Sometimes you’ve got to tip your cap when they’re painting stuff on the corner. But you can’t give up, got to keep battling and make some adjustments.
‘American Idol’ is sometimes lumped with reality shows and it has that element – folks-next-door battling it out in a contest. But instead of fighting leeches, bugs, parasites and each other, as on CBS’s ‘Survivor’ and other shows that imitate it, the ‘American Idol’ contestants, of course, sing.
Almost everyone I know is battling something, whether it’s allergies or depression. Whatever it is, it makes you feel less than who you are. I believe part of life’s challenge is to work through that.
I moved to New York – I attended NYU, did a BFA in Acting at NYU. I was really into hip-hop, so I started battling, like ‘8 Mile.’ I used to rap battle.
If you’re always battling against getting older, you’re always going to be unhappy, because it’s going to happen anyhow.
No matter the circumstances, just keep battling and keep battling.
I miss my mother very much. She was a very sweet and wonderful lady. She had demons she was battling with. Some of her demons were stronger than she would have liked for them to be. She had her flaws just like anything other humans do, but we still stayed in touch and we loved each other very much.
At any given moment, it’s not about where we are supposed to be. It’s about what work, which relationship, what decision I take. Every moment counts. Every decision counts. And if we look at our decisions in life as such, we stop battling and start winning.
Feminism isn’t simply about being a woman in a position of power. It’s battling systemic inequities; it’s a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged.
My biggest fear is that I’m not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I’ve been battling for years that says, ‘You’re not really talented enough. You don’t really deserve this.’
We are battling fanatics who kidnap and behead civilians and shoot fleeing children in the back. There can be no dialogue with such people, and the American people understand this.
I learned to surf for ‘Soul Surfer.’ Surfing is like golf: You’re always battling, and it keeps knocking you down. There are a lot of wipeouts. But when you stay with it and catch that wave, you really taste it. It’s magic.
Just being away from home was the toughest bit. Battling injuries, going to tournaments, and not even playing was tough, but they’re not really big problems.
Well, I’ve had my fair share in Britain of battling the tabloids.
I’ve always been battling this perception people have of me, this character. It follows me around. ‘Bubba the Bear’ shows up when I’m checking into a hotel, when I’m on a plane. I can’t get upset with people if they’re only aware of a small part of my body of work. But inside I do.
I worry I look posh and fat. I can’t do anything about posh – I’m accentless – but I’ve spent 20 years battling my weight.
I’ve been through 20 years of torment battling with my sexuality.
I think I am a product of my mother’s sensibilities and my mother’s values. There has been lots of battling and lots of love and it’s never an easy road for us. But in the deepest recesses, I do have my mother’s values.
I don’t mean to get dark again, but my grandfather has been battling terminal illness. And you know, he never complains. And he has a lot of reasons to complain, but he never complains. And he lost his son a long time ago, when I was a young boy – my uncle. And he never complained.
Speaking as a Democrat, all my life battling for what I conceived to be Democracy, and what I conceived to be right, I am yet an American above Democracy.
You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It’s just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can’t throw enough darkness on light to put it out.
While this has been a private part of my family’s life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.
The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don’t miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.
Really, when you look at it, you’re not battling the chemo, you’re battling yourself the whole time. It was me versus me. There were many times where I didn’t know if I would wake up tomorrow. I would just be up, scared to go to sleep.
Rahul Jaykar, my character in ‘Aashiqui 2,’ was a talented musician battling his demons, while Noor Nizami, my character in ‘Fitoor,’ is an artist who spends his entire life in pursuit of the love of his muse, Firdaus.
It’s hard to be a team when you’re battling yourselves.
I have been battling vertigo for a long time. It’s something that I deal with on a daily basis.
I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It’s a sport, competition, so I’m used to it.
I was going to different neighborhoods around Brooklyn battling cats back in – this started in ’82, so that’s like eighth grade. Maybe 13, 14.
‘The Stars are Legion’ is part space opera, part thriller, about two warring families battling it out for control over a legion of organic starships.
Everyone is battling something emotional behind closed doors – that’s life.
They always say baseball is 90 percent mental, 10 percent physical, whatever that saying is. I don’t even think I know it. But this game is already a game of failure. Going into it not feeling good, battling whatever injuries, tests you even more.
Kids in Spandex battling rubber monsters? It sounds beautiful. It does.
With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.
Operation Northern Star with Canada has made significant progress in battling meth from the north, and we are engaged in numerous training opportunities in Mexico to help curb the problem from the south.
Rahul Jaykar, my character in ‘Aashiqui 2,’ was a talented musician battling his demons, while Noor Nizami, my character in ‘Fitoor,’ is an artist who spends his entire life in pursuit of the love of his muse, Firdaus.
As a kid, it was always my dream to open a closet and end up fighting dragons or battling aliens.
To see two couples that are battling to make it work just shows that love is in a marriage, but there are also trials and things that you have to make it through and showing women and men how to keep it spicy.
I do have some guilty pleasures. I’m very keen on mayonnaise, so that’s a shame, as I’m always battling with my weight. But I do love a plate of langoustine or lobster with dollops of mayonnaise.
We are living in tumultuous times, and our focus should be fighting against the oppression and injustices that are against us – not battling those who are on the same side of seeking justice and peace.
I knew I had an unhealthy child, mainly after about the 20th week, so I knew I was battling against it. I did that privately because I think it’s important that the team don’t deal with that burden – that’s my responsibility.
By the end of the winter, I’m always battling too-tight pants. My solution: Eat lean protein, good grains, and veggies.
I don’t like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I’m not battling past 200 other riders.
I think it’s such an emotional game… I love battling with the other team.
I think I am a product of my mother’s sensibilities and my mother’s values. There has been lots of battling and lots of love and it’s never an easy road for us. But in the deepest recesses, I do have my mother’s values.
We moved from the suburbs to L.A. and I picked up break dancing when I was 10. I joined a dance crew in high school and I was battling. I also took ballet most of my life until high school.
I’m always battling how to be in a relationship while simultaneously maintaining my independence and my career.
I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety several years ago, so it’s something I’ve been battling most of my life.
The great redemptive religion which has always been known as Christianity is battling against a totally diverse type of religious belief, which is only the more destructive of the Christian faith because it makes use of traditional Christian terminology.
Growing up, I naturally embraced who I was, but I was always battling with myself. So I spent half my time being proud of being a woman and the other half completely hating it.
You define great players as guys that are out there grinding, battling every day with their team.
To see two couples that are battling to make it work just shows that love is in a marriage, but there are also trials and things that you have to make it through and showing women and men how to keep it spicy.
I’m constantly battling writer’s block; it usually takes me two hours to write anything.
People talk about the Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn relationship and how they’ll be fighting forever, but in reality, when it comes to me and A.J. Styles, I defy anybody to find two guys who have been battling against each other longer than us.
