"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus."

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Robert South

#Failure Quotes #Defeat Quotes #Discouragement Quotes

“If a general and his men fear death and are apprehensive over possible defeat, then they will unavoidably suffer defeat and death. But if they make up their minds, from the general down to the last footsoldier, not to think of living but only of standing in one place and facing death together, then, though they may have no other thought than meeting death, they will instead hold on to life and gain victory.”

Source : "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. I, 1938.
“To have found you is a dear happiness; and to be Apollo's son is beyond all my hopes; but there is something I want to say to you alone. Come; this is a private matter between us two - anything you tell me shall be as secret as the grave.”
“I was in the original cast of 'Wicked', and that got a bad review in 'The New York Times,' and it's the most successful thing that's ever been put onstage.”

Source : "Norbert Leo Butz And The Root Of Evil". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 27, 2012.
“Resume: a written exaggeration of only the good things a person has done in the past, as well as a wish list of the qualities a person would like to have”
“How little room Do we take up in death, that, living, know No bounds!”

Source : 'The Wedding' (1626) act 4, sc. 4
“I know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It's a terrible thing to do.”

Source : "Interview with Senator Jim DeMint". Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 17, 2012.
“I would call it a comedy variety show. We have some people just doing straight standup. We usually try to have one musical act of sort. So its just people being funny in different ways, not just sketch, not just standup, not just characters, all of those things.”
“To be born means being compelled to choose an era, a place, a life. To exist here, now, means to lost the possibility of being countless other potential selves.. Yet once being born there is no turning back. And I think that's exactly why the fantasy worlds of cartoon movies so strongly represent our hopes and yearnings. They illustrate a world of lost possibilities for us.”

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