“To know when to retreat; and to dare to do it.”
Arthur Wellesley
“It goes to show that even though three lay witnesses say he was surrendering and retreating when he was shot, the jury disregarded those witnesses and sided with the police, ... The jury has unanimously decided he was justified.”
M. Powell
“We're excited about it. We were on our way to Epworth (a coastal Georgia United Methodist retreat) when she came up with it.”
Mark Shelnutt
“When a terrible terrorist attack happens ... the response has got to be let's see it through, not let's retreat,”
Tony Blair
“Spartans were known for never retreating. It was better to die on the battle field than to retreat.”
Ron Pike
“It's almost universal that all glaciers are retreating. The signs of retreat are dramatic and accelerating.”
Peter Clark
“Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win / essential to success.”
Napoleon Hill