A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of recognizing our victories, regardless of the struggles faced.
Ferdinand Foch's quote suggests that in order to maintain morale and motivation, one must focus on the victories in life and not dwell on losses. It highlights the psychological aspect of resilience, indicating that acknowledging our wins reinforces our ability to face and overcome future challenges.
In practice
In a motivational speech about perseverance and success.
The military mind always imagines that the next war will be on the same lines as the last. That has never been the case and never will be. One of the great factors on the next war will be aircraft obviously. The potentialities of aircraft attack on a large scale are almost incalculable.
My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
It take 15,000 casualties to train a major general.
One is defeated only when one accepts defeat.
I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn't want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn't want a boss.
Keep working. Don't wait for inspiration. Work inspires inspiration. Keep working.
Hard work doesn't start during the game. Hard work starts the night before.
You are not the product of your circumstances. You are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you. You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, "You can't." Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does. You can keep going forward.
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.
Now is the time to align our goals with God's goals.
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