#defeat

An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy. ↗

— Mao Zedong

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When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. ↗

— Henry Miller

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I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there is a culture of defeat that we have to overcome. ↗

— Stephen Harper

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Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides. ↗

— Albert Bushnell Hart

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To recommend that women become identical to men, would be simple reversal, and would defeat the whole point of androgyny, and for that matter, feminism: in both, the whole point is choice. ↗

— Carolyn Heilbrun

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I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. ↗

— Lou Holtz

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All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied. ↗

— Vernon Howard

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The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#come #defeated #down #even #extra

When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. ↗

— Tracy Austin

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