Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.
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Moviewise, I would love to make the story of princess Erendira. She was a 16 year old princess/warrior who led her tribe in war against the Spanish around 1513. She almost defeated them, and the Tarascans were the only tribe the Aztecs couldn't defeat.
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What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.
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Yet, history has shown that if material force can defeat some ideologies it can no longer obliterate a civilization without destabilizing the whole planet.
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Sooner or later, Israel will have to defeat Hamas. There is no way around it.
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.
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Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving.
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I'm not the type of person to go into depression after defeat.
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I think that the worst unpleasantness of age is not its final fact ... but the tediousness of preparation, the accumulating number of defeats.
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To overextend yourself is to invite defeat.
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Defeat would not be a shame, ... This is a competition.
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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 then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
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Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.
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Despite such a heavy defeat, we need to keep calm because the competition is starting and we can't let ourselves become demoralized.
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We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.
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If people knew who the angels were, they would be very nice when they saw one and would still do their same evil garbage when they thought none were around. Knowing who they are defeats the purpose.
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The thing is, the future happens. Every single day, like it or not. Sure, tomorrow is risky, frightening and in some way represents one step closer to the end. But it also brings with it the possibility of better and the chance to do something that matters.
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Everybody is not completely traumatised by their life.
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If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
