#defeat

Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause. ↗

— Phyllis McGinley

#defeated #fails #like #nothing #success

Mobilize people to vote and to re-elect Clinton as the only way to defeat. ↗

— Gus Hall

#defeat #mobilize #only #people #re-elect

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

#defeat #except #failure #inherent #insurmountable

When you pray and hope for a change. Don't expect a change to come. Expect the opportunity for a change to come. ↗

— Jonathan Anthony Burkett

#hope #hopelessness #inspirational #jonathan-anthony-burkett #life

Being virtually killed by a virtual laser in a virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#defeat-and-attitude #laser #reality #virtual-reality #attitude

Darkness has conquered the day; the arms of the night slapped the living daylight off the day.Gripping. Killing. Totally overwhelming. The taste of darkness bitters my mouth as I struggled against unnumbered foes. ↗

— Chika Onyenezi

#defeat-and-attitude #attitude

their heart grew cold they let their wings down ↗

— Sappho

#defeat #giving-in #giving-up #imagery #poetry

The color of defeat chokes her pupils, even though her nod and smile and uncomfortable sitting motion on the couch indicate that she is not finished yet. She will carry on, like all of us. Smile stubborn. Smile with instinct, then lick your wounds in the darkest of corners. Trace the scars back to your own fingers and remember them. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#defeat #fight #courage

Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear. ↗

— G. Gordon Liddy

#defeat #fear #welcome

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

#life