Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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.Henry Ward Beecher
Quotes to Explore
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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.
Napoleon Hill -
I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.
Gary Lineker -
Males have probably always enjoyed watching the defeat of other males, but without the invention of numerals and the subsequent invention of the concept of keeping score, we could never have had a million sports channels.
Patricia Marx -
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.
Tamara Feldman -
What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.
Wendell Phillips -
Yet, history has shown that if material force can defeat some ideologies it can no longer obliterate a civilization without destabilizing the whole planet.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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Sooner or later, Israel will have to defeat Hamas. There is no way around it.
Naftali Bennett -
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
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.
Loudon Wainwright III -
It is always so, I guess, validating when you meet somebody that you esteem -- and then they turn out to be everything [you thought] and more.
Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine -
You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between.
Kevin Spacey -
Gotta get myself a million, gonna turn that into a billion.
Nelly
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Joy and sadness come by turns.
Walker Percy -
Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need.
Andrew Solomon -
Anything that I do is something that I'm passionate about and really believe in, no matter how it turns out.
Luke Grimes -
You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine
Jason Mraz -
When I fall in love I take my time There's no need to hurry when I'm making up my mind You can turn off the sun but I'm still gonna shine and I'll tell you why.
Jason Mraz -
Some make the world go round; others watch it turn.
Jimmy Buffett
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Defeat would not be a shame, ... This is a competition.
Mathieu Kerekou -
Shakespeare is the true multicultural author. He exists in all languages. He is put on the stage everywhere. Everyone feels that they are represented by him on the stage.
Harold Bloom -
I don't feel too bad. I don't know what that amounts to, but I do feel better than I did last year.
Corey Dillon -
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.
Henry Ward Beecher