William Morris

“I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name”. –William Morris

Peter Sellers

“Some forms of reality are so horrible we refuse to face them, unless we are trapped into it by comedy. To label any subject unsuitable for comedy is to admit defeat”. –Peter Sellers

Albert Meltzer

“Optimism is inevitably the last hope of the defeated”. –Albert Meltzer

Louis L’Amour

“A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for defeat”. –Louis L’Amour