156+ Fighting Quotes to Unlock Your Power

Each of the following inspirational fighting quotes for life, work and relationship is overflowing with wisdom, life lessons, and knowledge. All you need is a couple of minutes out of your day, and you can make different or better choices depending on what you learn.

Reading quotes powerful about fighting can help you change your perspective. They encompass nearly every aspect that makes up our day-to-day lives.

Thanks to all the distractions around us today, it’s easy to lose focus of what really matters in our lives. Sometimes all we need a reminder. To help you make the most of your life, below is our collection of motivational, wise, and thought-provoking fight quotes:

Best Fighting Quotes

The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. Tyler Durden

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. Napoleon Hill

Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are. Bernice Johnson Reagon

It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser. Zora Neale Hurston

A strong woman is someone who is able to smile this morning like she wasn’t crying last night. Harriet Morgan

A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.  Tecumseh

No battle is worth fighting except the last one. Enoch Powell

Love is not easy, but it is worth the fight. Ruthe McDonald

Anyone can give up; it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, that’s true strength. Chris Bradford

I felt like destroying something beautiful. The Narrator

Fearless is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again—even though every time you’ve tried before you’ve lost. Taylor Swift

The road to hell was paved with the bones of men who did not know when to quit fighting. Paulette Jiles

I will continue to keep fighting, sucking the marrow out of life as life sucks the marrow out of me. Craig Sager

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott

Do not be sad that all odds are against you; be happy that your real purpose is by you. Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you. Misty Copeland

I want to be an expert in different fighting styles, new training methods, new ways of thinking. Conor McGregor

I flipped through catalogs and wondered, what kind of dining set defines me as a person? The Narrator

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.  Joyce Brothers

It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything. Tyler Durden

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The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

If I didn’t say anything, people always assumed the worst. The Narrator

I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything. Sammy Hagar

Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. Muhammad Ali

When you have insomnia, you’re never really asleep and you’re never really awake. The Narrator

The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it. Ernest Hemingway

Get up, stand up. Don’t give up the fight! Bob Marley

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Vincent van Gogh

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of a greater or equal benefit. Napoleon Hill

When you need a little motivation and inspiration, uplifting rise above quotes will turn your day around and boost your mood.

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Either you give in, or you fight. That’s all I know, being where I’m from. You fight for what you want. You go after what you want. Allen Iverson

When you put on clothes that are fighting against something, you can feel your courage grow. Clothing can set you free. Rei Kawakubo

After fighting, everything else in your life got the volume turned down. The Narrator

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius

You’ve got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can. Pablo Sandoval

The greatest fight is when you are fighting in the smoke and cannot see with your eyes. Mark Helprin

Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming. Tom Hiddleston

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. Ernest Hemingway

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn so that we see ourselves as we really are. Arthur Golden

Problems are not stop signs; they are guidelines. Robert Schuller

Ever notice the word ‘rough’ in through? There is truth to that, though the way may be rough, we are still able to get through it. Anthony Liccione

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger

One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is, you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve. George Allen

positive fighting quotes

Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. Anderson Silva

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi

There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win. Muhammad Ali

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. Louisa May Alcott

I was a fighting machine with a will of iron. Jurgen Klopp

There was no such thing as a fair fight. All vulnerabilities must be exploited. Cary Caffrey

When the fight was over, nothing was solved, but nothing mattered. We all felt saved. The Narrator

Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. Orison Swett Marden

I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. Andrew Breitbart

We’re fighting to be ourselves in a world that’s trying to make us like everyone else. Bebe Rexha

Be strong. Even when you can’t be. Saim A. Cheeda

Be strong because things will get better. It may be stormy now but it never rains forever. Evan Carmichael

Marla’s philosophy of life is that she might die at any moment. The tragedy, she said, was that she didn’t. The Narrator

That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms. George Bernard Shaw

Fighting, for me, is like skydiving without the parachute. Anderson Silva

Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. Herbert Hoover

A real fighter works on his or her inner peace and balance. Arnaud van der Veere

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Inspirational Fighting Quotes For Self

A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream—it’s a nap. One changes your afternoon. The other changes your world. Keep fighting. Jon Acuff

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Kahlil Gibran

I’ve been fighting to be who I am all my life. What’s the point of being who I am, if I can’t have the person who was worth all the fighting for? Stephanie Lennox,

With insomnia, nothing’s real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy, of a copy, of a copy. The Narrator

Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It’s black and white – dramatic. You have to be strong. Catherine Zeta-Jones

There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for. J.R.R. Tolkien

I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person. Rita Mero

Fighting is one of those things that gets tons of attention, far more than it deserves. Gary Bettman

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses​​—behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. Muhammad Ali

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence. Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu

Stay strong, be brave, love hard and true, and you will have nothing to lose. Demi Lovato

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. Friedrich Nietzsche

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. Bernard Law Montgomery

deep fighting quotes

The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm. Roy T. Bennett

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep. Vernon Howard

Sometimes when you’re fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal. David Ortiz

My strength did not come from lifting weights. My strength came from lifting myself up when I was knocked down. Bob Moore

The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying. Roy T. Bennett

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place—that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have the perseverance to realize the great life. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie

Whether fighting or spitting, my discipline is unforgiving! John Cena

Each of us is stronger than we realize. Strength is something we often find in desperate moments. Jennifer Arnold

Every evening I died and every evening I was born again, resurrected. The Narrator

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

War means fighting, and fighting means killing. Nathan Bedford Forrest

If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting. Curtis LeMay

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there lay within me an invincible summer. Albert Camus

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.  William Ellery Channing

There’s a moment in fighting when the strength of muscle ain’t everything because the enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory. Toba Beta

Don’t fight a battle if you don’t gain anything by winning. George S. Patton

People with strong willpower will always have the bigger picture in mind. They will be able to forgo small pleasures in order to help attain bigger goals. Bryan Adams

The feeling of success is a special one. And this feeling becomes magical when you achieve success against all odds in life! Avijeet Das

Failure will never overtake you if your determination to succeed is strong enough! Og Mandino

Hitting bottom is not a weekend retreat. It’s not a goddamn seminar. Stop trying to control everything and just let go. Let go! Tyler Durden

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Savage Fighting Quotes

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. Abigail Van Buren

A Strong Woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink. Gina Carey

Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman’s weapon is her tongue. Hermione Gingold

If you wake up in a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? The Narrator

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. Sun Tzu

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. Mark Twain

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. E. E. Cummings

It’s hard to fight when the fight ain’t fair. Taylor Swift

Build upon strengths, and weaknesses will gradually take care of themselves. Joyce C. Lock

Fighting is not a man’s thing, it is a human thing. Ronda Rousey

Keep up the fight against the wobble, no matter what the cost. Prof. Salam Al Shereida

If you can’t go back to your mother’s womb, you’d better learn to be a good fighter. Anchee Min

During your struggle society is not a bunch of flowers, it is a bunch of cactus. Amit Kalantri

The things you own end up owning you. The Narrator

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. Louis Pasteur

Life is a fight for territory; so is your success. Nkem Mpamah

You met me at a very strange time in my life. The Narrator

best fighting quotes

The only kind of love worth having is the kind that goes on living and laughing and fighting and loving. Dalton Trumbo

You’ve got three choices in life: give up, give in, or give it all you’ve got. Unknown

You will never be entirely comfortable. This is the truth behind the champion—he is always fighting something. To do otherwise is to settle. Julien Smith

Fighting bitterness can be a full-time job. Ira Sachs

If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences. Criss Jami

I found freedom. Losing all hope is was freedom. The Narrator

Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you can’t. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn’t want to fight somebody. Andrew Vachss

I say never be complete. Stop being perfect. I say let’s evolve, let the chips fall where they may. Tyler Durden

The key to fighting is not being the fastest or strongest, it is about balance. A warrior must always keep his balance. Joaquin Lopez

I’m a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back. Dusty Baker

Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it’s be brave or else be killed. Margaret Mitchell

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Confucius

It’s weird to think the place where we’re standing will only be a point in the sky. The Narrator

I’m all alone. My father dumped me. Tyler dumped me. I am Jack’s Broken Heart. The Narrator

It’s never the differences between people that surprise us. It’s the things that, against all odds, we have in common. Jodi Picoult

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford

Fights begin and end with handshakes. Cameron Conaway

Strong people are made by opposition like kites that go up against the wind.  Frank Harris

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.  Saint Francis de Sales

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. Napoleon Bonaparte

Never believe for a second that your weak, within all of us we have a reserve of inner hidden strength. Victoria Addino

Just dream big. Go for it. There’s nothing holding you back. You can have ups and downs, but if you believe in something, keep the faith; keep fighting. And don’t let people put you down. Geraint Thomas

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. Arvind Jain

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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people. Cesar Chavez

One must need to be strong, otherwise one will never become strong. Friedrich Nietzsche

You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round. James J. Corbett

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves. The Narrator

This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time. The Narrator

Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious. Unknown

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. Ruth Gordo

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. Norman Vincent Peale

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher

Most people, normal people, do just about anything to avoid a fight. The Narrator

Many of life lessons and experience condense wisdom into uplifting free spirit quotes that are meaningful and inspirational.