If we win by losing ourselves, by losing what we were fighting for, then we never really win.

Another of the hard things about being in a war, grandchildren, is that although there are times of quiet when the fighting has stopped, you know you will soon be fighting again. Those quiet times give you the chance to think about what has happened. Some of it you would rather not think about, as you remember the pain and the sorrow. You also have time to worry about what will happen when you go into battle again.

The fear of losing is greater than the hope of winning

At the edge of his consciousness, just outside the comprehensible grasp, he could sense the maelstrom of his repressed emotions; the humanity that was forced from him long ago. What was left was pure emotionless logic. Gone was the pre-tense of bumbling simpleton; gone was the outward show of social mediocrity; there was no reason to play human now. This was where Kato thrived, what he was crafted for, and as panic settled on the mortals below, Kato slowly unfurled the phenomenon that lay within.

The new contract allows them to speak freely on all matters of university governance without the fear for their job. If you go downtown and march against the war in Iraq, the university can't fire you.

I think we had more of a fear about losing the farm during the tough times. We wanted to keep it so bad.