#defeat

Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete defeat of al-Qaida, because we know that al-Qaida is planning operations against the United States even as we speak here. ↗

— John Abizaid

#because #better #bin #boss #clearly

When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#battles #beginning #british #came #century

When you're doing a deal with someone in the southern Sahara, it's a very different way of doing business than in London. You can't sign them in the usual way because they'd end up getting ripped off, which would defeat the object of setting up a label like this. ↗

— Damon Albarn

#business #deal #defeat #different #different way

I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#defeats #happened #i #life #losing

I am going to have to stick to the script. If I muck around with the words it will defeat the object. ↗

— Clive Anderson

#around #defeat #going #i #i am

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#defeats #encounter #many #may #must

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him. ↗

— Russell Baker

#goal #him #inanimate #man #objects

I look at the Senior Al Gore that I had the chance to serve in the Senate with. A great human being. He went down to defeat to this right wing bunch back at the time. ↗

— Birch Bayh

#al gore #back #being #bunch #chance

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#enough #every #into #live #long

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#also #defeating #enemy #must #perceive