#defeat

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#crowded #defeat #ourselves #shouts #street

My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear. ↗

— James Longstreet

#broken #changed #command #corps #defeat

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

#defeat #important #knowledge #offers #personality

I firmly believed throughout 1971 that the major hurdle to winning the presidency was winning the Democratic nomination. I believed that any reasonable Democrat would defeat President Nixon. I now think that no one could have defeated him in 1972. ↗

— George McGovern

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With Germany herself falling, it is not strange that the nations leagued with her also went down to defeat. ↗

— Kelly Miller

#defeat #down #falling #germany #her

I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I contributed 1%, it is 1% of something enormous. ↗

— Edward Teller

#contributed #defeat #enormous #i #i tried

We must continue to ensure law enforcement has the necessary tools to combat terrorism here at home. We must also work with our allies and provide our military with the weapons and protective gear they need to defeat terrorism abroad. ↗

— Timothy Murphy

#allies #also #combat #continue #defeat

We were excited to win, staying undefeated is just the icing. ↗

— Steve Nash

#icing #just #staying #undefeated #were

I think she was ready to go. Not to be kicked out. Go at the top. Undefeated. ↗

— Denis Thatcher

#i #i think #kicked #out #ready