#defeat

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat. ↗

— Louis L'Amour

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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. ↗

— Malcolm X

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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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Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority. ↗

— Kim Il-sung

#boast #defeat #imperialists #otherwise #superiority

If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan, the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit. ↗

— Bill Kristol

#citizens #complicit #deal #defeated #fight

The average GOP presidential vote in these last five elections was 44.5 percent. In the last three, it was 48.1 percent. Give Romney an extra point for voter disillusionment with Obama, and a half-point for being better financed than his predecessors. It still strikes me as a path to narrow defeat. ↗

— Bill Kristol

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

— LL Cool J

#face #fears #stand #stand up #up

Love has never failed. It has won every battle. And today and forever more it will go on undefeated. I'm also a very loving person. ↗

— R. Kelly

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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#fathers #orphan #thousand #victory