Defeat Quotes

One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgement of defeat.

Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.

The great end of art is to strike the imagination with the power of a soul that refuses to admit defeat even in the midst of a collapsing world.

In Latin America the border between soccer and politics is vague. There is a long list of governments that have fallen or been overthrown after the defeat of the national team.

The apparatus defeats its own purpose if its purpose is to create a humane existence on the basis of a humanized nature.

It's not a defeat nor an obstacle that is going to get in the way of our dream, my dream continues, the journey continues

We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate.

Sometimes the Goliath in front of me looks too big & impossible to defeat. Then, God puts his hands on my shoulder, hands me 3 pebbles & a sling shot and I know it'll be okay.

History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats.

A failure becomes just one time at bat if you refuse to let it defeat you.

Joy and growth come from following our deepest impulses, however foolish they may seem to some, or dangerous, and even though the apparent outcome may be defeat.

A defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are not worthy of you, then the calamity is doubled.

It is within the power of writers and artists to do much more: to defeat the lie!

In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.

Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving

To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer an enemy.

One of the most critical reasons believers experience defeat is because we categorize only a few areas of our lives as Christ's arena.

You are engaged in a work so spiritual, so far above all human power, that to forget the Spirit is to ensure defeat.

Then I realized that most of the world's problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I cold defeat that I could save the world.

What really makes baseball so hard is it's retributive capacity for disaster if the smallest thing is done wrong, and the invisible presence of defeat that attends every game.

We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression.

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.

I don't care what problem you face; it has no power to defeat the cross of Christ.

The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest.

The only way to defeat pain is to recognize pain exists.

When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor error could result in a massive defeat.

There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.

In War: Resolution; In Defeat: Defiance; In Victory: Magnanimity; In Peace: Good Will.

Do not despair. In every defeat are found the seeds of victory.

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.

A long war almost always places nations in this sad alternative: that their defeat delivers them to destruction and their triumph to despotism.

I always want to defeat supervillains - it's just the chicken-and-broccoli diet that I'm not into.

We cannot bank our hopes on possibilities. We must put our trust in ourselves, in our capabilities and efforts and strength and preparations not only for our success but even to avoid our own defeat.

The purely defensive is doomed to defeat.

Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.

Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family.

You know, a Communist's whole life work is based on complaint of how everything is done.... So if they ever get their country running good they will defeat their own cause.

Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat.

Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.

Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.

Increasing the power of the state in response to the Soviet menace would not defeat socialism in Russia but bring it to the United States.

If you're humble in defeat, everyone may still kick you, but they won't kick you as much.

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the United States. an all-out attack. Their aim is total victory for themselves and total defeat for him.

We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war.

I know that you that you may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. If you accept that you have been defeated, you give power to the force that is trying to defeat you.

The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.

Challenges are inevitable, Defeat is optional.