I tried to contribute to the defeat of the Soviets. If I contributed 1%, it is 1% of something enormous.
Miss Searle had always considered boredom an intellectual defeat.
A defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are not worthy of you, then the calamity is doubled.
We are as pieces of chess engaged in victory and defeat!
I've directed our defense community headed by our great general now Secretary [James] Mattis, he's over there now working very hard to submit a plan for the defeat of ISIS, a group that celebrates the murder and torture of innocent people in large sections of the world, used to be a small group, now it's in large sections of the world.
Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area. ' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move.
We didn't defeat the Nazis by becoming Nazis.
A patchwork solution of provincial targets is an admission of defeat and a statement that we have failed our children and grandchildren.
To overextend yourself is to invite defeat.
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully.
Thirst for victory leads to defeat; not tiring of defeat leads to victory.
There are no boundaries in this struggle to the death. We cannot be indifferent to what happens anywhere in the world, for a victory by any country over imperialism is our victory; just as any country's defeat is a defeat for all of us.
There is no greater magnificence than to defeat oneself. That is the magnificence.
It is not for us to calculate our victory or fear our defeat, but to do our duty and leave the rest in God's hands.
When people feel that they have failed, it's usually because somebody or something caused them to feel that way and taste defeat. I refuse to dwell on that. Yes, it sucks at first, and the feeling is valid, but it all happens for a reason.
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
Make peace with the fear of defeat. . . Fear holds you back from putting forth your best performance.
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
My core goal is to dismantle, defeat, destroy al Qaeda and its allies that killed Americans and are still plotting to go kill Americans.