Welcome to our collection of fencing quotes, where the eloquence of words meets the grace of swordplay. Fencing, with its rich history spanning centuries, has captured the imagination of many, inspiring poets, writers, and philosophers alike. From the chivalrous duels of knights to the swift and precise movements of modern Olympic fencers, this art form embodies elegance, strategy, and discipline. Whether you’re a seasoned fencer seeking motivation or simply someone intrigued by the mystique of the sport, these quotes offer insight, inspiration, and perhaps a touch of wit. So, delve into the world of fencing through the lens of some of the most profound and poignant words ever spoken about this timeless pursuit.
But my view is that you need a system at the border. You need some fencing but you need technology. You need boots on the ground. And then you need to have interior enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws inside the country. And that means dealing with the employers who still consistently hire illegal labor. Janet Napolitano
I used to do a lot of fencing in the theater and a lot of horse riding in the early days, so I’m used to it in a way. If you’re classically trained like I am, it’s a little bit like mother’s milk to me. I enjoy it. Brian Cox
I went to Paris for a year in 1986 to study theatre; there was a lot of clowning around, buffoonery and fencing. It was then that my own style kind of blossomed. Orla Brady
Fencing and shooting kind of came naturally. From the start, I knew that I had it in me. Elodie Clouvel
In point of substantial merit the law school belongs in the modern university no more than a school of fencing or dancing. Thorstein Veblen
We control health and pathogenicity by complex multi-speciated relationships through symbiosis and synergy. Portable shelters for livestock, along with electric fencing, insure hygienic and sanitary housing and lounging areas, not to mention clean air, sunshine, and exercise. Joel Salatin
Fencing is a game of living chess, a match where reflexes only work in combination with intent, and mind and body must work together at every moment. V. E. Schwab
There’s places where a secure fence will work, and that strategic type fencing will work. But the idea that people can easily just stand up and say ‘let’s just build a fence’ and be done with it and wipe our hands, and it’s going to secure the border, that’s not reality. Rick Perry
Fencing is a funny sport. Competitive fencing is not really very applicable to the stage world unless you’re fighting with a rapier during the Renaissance, you know? Kris Holden-Ried
I go four- wheeling in my truck. I also like to fish, cook, do stuff around my house. I even studied fencing for awhile. Luke Perry
I’ve looked at photographs of myself during concerts and it sometimes looks as if I’m in a fencing move, with a guitar in my hands instead of a sword. Neil Diamond
I’ve met seven homeschooling families through many, many extracurricular activities such as fencing. I don’t have a point of view of homeschooling. For some families, homeschooling works. Rebecca Stead
I was a university fencing coach. It was an unpaid opportunity, though, because I was underage. Jackson Wang
You were taught how to do the things you needed to do. Dance, speech, fencing. They groomed people. If you were in a film, and the script wasn’t working for you, they brought in screenwriters and fixed the scripts. Norman Lloyd
The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it. Maureen O’Hara
Here’s what we know: after the Secure Fence Act, we have built 600 miles of wall and fencing on a 2,000 mile border. What that has done is not in any demonstrable way made us safer. Beto O’Rourke
I think we need the make sure our border is secure, not just from a standpoint of strategic fencing or border slats, whatever you want to call it, but we need to make sure that once and for all, we secure our border to make sure our communities are safe. Mark Meadows
I did quite a lot of fencing when I was a kid. I was a swimmer, and I played a lot of basketball. I was a fencer for Great Britain, but I only did that because I watched ‘Robin Hood,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Highlander’ and ‘The Three Musketeers,’ and I wanted to emulate Richard Harris and the great British actors that I grew up watching. Kieran Bew
You have to list all your special skills on a form when you get an agent. There’s fencing, stage combat, horse riding, motorbike riding, Spanish, French, German, whatever. I just ticked everything. I talk about 10 languages according to that form. I even ticked the extreme sports box. Isla Fisher
I’ve been very physical my whole life. I’ve done a lot of ballet, fencing and karate, and everything. Ashley Bell
I just love entertaining. I will do anything – stand-up comedy, video games, fencing, internet shorts – I just want to keep being lucky enough to entertain people anyway I can. I try never to limit my art to a medium. Matthew Gray Gubler
As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to introduce some romance into the episodes, outside activities, horse riding and fencing and mountaineering. Patrick Stewart
When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two years at the American Theater Wing, studied acting, which involved dance and fencing and speech classes and history of theater, all that. James Earl Jones
For four years President Trump worked to secure the southern border of the United States by constructing a wall in places where there was little to no fencing. Madison Cawthorn
I loved fencing and dancing and elocution. Vivien Leigh
I know there’s a lot of discussion about building a 2000-mile wall. I think we need to complete the Secure Fencing Act, but we need greater technology and aviation aspects down on the Southwest border so we can see the threat from the sky. Until you can see it, you don’t know where it’s coming from and how to correctly stop it. Michael McCaul
I don’t have a problem with enhanced border security, perhaps to include fencing. I think the mistake is believing that border security is as simple as just putting up a wall from sea to shining sea. Pete Buttigieg
Obviously, swimming is my strength, but I’m also good at fencing. Elodie Clouvel
I belong to an improv group, I play cello, I have these phases – fencing, tae kwon do, baseball, ice hockey, boogie boarding in the summer, snowboarding in the winter. Ty Simpkins
I find that fencing and training give me more stamina and help me deal with the craziness of being on the road so much. Bruce Dickinson
Competing in junior fencing requires lessons, equipment, and travel that may cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month, keeping talented athletes from wielding sabers or masks. Mary Pilon
