#defeat

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #defeat




There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.


Ann Landers


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Dreaming is one thing, and working towards the dream is one thing, but working with expectations in mind is very self-defeating.


Michael Landon


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Writing fiction is... an endless and always defeated effort to capture some quality of life without killing it.


Rose Wilder Lane


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We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.


Robert E. Lee


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We have defeated Saddam Hussein and Iraq. The good news is Iraq is ours, and the bad news is Iraq is ours.


David Letterman


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Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be.


Ninon de L'Enclos


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In defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable.


Edward Marsh


#unbearable #unbeatable #victory

Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken.


William Moulton Marston


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And, if we lost, then who win? Did Al Qaida win? When on the floor of the House of Representatives they cheer - they cheer - when they pass a withdrawal motion that is a certain date for surrender, what were they cheering? Surrender? Defeat?


John McCain


#certain #cheer #cheering #date #defeat

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.


James A. Michener


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