- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Defeat Quotes
Words on loss, setback, and resilience
These defeat quotes acknowledge how much a loss can hurt, whether on a personal scale or a much larger one. Several speak plainly about the pain of setbacks and what it takes to face them honestly.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
We know that we can defeat Islamist terrorism without violating our ideals; indeed, we must. These ideals, these American ideals.
- Nov 07, 2020
I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I contributed 1%, it is 1% of something enormous.
- Approach
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- Nov 07, 2020
The scale of the ISIS threat is not yet matched by a clarity of approach for securing their defeat.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who committed these cowardly acts may believe that they have shaken our resolve to defeat terrorism. They could not be more wrong.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love Joe Biden, but he's not going to defeat Donald Trump. He's not. He doesn't have the energy and, quite frankly, he has a lot of baggage.
- Nov 07, 2020
Democrats will come together as we should to make sure that we can defeat Donald Trump and elect our party's nominee.
- Recall
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- Nov 07, 2020
As you will recall, soon after the 9/11 attacks, an international coalition led by the United States conducted an impressive campaign to defeat the Taliban, al Qaeda, and other associated extremist groups in Afghanistan.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
From Caesar's legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution to the defeat of nazism. We have helped to write European history, and Europe has helped write ours.
- Literature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Slave narratives had their greatest influence on public opinion and on literature in the U.S. between 1830 and 1860. After Reconstruction's defeat, their urgency of tone was replaced by the softer one of reminiscence.
- Nov 07, 2020
I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat.
- Feelings
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- Nov 07, 2020