#defeat

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself. ↗

— Plato

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Miss Searle had always considered boredom an intellectual defeat. ↗

— Mary Renault

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You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game. ↗

— Pat Riley

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Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated. ↗

— Will Rogers

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Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated. ↗

— Henry Rollins

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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism. ↗

— King Abdullah II

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The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom. ↗

— Bertolt Brecht

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Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a former defeat. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

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Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move. ↗

— Colin Powell

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Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you. ↗

— LL Cool J

#face #fears #stand #stand up #up