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Quotations regarding 'Defeat'

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For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.
Jonathan Carroll, American Author (1949-  )
We need to defeat al Queda and other terrorist organizations.
Paul Cellucci, American Politician (1948-  )
Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. The struggle is the tragedy - not defeat or death.
Whittaker Chambers, American Writer (1901-1961)
There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
Cesar Chavez, American Activist (1927-1993)
A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.
Lydia M. Child, American Activist
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Winston Churchill, English Statesman (1874-1965)
Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.
Winston Churchill, English Statesman (1874-1965)
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Politician (1903-1944)
We didn't defeat the Nazis by becoming Nazis.
Nick Clooney, American Politician (1934-  )
We don't defeat evil by becoming evil.
Nick Clooney, American Politician (1934-  )
I bring out the worst in my enemies and that's how I get them to defeat themselves.
Roy M. Cohn, -
South Vietnam faces total defeat, and soon.
William Colby, American Public Servant (1920-1996)
In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.
Robert Collier, American Publisher
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.
Francis Marion Crawford, American Writer (1854-1909)
India has indeed a great and free future before her, in which she can make her special contribution to the well-being of mankind. The first and indispensable part of that contribution is to work with the United Nations for the defeat of fascism and of brutal aggression.
Stafford Cripps, British Politician (1889-1952)
Apart altogether from our own vital interests, we cannot and must not desert those other nations who have already gone through so much tragedy and suffering to defeat the evil designs of the Axis powers.
Stafford Cripps, British Politician (1889-1952)
I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.
Russell Crowe, Australian Actor (1964-  )
Standardization of our educational systems is apt to stamp out individualism and defeat the very ends of education by leveling the product down rather than up.
Harvey Cushing, American Scientist (1869-1939)
There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry.
George Armstrong Custer, American Soldier (1839-1876)
Now the fact that terrorists throughout the world see this as an opportunity to defeat the United States, we have to be - and every Democratic candidate, even those who opposed us going in, now say we just simply can't cut and run.
Al D'Amato, American Politician (1937-  )
 
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