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At first blush, it seems odd that loser lit books are rejected initially, then go on to be fiercely loved by legions of readers. This apparent contradiction might be due to the fact that if they didn't screw up their lives, most losers would be the kind of power-elite, Type A go-getters whom readers love to hate.
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I beat Diaz, Pettis, Ben Henderson, Cerrone, and I earned it, man. I earned my title.
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Me being able to beat up Austin Powers? I mean, how great can that be?
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Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
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There's show and there's business. Business is a whole other beat.
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If you have your eye set on somebody, don't beat around the bush.
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When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame.
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I would love to see some comedies about loser women.
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I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
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There's no substitute to actually being in the room and having people in the room feel the force of your audition. It's very hard to beat that.
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We didn't get any stops. We are trying to get better defensively but we got beat by 30 points, so obviously we are not getting better defensively. ... Obviously if you get beat by 30 points then the coach can question your effort.
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Scott will be desperate to beat us. He's one of the most talented coaches in world rugby and has done excellent work with Wales.
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If you wanna dance, a windshield wiper'll do it-all you need is a beat.
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To say that 'I will not be free till all humans (or all sentient creatures) are free' is simply to cave in to a kind of nirvana-stupor, to abdicate our humanity, to define ourselves as losers.
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Secrecy is for losers. . . . It is time to dismantle government secrecy, this most persuasive of Cold War-era regulations. It is time to begin building the supports for the era of openness that is already upon us.
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Anytime we'd beat the Yankees one game it was like beating somebody else three.
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He had a winning smile, but everything else was a loser.
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It feels good anytime you beat Texas and Tennessee. Wins over those great coaches are very special.
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When building a strong team, you need a strong leader.
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Beauty is a natural superiority.
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I'm pleased because as a comic I live on the fringes of an extreme society. What could be better than satirizing this insanity. People are on edge, desperate and afraid. Those who aren't are soulless or living in extreme denial, locked in a magic kingdom of their own making. As a comic I get to poke at people's bubbles! Of course I'm pleased. I get to be their mouthpiece for their rage and fear! Tremendous fun.
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When we ponder His voluntary atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege of serving Him.
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When you're rehearsing, you get really inspired in the beginning, but then it becomes repetitious and you lose the magic. How do you get the magic again? The magic happens when you're not pushing it.
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A good loser is all right, but it isn't so much fun to beat him.
