The cultural center of Asia Minor, Pergamon boasted a vast library of 200,000 scrolls, a spectacular 10,000-seat theater, and a monumental Great Altar decorated with sculptures of the Olympian gods defeating the Giants. People came from all around the Mediterranean seeking cures at the famous Temple of Asclepius, god of medicine.
Adrienne Mayor
I witnessed first-hand the self-defeating results of putting yourself under so much pressure to perform.
Ananya Birla
There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.
Arlen Specter
I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.
Ashton Eaton
Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
Ban Ki-moon
You don't want to go around willy-nilly suing news organizations. That's probably self-defeating.
Bill Keller
We will never forget the passengers of Flight 93, who courageously confronted the terrorists, defeating another planned attack on America. They are the heroes for our times.
Bob Taft
Local Arab partners and the Iraqi government must lead the fight against ISIL. U.S. military advisers are important to this effort, but we cannot be engaged in combat operations. That is why Congress must revoke the previous war authorization and define our appropriate role in defeating ISIL.
Brian Schatz
Castro was always using his athletes as a way of symbolically defeating the United States in the ring, and after these Cubans defeated Americans in the ring, they were turning down exorbitant sums to leave the island.
Brin-Jonathan Butler
Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating.
Camille Paglia
Isolation is a self-defeating dream.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.
Carol S. Dweck
I think defeating Fox - and more importantly, getting the rest of the media to understand they do not do legitimate news - is very important. I hope to do that through pointing out their hypocrisy, propaganda, and general foolishness. But I also plan to beat them in the ratings and make them fear me.
Cenk Uygur
I look forward to fighting Nancy Pelosi, and I look forward to defeating Nancy Pelosi in getting the Green New Deal passed.
It's morally wrong, and economically self-defeating, that so much wealth flows upwards towards the richest of Americans, while millions work full time but still can't provide for their families.
Charles B. Rangel
One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you.
Charles Stanley
Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating.
Chris Hadfield
Russians aren't perfect. Their politics are messed up, and they keep going through self-defeating economic cycles. But I have a lot of respect for Russia, and a lot of love for Russians.
In 1968, I fought and won the world middleweight karate championship by defeating the world's top fighters. I then held that title until 1974, when I retired undefeated.
Chuck Norris
Military history shows air action only cannot achieve the goal of defeating an enemy.
Dan Coats
Paradoxically, the United States' determination to protect its troops can be self-defeating. Allies and adversaries see U.S. forces living in secure compounds, eating fancy chow and minimizing their exposure to potential terrorist assaults.
I had a client who was getting ready for the Oscars, and all she ate was one meal a day - of two boiled eggs! I was able to persuade her to add some almonds and a protein shake and some vitamin supplements. It's a self-defeating strategy. You need to eat enough, particularly protein, to build lean and toned muscle in the first place.
You can't talk about defeating insurgencies in the same way that you can with a conventional army.
Defeating a terrorist organization is like fighting a forest fire; there's never a clear moment of victory, and even after you've won, you have to watch carefully.
Donald Trump is defeating himself. He is ensuring that Hillary Clinton is elected. I think they would both be absolutely terrible.
We need to get serious about defeating ISIS; we just aren't serious about it yet. I would be very serious about getting it done. I know how to do it. We need to take the fight to them on the battlefield in a more serious way.
Is there anything more self-defeating than using technology to free up your time - so that you can learn how to do an even better job at it?
I used to believe that George Michael was a total actor. It was self-defeating, because it made me also feel fraudulent.
The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists.
There is nothing worth having that can be obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend. It is utterly self-defeating.
I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock in the morning session, for the sake of defeating the Nebraska bill.
I've never worn costume jewelry in my life. It's really very self-defeating. Why should a man buy a woman real jewelry when she wears false pieces?
Retarding the aging process would be therapy and enhancement because it would mean defeating diseases and because it would extend our life span.
This idea of, there's a locked door; how do you open it? You don't necessarily care what's behind it; you're just more excited about opening the lock... It's not about finding the treasure; it's more about defeating the puzzle.
I've done things, from the Olympics to defeating two of the greatest fighters of all time.
When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating.
Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners.
Even after defeating India, I still have the highest respect for them as opponents.
Sitting with a bunch of adults and arguing about what's going to be most effective for kids is just sort of self-defeating.
There are about 15 million Muslims in the EU. They face ignorance, insult and even persecution. They cannot be wished away. To impose Enlightenment freedoms is self-defeating. Anyway, the Muslims have their own enlightenment.
Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.
I've dedicated my life in public service to defeating climate change.
Every ounce of resources in our state should be focused on defeating the hidden enemy we all have in common: COVID-19.
In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.
They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making a real difference in bringing freedom to a part of the world that has known only tyranny.
President-elect Donald Trump says he's looking for a simple plan for defeating ISIS within his first 30 days of taking office. But even as ISIS has suffered setbacks in Iraq and Syria, its violent ideology continues to spread.
But after defeating Carlos Condit, I've shown I deserve to have a title shot.
We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party.
Where are the exhortations for children to reject the self-defeating stereotypes that reduce black people to violent, oversexed 'gangstas,' minstrel show comedians and mindless athletes?
I convened the first-ever national training conference for prosecutors on how to promote and deal with hate crime issues in terms of prosecutions and also protocol for defeating the gay panic defense.
