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It is not in the spirit of BeReal and entirely defeats the purpose, beReal should be full of pictures of( people) walking, doing homework and sitting in bed watching Netflix. – Ben Telerski	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There are plaintiffs who simply will not give up, despite years of defeats, they've had some successes, but years of defeats, and there's just no lack of an appetite for continuing litigation. – John Cogan	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The FTC complaint sort of defeats the purpose. – Geoffrey Manne	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I didnt go out on Sunday for people to say thank you or to honk at me or for my own self-recognition because that defeats the whole purpose of what the Bataan March [represents], people always say theyre never forgotten but I like to put action into those words because it brings more meaning to me. – Julie Wojtko -RRB- Saenz	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Imperialists, prepare for more defeats, because the CLAP in Venezuela will continue, no one takes the CLAP away from the people. – Nicolas Maduro	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The Lights On program first gained notoriety last September after Principal Akbar Cook came up with a unique idea to help students who were getting bullied for wearing dirty clothes. JOHN WICK DEFEATS AVENGERS : ENDGAME FOR TOP SPOT AT THE BOX OFFICE He installed washing machines in the locker room, giving students who couldnt afford to wash clothes, or were missing class in fear of being bullied a reason to come to school. My kids feel like they dont have anyone. – Principal Akbar Cook	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Men are not made from easy victories, but based on great defeats – Sir Ernest Shackleton	added by anonymous 6 years ago
It negatively affects the whole process, iSIS uses these defeats for more propaganda and morale boost of their fighters. – Yakhi Hamza	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Saudi Arabia is trying to cover up its defeats and domestic problems by creating tension in the region. – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Both candidates are running for the leadership at points in history where their parties have significantly lost their way, the Republicans are coming off the back of two successive presidential election defeats and Labour lost big in May. You've got two parties who have forgotten how to win. – Dan Hodges	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don’t think I could ever understand her spirit, because it doesn’t matter what it is, nothing defeats her. – Danielle Gregoire	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Lehman's unrestricted ownership of the securities defeats any suggestion that Doral entrusted the securities to Lehman when it entered into the repos, because Doral did not entrust securities to Lehman, we further conclude that the appellant is not a customer for purposes of SIPA. – Chief Judge Robert Katzmann	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If it's not relatively easy, then it defeats the purpose. – Clare Levison	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If those numbers keep changing - well, actually, we spent this on this, not that on that - it really defeats the purpose. – Bill Allison	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Few faced as many defeats in his personal business and public life as he did. His continued perseverance in the face of these trials -- never giving up -- is something all of us Americans should be inspired by, especially when going through a valley in life. – Aaron Schock	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I don't think an officer on the scene should have the capability to stop the camera from rolling. Otherwise it defeats the entire purpose of having body cameras and or dashcams. – Joel Schwartz	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We convert temporary defeats into permanent failures when we live lives far away from God, His Plans & His Purpose for us ! – Vijay Samuel Benjamin	added by anonymous 9 years ago
The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology, because the consumers want to be thrilled not only by the guarantee of the Good but also by the shudder of the Bad. – Umberto Eco	added by anonymous 10 years ago
The great difference between those who succeed and those who fail does not consist in the amount of work done by each but in the amount of intelligent work. Many of those who fail most ignominiously do enough to achieve grand success but they labor haphazardly at whatever they are assigned, building up with one hand to tear down with the other. They do not grasp circumstances and change them into opportunities. They have no faculty for turning honest defeats into telling victories. With ability enough and ample time, the major ingredients of success, they are forever throwing back and forth an empty shuttle and the real web of their life is never woven. – Og Mandino	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats. – Amos Bronson Alcott	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect. – William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3	added by anonymous 13 years ago
You may encounter defeats, but you must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he was well aware of the most dangerous element common to them all: of the crushing, paralysing sense of human littleness, which is what really defeats a human struggling with natural forces, alone, far from the eyes of his fellows. – Joseph Conrad	added by anonymous 13 years ago
An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats. – George Orwell	added by anonymous 13 years ago

It is not in the spirit of BeReal and entirely defeats the purpose, beReal should be full of pictures of( people) walking, doing homework and sitting in bed watching Netflix.

– Ben Telerski

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There are plaintiffs who simply will not give up, despite years of defeats, they've had some successes, but years of defeats, and there's just no lack of an appetite for continuing litigation.

– John Cogan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The FTC complaint sort of defeats the purpose.

– Geoffrey Manne

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I didnt go out on Sunday for people to say thank you or to honk at me or for my own self-recognition because that defeats the whole purpose of what the Bataan March [represents], people always say theyre never forgotten but I like to put action into those words because it brings more meaning to me.

– Julie Wojtko -RRB- Saenz

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Imperialists, prepare for more defeats, because the CLAP in Venezuela will continue, no one takes the CLAP away from the people.

– Nicolas Maduro

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Lights On program first gained notoriety last September after Principal Akbar Cook came up with a unique idea to help students who were getting bullied for wearing dirty clothes. JOHN WICK DEFEATS AVENGERS : ENDGAME FOR TOP SPOT AT THE BOX OFFICE He installed washing machines in the locker room, giving students who couldnt afford to wash clothes, or were missing class in fear of being bullied a reason to come to school. My kids feel like they dont have anyone.

– Principal Akbar Cook

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Men are not made from easy victories, but based on great defeats

– Sir Ernest Shackleton

added by anonymous
6 years ago

It negatively affects the whole process, iSIS uses these defeats for more propaganda and morale boost of their fighters.

– Yakhi Hamza

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Saudi Arabia is trying to cover up its defeats and domestic problems by creating tension in the region.

– Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Both candidates are running for the leadership at points in history where their parties have significantly lost their way, the Republicans are coming off the back of two successive presidential election defeats and Labour lost big in May. You've got two parties who have forgotten how to win.

– Dan Hodges

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don’t think I could ever understand her spirit, because it doesn’t matter what it is, nothing defeats her.

– Danielle Gregoire

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Lehman's unrestricted ownership of the securities defeats any suggestion that Doral entrusted the securities to Lehman when it entered into the repos, because Doral did not entrust securities to Lehman, we further conclude that the appellant is not a customer for purposes of SIPA.

– Chief Judge Robert Katzmann

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If it's not relatively easy, then it defeats the purpose.

– Clare Levison

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If those numbers keep changing - well, actually, we spent this on this, not that on that - it really defeats the purpose.

– Bill Allison

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Few faced as many defeats in his personal business and public life as he did. His continued perseverance in the face of these trials -- never giving up -- is something all of us Americans should be inspired by, especially when going through a valley in life.

– Aaron Schock

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I don't think an officer on the scene should have the capability to stop the camera from rolling. Otherwise it defeats the entire purpose of having body cameras and or dashcams.

– Joel Schwartz

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We convert temporary defeats into permanent failures when we live lives far away from God, His Plans & His Purpose for us !

– Vijay Samuel Benjamin

added by anonymous
9 years ago

The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology, because the consumers want to be thrilled not only by the guarantee of the Good but also by the shudder of the Bad.

– Umberto Eco

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The great difference between those who succeed and those who fail does not consist in the amount of work done by each but in the amount of intelligent work. Many of those who fail most ignominiously do enough to achieve grand success but they labor haphazardly at whatever they are assigned, building up with one hand to tear down with the other. They do not grasp circumstances and change them into opportunities. They have no faculty for turning honest defeats into telling victories. With ability enough and ample time, the major ingredients of success, they are forever throwing back and forth an empty shuttle and the real web of their life is never woven.

– Og Mandino

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

– Amos Bronson Alcott

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect.

– William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3

added by anonymous
13 years ago

You may encounter defeats, but you must not be defeated.

– Maya Angelou

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he was well aware of the most dangerous element common to them all: of the crushing, paralysing sense of human littleness, which is what really defeats a human struggling with natural forces, alone, far from the eyes of his fellows.

– Joseph Conrad

added by anonymous
13 years ago

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

– George Orwell

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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