You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender. You can fight without ever winning, but never ever win without a fight.

Neil Peart
You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray...
You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray...
You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray...
You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray...
About This Quote

The quote above is a quote from the movie, “Once Upon a Time in America” and it represents the great paradox in life. We fight and we win and we lose and we fall, but in all cases we rise up and move on. You can never be defeated, but never truly be victorious either.

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