(90 quotes found)
“Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure. At least we will be able to prevent the advent of negative conduct dominated by negative emotion. That is 'shila', or moral ethics. Once we develop this by familiarizing ourselves with it, along with mindfulness and conscientiousness, eventually that pattern and way of life will become a part of our own life.”
Dalai Lama
“Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within.”
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
“No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“If your job is to fix trucks, the bottom line is how many trucks you fix. The combat Army has a totally different ethic: Accomplish your mission and take care of your men.”
Col Harry Summers
“Unlike all other forms of lute or combat the conditions are that the winner shall take nothing; neither his ease, nor his pleasure, nor any notions of glory; nor, if he wins far enough, shall there be any reward within himself.”
Ernest Hemingway
“I think women are too valuable to be in combat.”
Caspar W. Weinberger
“Working together as a community is the greatest thing we can do to combat these crimes. Even if we double the law enforcement officers that we have today, we still can't have officers on every corner of the street.”
Cathy Hunt
“By improving the lives of slum dwellers, we are also combating malnutrition and diseases, many of which are directly linked to overcrowding and to the lack of clean water and improved sanitation. By the same token, slum improvement helps improve environmental sustainability and addresses gender inequality in the most efficient manner.”
Anna Tibaijuka
“While we are in the process of deploying U.S. Army troops for possible combat in Iraq, the Administration decides to cut funding for their children's education.”
Chet Edwards
“This drug is being used to combat the affects of drinking when pregnant - yet it is recommended that women should limit, if not avoid drinking altogether.”
Charlotte Davies
