Warrior Book Quotes

“A warrior is not one who does not fear. The true courage of a warrior is feeling that fear, facing it and doing what must be done in spite of it.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“Every man, every warrior, needs to face his limit. That is the only way to truly meet your true self, to know what you are really made of.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“I don't care if you were in great shape when you were 20. The only two things that matter are here and now and the future that you will make the next here and now when you get to it.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“Define and set a goal. Assess what it will take to achieve it, focus on it and set a reasonable time to achieve it. Set your plan of action in motion and go after it. At least once every two weeks, objectively assess your efforts. Ask, "Do my efforts support my goals?" Be honest! If they do not, you have two choices. Discard the things that run counter to your goals or change the goal.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“Combat conditioning can be simply defined as "optimizing all physical efforts necessary to increase your odds of survival in combat.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“George Orwell once said, "We sleep soundly in our beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“A warrior is not one who does not fear. The true courage of a warrior is feeling that fear, facing it and doing what must be done in spite of it. George Orwell”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“Thucydides, the Greek philosopher, in describing the four natures of man, describes principles that just cannot be argued. 1. Weakness invites the domination of the stronger. 2. Power always seeks to increase itself. 3. Power never surrenders its position willfully. 4. Power will only yield to a superior force or power.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual

“There are simply those who run away from danger and those who run towards danger, to fight and defend.”
― Ernest Emerson, Warrior Book: Barbarian Combat Conditioning Manual