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War is the admission of defeat in the face of conflicting interests. — Germaine Greer
Men are rapists, batterers, plunderers, killers; these same men are religious prophets, poets, heroes, figures of romance, adventure, accomplishment, figures ennobled by tragedy and defeat.… — Andrea Dworkin
No compromise is possible and the victory of the democracies can only be complete with the utter defeat of the war machines of Germany and… — George C. Marshall
The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as… — Chester W. Nimitz
Fight them with your faith in God, fight them in defense of every free honorable woman and every innocent child, and in defense of the… — Saddam Hussein
But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the… — George S. Patton
It's often said that you learn more from defeat than victory and the RNC has certainly taken that to heart. After difficult losses in 2012,… — Alice Stewart
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not… — Henry Ward Beecher
Most players ... do not like losing, and consider defeat as something shameful. This is a wrong attitude. Those who wish to perfect themselves must… — Jose Raul Capablanca
People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You must also have… — Jose Raul Capablanca
I did not believe I was superior to him. Perhaps the chief reason for his defeat was the overestimation of his own powers arising out… — Alexander Alekhine
It's not often you find yourself writing about a game that you haven't seen one kick of. But it's not often that the favourites lose… — Phil Cornwell
There's such a fine line between defeat and losing. — Gary Newbon
In terms of the Richter scale this defeat was a force 8 gale. — John Lyall
Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Democracy will defeat the economist at every turn on its own genre. — Harold Innis
Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man's training to accomplish — George S. Clason
The best results in the operation of a government wherein every citizen has a share largely depend upon a proper limitation of the purely partisan… — Grover Cleveland
Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat. — C.S. Lewis
I will not lose, for even in defeat/There's a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me — Jay-Z
Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. When the great oak is straining in the wind,… — Edwin Markham
Defeat is worse than death because you live with defeat. — Unknown Author
Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them. — Rick Warren
Despair, when not the response to absolute physical and moral defeat is, like war, the failure of imagination. — Adrienne Rich
America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain. It's 'winner take nothing' that is the great truth of… — Ralph Ellison

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