#defeat

The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#because #cannot #catharsis #defeat #emotional

I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat. ↗

— Allen Klein

#contend #deal #defeat #essential #i

We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression. ↗

— Jurgen Klinsmann

#aggression #being #defeat #everything #fiery

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 If electoral victory is achieved, Obamacare can and will be repealed - and more judges of a constitutionalist persuasion will be appointed by the next president.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

#appointed #be nice #court #crucial #defeat

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. ↗

— Sallust

#defeat #defeated #evil #good #good man

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave. ↗

— Sallust

#brave #coward #defeat #even #his

France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat. ↗

— Nicolas Sarkozy

#defeat #france #full #i #must

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

#details #distinguish #hard #hear #once

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

#detail #distinguish #longer #told #victory

One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasn't attacked us, it's because he can't or because we've defeated him. ↗

— Michael Scheuer

#assume #attacked #because #community #counterterrorism