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131 Defeating quotes by 103 unique authors

Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating. — P. Chidambaram
When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating. — Henry Flynt
You don't want to go around willy-nilly suing news organizations. That's probably self-defeating. — Bill Keller
Transformation occurs when existing solutions, assumed truths and past decisions are exposed as unrealistic and self-defeating. — Peter Shepherd
I feel that non-violence is really the only way that we can follow because violence is just so self-defeating. A riot ends up creating many… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We don't have a prayer of defeating the Red Threat of our generation without a long boom of almost unprecedented duration. — Mitch Daniels
I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test. — Ashton Eaton
Unless you're involved with thinking about what you're doing, you end up doing the same thing over and over, and that becomes tedious and, in… — Sol LeWitt
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher did more to liberate people by defeating the Soviet Union and freeing eastern Europe than the Obamas, the Clintons, and… — Rush Limbaugh
Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of… — Sharon Salzberg
I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock in the morning… — Gerrit Smith
There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities. — Arlen Specter
One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that… — Charles Stanley
We will never forget the passengers of Flight 93, who courageously confronted the terrorists, defeating another planned attack on America. They are the heroes for… — Bob Taft
There is nothing worth having that can he obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend. It… — George Wald
Her Majesty's government is engaging not merely in Orwellian Newspeak but in self-defeating Orwellian Newspeak. The broader message it sends is that ours is a… — Mark Steyn
All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness… — Aldo Leopold
How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself. — Gore Vidal
He didnt know what was defeating him, but he sensed it was something he could not cope with, something that was far beyond his power… — Hubert Selby, Jr.
Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe… — N.D. Wilson
Revenge is self-defeating. It will eat away you until there is nothing left. — Chris Bradford
Listen to me: I never married because I was too easily bored. It's an awful, self-defeating trait to have. It's much better to be too… — Rachel Cohn
Only a fool wants war, but once a war starts then it cannot be fought half-heartedly. It cannot even be fought with regret, but must… — Bernard Cornwell
I think you'll find that one would be self-defeating." Jace said lightly shoving his feet into his boots. "We are bound, he and I. Cut… — Cassandra Clare
When I heard the ghouls coming for you, all I cared about was reaching you in time. How often must I tell you that you… — Jeaniene Frost

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