Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look, a god-natured… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten.… — Jahangir Khan Copy Share Image
For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
The inconvenience, the glaring lights, the long hours of waiting, and the repetition of every scene are all calculated to defeat anything… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
What is a defeat? It is just a good opportunity to make a new start, nothing else! Defeat is by no means… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
War is a culture, bellicosity is addictive, defeat for a community that imagines itself to be history's eternal victim can be as… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
When the heavens are with you, when the earth is with you, when the sea is with you, when the wind is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Noble souls, through dust and heat, rise from disaster and defeat the stronger. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything. — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
“Through the repeated hammer blows of defeat, destruction, and deportation, interpreted by the faithful prophets, Israel has to learn that election is… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
Let us face at the outset how many Christians are not victorious, but defeated. Defeated by circumstances, defeated by other peoples? natures… — Sam Shoemaker Copy Share Image
During Richard Nixon’s first term, when I served as secretary of defense, we withdrew U.S. forces from Vietnam while building up the… — Melvin Laird Copy Share Image
The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Let me not be so vain to think that I'm the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats. — Ze Frank Copy Share Image
Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty.… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Haters saying they wanna defeat us, they don't hate us they wanna be us. Truth is you can't join us or beat… — Wiz Khalifa Copy Share Image
There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you - in places where winning means survival… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue;… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
The general that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it, will conquer: let such a one be retained in command! The… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
