A positive attitude will get you further in life than a defeatist attitude. From LearnThat.org.
For the second day in a row, a defeatist is the first to post on this thread. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The prime minister's statement was called defeatist by Liberal finance critic John McCallum. From Wordnik.com. Reference
How defeatist is that?. From Wordnik.com. [Corrigan says: Women, forget the City, go into engineering instead! « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings…] Reference
Not to be positive and optimistic was to be 'defeatist'. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce E. Levine: Psychologists Profit on Unending U.S. Wars by Teaching Positive Thinking to Soldiers] Reference
But how can anyone get behind this kind of defeatist mentality?. From Wordnik.com. [God Help The NDP « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
It is supposedly "defeatist" to admit when something has failed. From Wordnik.com. [Know When to Hold 'Em, When to Fold 'Em] Reference
It is the kind of defeatist thinking that fosters citizen apathy. From Wordnik.com. [Cutting the String that Binds Us] Reference
All the complains about the 'defeatist' French are so much hyprocricy. From Wordnik.com. [How Dare They Spend Trillions on Corporate Welfare, Without...?] Reference
I am denounced as a "defeatist" here, and the subject of schoolyard taunts here. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
It didn't come from those "defeatist" Democrats living in their "pre-9/11 world.". From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Carlson: Finally, Bad News That Even Bush Can't Spin] Reference
And Edwards is "defeatist" in the same way that a strong majority of Americans are. From Wordnik.com. [Edwards Ratcheting Up Battle With The Clintons?] Reference
In it at one point it was mentioned that some Nazis were executed for being "defeatist". From Wordnik.com. [dogsolitude Diary Entry] Reference
That "defeatist" attitude - whatever that means - is the one held by the majority of Americans. From Wordnik.com. [MoveOn To Back House Dem Leadership's Bill On Iraq] Reference
Americans, especially the neo-con, hate European and Canadian 'defeatist' 'socialized' capitalism. From Wordnik.com. [When All You Think You Have to Fix the Economy is A Prime Rate Cut and Tax Rebate.... You Better Think Again] Reference
Klobuchar trys to make clear she dislikes the war, but not get pigeonholed as "defeatist" too easily. From Wordnik.com. [Kennedy-Klobuchar debate] Reference
MCINTYRE: When people say the cause is lost, is that kind of defeatist talk end up leading to defeat?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2007] Reference
MCINTYRE: But when people say the cause is lost, does that kind of defeatist talk end up leading to defeat?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2007] Reference
MCINTYRE: But when people say that the cause is lost, does that kind of defeatist talk end up leading to defeat?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2007] Reference
But in the autumn of 1942 the concept of the Russians attacking was regarded as "defeatist," and Schwedler, too, was dismissed. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarossa]
The pacifists and "defeatist" Socialists represented a minority. From Wordnik.com. [Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy] Reference
You see, I have had a "defeatist" attitude these last few months. From Wordnik.com. [Especially Heather] Reference
Linda, too, is angry about the "defeatist" attitude to his recovery. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
"Without optimism that kind of defeatist attitude won't really win you any battles will it?". From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Worse than a defeatist, that is for sure. From Wordnik.com. [Talks Between White House And Congressional Dems Breaking Down] Reference
On "defeatist" MPs: "We've got a whole bank of MPs, but everybody seems despondent. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
"defeatist" and failing to show enough support for the military mission in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
It would be silly to call that "defeatist," but the B/Ks’ argument suggests they think it is. From Wordnik.com. [Try To See It My Way | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
Just how fatalistic and defeatist are the Republicans?. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Schaeffer: "No Mosques!" (The Real Republican Race Issue)] Reference
CHUCK HAGEL (R), NEBRASKA: This is not a defeatist resolution. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2007] Reference
The president said his opponents have a tired, defeatist mind-set. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2004] Reference
I think that you can have so much compassion without being defeatist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2007] Reference
To say the country can't succeed is too defeatist as far as I'm concerned. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2010] Reference
Helping it stay focused on a core mission is neither cramped nor defeatist. From Wordnik.com. [A Turnaround Strategy] Reference
Over time, inner-city schools, in particular, succumbed to a defeatist mindset. From Wordnik.com. [Why We Must Fire Bad Teachers] Reference
He called McCain's message that jobs won't be coming back "a little defeatist.". From Wordnik.com. [Home Run] Reference
But do you honestly think I could entertain such a defeatist notion for one instant?. From Wordnik.com. [Deathworld] Reference
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on overcoming poor self-esteem and defeatist thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Rehab Reality Check] Reference
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