Quotes having the keyword Defeat
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
by Sun Tzu (Philosopher , Chinese) keywords: against, defeat, defeating, enemy, hands, himself, lies, opportunity, our, ourselves, own, provided , secure 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.
by Sun Tzu (Philosopher , Chinese) keywords: after, afterwards, battle, been, defeat, destined, fights, first, looks, only, seeks, strategist, thus, victorious, victory, war, whereas , won As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.
by Morihei Ueshiba (Athlete, Japanese , born in 1883) keywords: bad, competing, concern, create, criticizing, defeat, enter, fellows, good, heart, opening, others, soon, testing, weaken, your , yourself There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.
by Morihei Ueshiba (Athlete, Japanese , born in 1883) keywords: art, because, contention, contests, defeat, harbor, invincible, means, mind, nothing, peace, she, true, warrior , within Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
by Denis Waitley (Writer , American) keywords: avoid, being, dead, defeat, delay, detour, doing, end, failure, nothing, only, our, saying, should, something, teacher, temporary , undertaker I believe, based on the activities, and I am not an expert on terrorism by any stretch, but I believe that when they attacked the United States and they attacked New York and Washington, D.C., they thought they could defeat us.
by Jim Walsh (Politician, Irish , born in 1947) keywords: activities, am, any, attacked, based, believe, could, defeat, expert, new, states, stretch, terrorism, thought, united, us, washington , york We are ever mindful the risks our troops face every day and the sacrifices made by the families and the communities that support them as those who have been removed from power seek to delay their inevitable defeat.
by John Warner (Politician, American , born in 1927) keywords: been, communities, day, defeat, delay, ever, every, face, families, inevitable, made, mindful, our, power, removed, risks, sacrifices, seek, support, their, them, those , troops The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph.
by Mercy Otis Warren (Playwright, American , born in 1970) keywords: advantages, air, americans, arms, british, canada, cause, defeat, every, gained, gave, indeed, months, other, quarter, royal, some , triumph Upon the whole it was a Glorious day-Our men are in the Spirits-and I am confident we shall give them a total defeat the next Action; which is at no great distance.
by Anthony Wayne (Soldier, American , born in 1745) keywords: action, am, confident, defeat, distance, give, glorious, great, men, next, shall, them, total, upon, which , whole We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!
by Margaret J. Wheatley (Writer , American) keywords: blame, come, competing, defeat, enemies, experience, forces, ideas, lasting, opposition, problem-solving, problems, real, sessions, solutions, up, use, view, war, weapons, wonder , zones In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.
by Alfred North Whitehead (Mathematician, English , born in 1861) keywords: contradiction, defeat, evolution, first, formal, knowledge, logic, marks, progress, real, signal, step, toward , victory Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!
by Stevie Wonder (Musician, American , born in 1950) keywords: celebrate, defeat, gods, hands, life, meaning, only, struggle, triumph , us I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh start. I don't want them to defeat me. That would be suicidal.
by Robert Wyatt (Musician, English , born in 1945) keywords: bitter, defeat, fresh, grow, keep, know, making, old, start, suicidal, them, want , would
