Margaret Mahy

There are certainly times when my own everyday life seems to retreat so the life of the story can take me over. That is why a writer often needs space and time, so that he or she can abandon ordinary life and 'live' with the characters.

New Zealander Author

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I understand what it is to go through emotional trauma and retreat and go into the world of your imagination. I understand how art and music can be a place of safety in a world of reinvention.

English Director

Boots Riley

I just look at music as a retreat from organizing. It's like a tug-of-war with me. Music can be effective, but it's not any good if there isn't a grass-roots movement going on to support it.

American Musician

Sixto Rodriguez

I don't mind going out to do my shows but I can still retreat back into my own private world, you know? And that is very key.

John Torode

The most important aspect of a home is that it's a retreat, a place where you can laugh and cry.

Australian Chef

Oscar Wilde

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

Irish Poet

Ngo Dinh Diem

Follow me if I advance! Kill me if I retreat! Revenge me if I die!

Vietnamese Statesman

Joseph Stalin

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

Georgian Leader

William Hague

The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin.

British Politician

Kevin McCarthy

Peace comes through strength, not through retreat.

American Politician

Often carries a sense of healing or positivity, suggesting a beneficial time away from everyday life.

Positive Connotation

Can refer to a mental or spiritual state, not just a physical place.

Not Just Physical

In a dangerous situation, a retreat can be strategic, not necessarily a sign of defeat or fear.

No Shame

Used beyond military contexts, like retreating from an argument.

Broad Usage

Retreat in a military context can be part of a larger strategy, not just a reaction.

Strategic Choice

Implies a change in stance due to external pressure or reconsideration.

Pressure Response

Suggests a private area where someone can find peace and solitude.

Personal Space

In finance, a retreat isn't always bad; it can be a natural part of market fluctuation.

Not Always Negative

 exactly what we want you've seen earlier today the cub in that pen she's on the point of release so she's really often not really interested in humans which is great retreats when she's grabbed some food and she's just wild so you've got to respect them for the world always keep that respect because if you

Reintroducing The...

 and the glaciers that cloaked the Earth's surface began their slow retreat. These immense ice sheets carved out a series of basins. Those basins filled with water as the ice began to melt, creating the world's largest area of freshwater lakes. Over time, channels developed between these basins,

What’s so great about...

 Here's their retreat. Historians have not been previously able to figure out what he could and couldn't see. I think it helps explain his decision. Why? Because from his point of view, the federals were very weak. He was attacking at the logical place, but without full knowledge,

A digital reimagining of...

 Yet I'd sit on these silent retreats, sweating through T-shirts in the middle of winter. I'd take naps every chance I got because it was really hard work. Actually, it was exhausting. The instruction was simple enough but I was missing something really important.

A simple way to break a...

 something in them seems to have shriveled seems to have turned in on itself as though in retreat they hunker down and build a wall around themselves sometimes even a physical wall of steel or concrete afraid of what's beyond as the unknown

The real meaning of soul...

 while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house, but retreat in terror if taken to an actual cemetery. Fear brings more than just a fun, natural high.

Why is being scared so...

 as the tide retreats it exposes mud flaps sunlight hits the rich silt and tiny plants and animals flourish they're all food for a mudskipper but life on

Top 5 Animal Adaptations...

 as the tide retreats it exposes mud flaps sunlight hits the rich silt and tiny plants and animals flourish there all food for a mudskipper but life on

BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...

 the centipede advances on the iguana the iguana retreats the iguana scoots the centipede crawls scoot crawl scoot crawl

Giant Centipede PIPE...

 Simba wisely retreats from the skirmish and re-marks his territory.