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Half The Battle Quotes

I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a woman that is half the battle.
- Heinrich Heine

But I think half the battle is figuring out what works for you, and I am much better at being a mother than I ever would have been as a lawyer. I sometimes wonder if it is just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they are supposed to be by going nowhere. - My Sister's Keeper
- Jodi Picoult

Yet man will never be perfect until he learns to create and destroy; he does know how to destroy, and that is half the battle.
- Alexandre Dumas

It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life.
- Adam Brody

We had our first meeting yesterday, and we just laughed all the way through, so if we can bottle that, then I'll be happy. We just get on, and that's half the battle.
- Allan Carr

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
- Lydia M Child

I've definitely become more aware and conscious of what directors I'm working with because it's so important. The director is really more than half the battle of the film. You really rely on that. That's become really, really important to me, for sure.
- Kate Mara

Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more than half the battle.
- Criss Jami

He looked at her. 'In order to finish, I'll have to have defeated six Infected, Dusk, and Vengeous himself.'
Yeah. So?'
The Infected I can manage.'
She frowned. 'And Vengeous? I mean, you can beat him, right?'
Well,' he said, I can certainly try. And trying is half the battle.'
What's the other half?'
He shrugged. 'Hitting him more times than he hits me.
- Derek Landy

economy is half the battle of life; it is notso hard to earn money as to spend it well.
- Charles Spurgeon

I think half the battle is just being comfortable in front of the camera - and I already am, doing so many videos and interviews, so then it just takes that extra step of trying to get into character.
- Ludacris

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.
- David Mamet

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
- Orison Swett Marden

Courage in danger is half the battle.
- Plautus

Half the battle is selling music, not singing it. It's the image, not what you sing.
- Rod Stewart

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