David Versus Goliath Quotes

#1. The Grocery Manufacturers Association is behind the bills which have been trying to pre-empt states' labeling laws in the Senate. And they have a lot of money and power in Washington. So it's a classic David versus Goliath story, where corporate lobbying outweighs consumers' rights.

Zoe Lister-Jones

#2. It's a great time for independent media because technology reduces the entry barrier. It makes it a phenomenal time for media in general. It's David versus Goliath, and David is always a little smarter, more nimble, more fast.

Sasa Vucinic

#3. I took my Power in my Hand
And went against the World
'Twas not so much as David
had
But I
was twice as bold
I aimed by Pebble
but Myself Was all the one that fell
Was it Goliath
was too large
Or was myself
too small?

Emily Dickinson

#4. David overcame Goliath. Job withstood loss. Faith will carry you through the day. Just believe.

Derrick L. Randall

#5. Goliath was the best thing that ever happened to David

Carla Lynne Hall

#6. The giant's name was Goliath. The shepherd boy's name was David.

Malcolm Gladwell

#7. Our image has undergone change from David fighting Goliath to being Goliath.

Yitzhak Shamir

#8. In Afghanistan this week, outnumbered Northern Alliance rebels on horseback defeated Taliban forces armed with tanks. Experts say the victory is just like the story of David and Goliath and David's friend, the Stealth Bomber.

Tina Fey

#9. Goliath, dissatisfied with his size advantage, has bought David's sling.

Michael Lewis

#10. When David killed Goliath, Mae Young called the cops.

Jerry Lawler

#11. It would be infinitely more prudent to be a single "David" standing with God, than a million "Goliath's" standing without Him.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

#12. This is how David felt after Goliath was on his back like a bitch.

Brian Krans

#13. Goliath was a champion, a monster who had never been beaten, and then this young guy, David, came forward, a child who believed in God and did it.

Tyson Fury

#14. Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

Wilt Chamberlain

#15. Halifax against Spurs, the original David against Goliath confrontation

John Helm

#16. It matters not that giants of tribulation torment you. Your prayerful access to help is just as real as when David battled his Goliath. see 1 Samuel 17.

Russell M. Nelson

#17. When temptation comes your way, name that boastful, deceitful giant "Goliath!" and do with it as David did to the Philistine of Gath.

Gordon B. Hinckley

#18. That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.

Malcolm Gladwell

#19. Inside each of us is a David and a Goliath.

Robert Kiyosaki

#20. Goliath's mother, who said to Goliath, Stop running around with David! You're always coming home stoned! Never got a dinner!

Red Buttons

#21. The one place that David is equal to Goliath is in the Supreme Court.

Joe Biden

#22. When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol. So, a movie like 'The Artist' that costs $14 million, has to go out and compete with movies that cost $140 million. How does David deal with Goliath?

Harvey Weinstein

#23. Comeback stories are popular because there is truth in them. It is a morality tale. The good guy has to win. The underdog has to defeat the big bad wolf. David beat Goliath did he not? The bad guy has to lose. That is how it works.

Kambiz Mostofizadeh

#24. Remember to remember: sometimes your adversary is your biggest asset. Where would David be without Goliath? Jesus without Judas?

Brandi L. Bates

#25. My attitude was and still is like that of David, who was ashamed that the armies of Israel would tremble before Goliath. Without hesitation he stepped forward with complete confidence in the God who had proven Himself to be faithful (1 Sam 17). For David, the size of the giant was irrelevant.

Dave Hunt

#26. Michelangelo didn't show David triumphant, the way every other sculptor did. He showed David before he fought Goliath - when David believed he was doomed and went into battle anyway.

James Patterson

#27. The Bible just said 'Thou shalt not kill', then told hundreds of stories of people killing each other and becoming heroes, like David with Goliath.

John Marsden

#28. Commitment in relationship, has today resurrected into an experienced Goliath, in a land where David is already dead and buried. Show me anyone who may be willing to face the new experienced Goliath?

Francis Otieno

#29. It's gone on my whole life, this David and Goliath syndrome that a lot of these smaller guys always have. They think the only reason I've ever had any success in my career is because of my physical size. And you know what? If that's the case, so be it. I really don't care. Because I have that size.

Kevin Nash

#30. David and Goliath is a book about what happens when ordinary people confront giants.

Malcolm Gladwell

#31. Don't be discouraged at seemingly overwhelming odds in your desire to live and to help others live God's commandments. At times it may seem like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember, David did win.

David B. Haight

#32. Up against Goliath, to bring butter home.
I'm David on pavement, sling another stone.

Ka

#33. I grow fond of David, who lays a single stone before Goliath and a single book, the Psalms, in the mouth of the world.

Erri De Luca

#34. I thought it was a classic David and Goliath story, and I was fully onboard Team WikiLeaks. I was very pro the leaks, barring the redaction issue. But I see WikiLeaks as a publisher.

Alex Gibney