#defeat

I'm a political scientist and I study these things, and I know that economic problems, with the rising unemployment and inflation and low productivity and so forth, were a factor in that election, in that defeat of President Carter. ↗

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

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While a defeat for Obamacare in the Court would be nice, the defeat of President Obama at the polls on November 6 is crucial. If electoral victory is achieved, Obamacare can and will be repealed - and more judges of a constitutionalist persuasion will be appointed by the next president. ↗

— Bill Kristol

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If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

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I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat. ↗

— Darrell Royal

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Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

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Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

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I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock in the morning session, for the sake of defeating the Nebraska bill. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

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Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women. ↗

— Kate Smith

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One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you. ↗

— Charles Stanley

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Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. The struggle is the tragedy - not defeat or death. ↗

— Whittaker Chambers

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