Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Steele Commager

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.

I think we were a lot more excited last year. This year we are excited but we realize that it defeats the purpose to go the championship and lose. We've been here before and after what happened last year, it's more humbling because we know the job is not done yet.

Brian O'Driscoll

As you get older, the defeats become more painful. They definitely hurt more.

Our handicaps depend on how many innings, how many defeats and who the opponent is. It takes a lot more into account, so it's a lot more competitive.

We have also suffered similar defeats in our early years.

Henning Mankell

What differentiates us from animals is the fact that we can listen to other people's dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats - and they in turn can listen to ours.

Again, it was just one or two plays. Now these guys have to learn from these defeats and take the next step. Getting into the playoffs, that's our goal now.

I don't want to be talking about encouraging defeats every week.

If somebody tricks you into providing that information, then, of course, it defeats the whole purpose.

I want to be as honest as I can about the things I've been through - the sorrows and joys, victories and defeats - and to use those experiences as a well to draw from. Hopefully, the songs that result from that kind of writing will be songs that mean something to others.

It makes a big difference. I think some of those defeats we might have been able to pull out with a little more experience.

It's one of those depressing defeats because we played well in every aspect, but we just shot horrible.