War is an admission of failure

In Hollywood, not to have an analyst is virtually an admission of failure.

— Amy Vanderbilt

War is the admission of defeat in the face of conflicting interests.

— Germaine Greer

War is the admission of defeat in the face of conflicting interests: by war the issue is left to chance, and the tacit assumption…

— Germaine Greer

“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.”

— Sun Tzu

War is always a failure. It means we've failed in diplomacy and we've failed in talking to one another.

— Martin Firrell

“One of these days I’d really like to win a battle, rather than just stand quiet while they lose it at me. You know,…

— K.J. Parker

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the…

— George Combe

African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

— Chaka Fattah

However, I had a chance encounter with an admissions officer of Stevens Institute of Technology, who so impressed me by his erudition and enthusiasm…

— Frederick Reines

He's the kind of player that is worth the price of admission.

— Jay Feaster

Silly ideas, worth the admission price in smiles, but they're true. Is high-energy physics interesting because it's true or because it's crazy?

— Richard Bach

Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

— Andrew Carnegie

Do you trust me? The question is usually asked before an admission that such trust is misplaced.

— S.J. Watson

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

— Fulton J. Sheen

I wonder how long it would take him to realize I'm right as sin - it's the rest of the world that's wrong. I'm…

— Ellen Hopkins