the greater good ahead of self-interest. We need to fight very hard to create an environment out there that is more long term focussed and move away from short termism.” WorldNeedsLongSelfHardMovingFightingTermInterestWealthEnvironmentGreaterThis WorldCapitalismEssenceThreatLong TermSanityShort TermSelf InterestGreater GoodPersonal Wealth Author:Paul Polman