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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike. -- Ban Ki-moon
Defeating death is the best skill of all." -- Toba Beta
Defeating Human Trafficking is a great moral calling of our time -- Condoleezza Rice
Defeating Hillary Clinton in a campaign unlike anything we've seen in our lifetimes. -- George Stephanopoulos
Defeating Barack Obama becomes, in fact, a duty of national security. Because the fact is, he is incapable of defending the United States. -- Newt Gingrich
Defeating Resistance is like giving birth. It seems absolutely impossible until you remember that women have been pulling it off successfully, with support and without, for fifty million years. -- Steven Pressfield
Defeating ISIS. If we do not defeat them abroad, we will be facing more and more of a threat at home. This does not require an occupation or an enduring ground operation. -- Lee Zeldin
Depression, is like trying to find a light switch in pitch darkness. Defeating it takes much assistance and resource. First, it's letting in loved ones that are reaching out, when light will begin to shine. -- Anthony Liccione
Depression, is like trying to find a light switch in pitch darkness. Defeating it takes much assistance and resource. First, it's letting in loved ones that are reaching out, when light will begin to shine." -- Anthony Liccione
Defeating terrorism in Libya can only be achieved through the political and institutional determination of a united Libyan government, which will need the strong and unequivocal support from the international community in confronting the myriad challenges facing Libya. -- Bernardino Leon
It is a principle of the art of war that one should simply lay down his life and strike. If one's opponent also does the same, it is a even match. Defeating one's opponent is then a matter of faith and destiny. -- Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists. -- George P. Shultz
I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test. -- Ashton Eaton
There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities. -- Arlen Specter
Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party. -- James F. Cooper
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. -- Tracy Austin
For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards. -- Sun Tzu
I spent a lot of my youth working outside in the elements, and I kind of revel in defeating tough weather. -- Nick Offerman
We don't have a prayer of defeating the Red Threat of our generation without a long boom of almost unprecedented duration. -- Mitch Daniels
Retarding the aging process would be therapy and enhancement because it would mean defeating diseases and because it would extend our life span. -- Gregory Stock
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. -- Sun Tzu
I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him. -- Ray Lewis
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. -- Sun Tzu
We will never forget the passengers of Flight 93, who courageously confronted the terrorists, defeating another planned attack on America. They are the heroes for our times. -- Bob Taft
Unless you're involved with thinking about what you're doing, you end up doing the same thing over and over, and that becomes tedious and, in the end, defeating. -- Sol LeWitt
If you do a full-on workout and then eat McDonald's or Wendy's, you're defeating the purpose. If you put good things into your body while working out, you'll see results. -- Matt Kemp
Trying to get my music performed live by bar bands was a self defeating experience. It really just distracted me from what I should've been doing all along, writing and recording. -- Tom Scholz
I convened the first-ever national training conference for prosecutors on how to promote and deal with hate crime issues in terms of prosecutions and also protocol for defeating the gay panic defense. -- Kamala Harris
We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and handing over Iraq to the Iraqi people. -- Sherrod Brown
Reagan won the Cold War by first restoring America's economy and military and then staring down an economically weakened Soviet Union. He knew defeating Russia couldn't be accomplished without laying the groundwork. -- Kathleen Troia McFarland
I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock in the morning session, for the sake of defeating the Nebraska bill. -- Gerrit Smith
Sugary drinks are blamed for increasing the rates of chronic disease and obesity in America. Yet efforts to reduce their consumption through taxes or other measures have gone nowhere. The beverage industry has spent millions defeating them. -- Robert Reich
We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party. -- Josefina Vazquez Mota
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher did more to liberate people by defeating the Soviet Union and freeing eastern Europe than the Obamas, the Clintons, and Kerrys of this world ever have. They were all on the wrong side of that debate. -- Rush Limbaugh
They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making a real difference in bringing freedom to a part of the world that has known only tyranny. -- John Boehner
One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you. -- Charles Stanley
The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists." -- George P. Shultz
I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test." -- Ashton Eaton
How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself." -- Gore Vidal
Quentin's conversations with his parents were so circular and self-defeating, they sounded like experimental theater." -- Lev Grossman
Healthy communication and an unconditional environment can prove the greatest asset to defeating at-risk behaviors." -- Asa Don Brown
Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party." -- James F. Cooper
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting." -- Sun Tzu
All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied." -- Vernon Howard
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals." -- Tracy Austin
Making excuses is one of a host of self-defeating behaviours and mental patterns that can block your success." -- Stephen Richards
Stop validating your victim mentality. Shake off your self-defeating drama and embrace your innate ability to recover and achieve." -- Steve Maraboli
Atreyu was fighting not for himself, but for his friend, whom he was trying to save by defeating him." -- Michael Ende
Gnostic politics is self-defeating in so far as its disregard for the structure of reality leads to continuous warfare." -- Eric Voegelin
The old world told men merely about to live and to die.Today men think about defeating death and resurrection." -- Toba Beta
The only benefit a woman can have in talking too much is defeating a man who troubles her too much." -- Michael Bassey Johnson
The negative patterns that form as a result of this self defeating behaviour actually symbolize the negative belief that we nurture." -- Stephen Richards
Dreaming is one thing, and working towards the dream is one thing, but working with expectations in mind is very self-defeating." -- Michael Landon
It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history." -- Renata Adler
But man by his nature is an unnatural animal. If any creature stands a chance of defeating death, it is man." -- Tom Robbins
I spent a lot of my youth working outside in the elements, and I kind of revel in defeating tough weather." -- Nick Offerman
Men of outstanding ability are more likely to lack the power of controlling their own people than of defeating an enemy in battle." -- Titus Livy
Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating." -- P. Chidambaram
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy." -- Sun Tzu
Retarding the aging process would be therapy and enhancement because it would mean defeating diseases and because it would extend our life span." -- Gregory Stock
I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him." -- Ray Lewis
Shutting down discussion is self-defeating and impedes progress. We need to talk and listen and debate and refute and instruct and learn and evolve." -- Sheryl Sandberg
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." -- Sun Tzu
Unless you're involved with thinking about what you're doing, you end up doing the same thing over and over, and that becomes tedious and, in the end, defeating." -- Sol LeWitt
I think you'll find that one would be self-defeating." Jace said lightly shoving his feet into his bootsWe are bound, he and I. Cut him and I bleed." -- Cassandra Clare
Although we had no hope of defeating the enemy in the battlefield, nevertheless, we fought back to keep the idea of liberation alive. From a conversation with Richard Stengel, January 13, 1993" -- Nelson Mandela
If you do a full-on workout and then eat McDonald's or Wendy's, you're defeating the purpose. If you put good things into your body while working out, you'll see results." -- Matt Kemp
A hidden gem of knowledge awaits.." "in the trees of wisdom where He mandates." "the right to read the tomes of our people...""to find your answers on defeating the evil." -- Candace Knoebel
Secretary Rumsfeld used to represent parts of our district in the 1960s. I think that he and his team have done a masterful job in defeating Iraqi forces quickly and decisively." -- Mark Kirk
We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and handing over Iraq to the Iraqi people." -- Sherrod Brown
I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock in the morning session, for the sake of defeating the Nebraska bill." -- Gerrit Smith
We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party." -- Josefina Vazquez Mota
Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself." -- N.D. Wilson
One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you." -- Charles Stanley
Her Majesty's government is engaging not merely in Orwellian Newspeak but in self-defeating Orwellian Newspeak. The broader message it sends is that ours is a weak culture so unconfident and insecure that if you bomb us and kill us our first urge is to find a way to flatter and apologize to you." -- Mark Steyn
Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options." -- Sharon Salzberg
Only a fool wants war, but once a war starts then it cannot be fought half-heartedly. It cannot even be fought with regret, but must be waged with a savage joy in defeating the enemy, and it is that savage joy that inspires our bards to write their greatest songs about love and war." -- Bernard Cornwell
Carrot followed me to the couch. We sat down and settled in. The couch was our center, somehow. Whatever, it didn't matter why or how, the couch simply managed to be where we decided big stuff. This time "big stuff" would just include defeating impossibly powerful imaginary creatures that used to live in my head." -- Adam P. Knave
The French army had crowned a campaign of extraordinary successes by defeating the Austrians at Jemappes and pressing on to occupy a large swathe of Belgium and threaten Holland. For Britain, this changed everything: a French republic that spread across the North Sea coast meant the entire coastline facing Britain would be in Republican hands." -- Mike Jay
To bar communication between intellectuals, who are always our best hope of peace, is particularly self-defeating and inane. It declares, inter alia, that we have a) made up our minds about what we think, b) closed our minds to what others think, and c) chosen to go on hearing nothing with which we happen to disagree." -- Howard Jacobson
Isolation is a self-defeating dream. -- Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Replace your self-defeating thoughts with self-supporting thoughts. -- Deepak Chopra
In defeating terror, Israel's cause is our cause. -- Hillary Clinton
Youth has triumphed (upon defeating 86-year-old Dirk van Foreest). -- Jacques Mieses
Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. -- N.D. Wilson
There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure. -- Max Eastman
We need to be focused on defeating radical Islamic terrorists. -- Ted Cruz
Approach the enemy with the attitude of defeating him without delay. -- Miyamoto Musashi
Are the odds you face (in life) defeating or motivating you? -- David Boudia
the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. -- Sun Tzu
Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating. -- Melody Beattie
Don?t make decisions in anger or humiliate an enemy after defeating him.... -- Saddam Hussein
Revenge is self-defeating. It will eat away you until there is nothing left. -- Chris Bradford
You don't want to go around willy-nilly suing news organizations. That's probably self-defeating. -- Bill Keller
Capitalism has defeated communism. It is now well on its way to defeating democracy. -- David Korten
The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn. -- Carol S. Dweck
Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating. -- Camille Paglia
How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself. -- Gore Vidal
Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating. -- Chris Hadfield
This self-defeating behavior, so the argument goes, must be the result of warped domestic politics. -- John Mearsheimer
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting. -- Sun Tzu
All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied. -- Vernon Howard
Transformation occurs when existing solutions, assumed truths and past decisions are exposed as unrealistic and self-defeating. -- Peter Shepherd
Violence ends up defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
God's greatest agency; man's greatest agency, for defeating the enemy and winning men back is intercession. -- S. D Gordon
Love what you do and do what you love, otherwise you will become unhappy and self-defeating. -- Alan Sugar
My art is different than yours; it consists not in defeating others, but in not being defeated. -- Tsukahara Bokuden
Love requires that we overcome the traditional and self-defeating fears that place distance between ourselves and others. -- Leo Buscaglia
Since ancient times, philosophers have maintained that to strive too hard for one's own happiness is self-defeating. -- Peter Singer
Spare yourselves from the indulgence of self-pity. It is always self-defeating. Subdue the negative and emphasize the positive. -- Gordon B. Hinckley
When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating. -- Henry Flynt
The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy. -- Sun Tzu
Making excuses is one of a host of self-defeating behaviours and mental patterns that can block your success. -- Stephen Richards
Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners. -- Hideo Kojima
Such a strange thing. What was terrible for a healthy fetus has been wonderful at defeating the cancer cells. -- Geraldine Ferraro
Gnostic politics is self-defeating in so far as its disregard for the structure of reality leads to continuous warfare. -- Eric Voegelin
You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive. -- Sun Tzu
Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within. -- John Wooden
There is nothing more foolish or self-defeating than for a Christian to say that he is not interested in doctrines. -- David Lloyd-Jones
Everybody knows full well my passion about defeating Barack Obama. Over my dead body would I vote for Barack Obama. -- Rick Santorum

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