Defeat Quotes

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.

The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.

Attack and defence, want and war, victory and defeat, lordship and thraldom, all sealed with the seal of blood: this from henceforth is the History of Man.

We're told that men are strong & brave, but I think women know how to endure, accept defeat & bear physical & mental agony much better than men.

New York is not a city to return to in defeat.

Wanna move out the hood and defeat that cancer I ask how she stay on her feet like dancers How she keep on adding paint to a life-size canvas.

Of all man's inborn dispositions there is none more heroic than the love in him. Everything else accepts defeat and dies, but love will fight no-love every inch of the way.

To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.

I don't think you should feel guilty about pleasure. Defeats the purpose.

When human laws contradict or discountenance the means, which are necessary to preserve the essential rights of any society, they defeat the proper end of all laws, and so become null and void.

Art defies defeat by its very existence, representing the celebration of life, in spite of all attempts to degrade and destroy it.

You defeat defeatism with confidence.

I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.

That's how it goes, my friend. The problem is not falling a captive, it's how to avoid surrender.

At a time when America should be doing everything we can to lead the fight to defeat ISIS and other radical jihadists, Donald Trump is playing right into their hands.

Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.

Defeat is simply a signal to press onward.

We may infer from any defeat of ours that it is due either to lack of faith or failure to obey. No other reason can suffice.

Man is not made for defeat.

Yet, history has shown that if material force can defeat some ideologies it can no longer obliterate a civilization without destabilizing the whole planet.

One is not a great one because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so called because one refrains from defeating or harming other living beings.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

We know the utility of prayer from the efforts of the wicked spirits to distract us during the divine office; and we experience the fruit of prayer in the defeat of our enemies.

Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy.

We shall experience the final defeat of liberalism not when immigration but when emigration is forbidden

A wrong motive involves defeat.

It's getting tougher and tougher to defeat ISIS, because they're in more and more places, more and more states, more and more nations.

I don't play against any team in particular. I play to fight against defeat.

In Success you deserve it and in defeat, you need it.

There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

Part of being a big winner is the ability to be a big loser. There is no paradox involved. It is a distinctly Harvard thing to be able to turn any defeat into victory

You can't work three hours a week and make $100,000. Get rich quick doesn't work. Crock pot mentality always defeats microwave mentality!

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination.

Negative energy that comes at you in some form is energy that can be turned around - to defeat an opponent and lift you up.

Nothing can hurt you except sin; nothing can grieve me except sin; nothing can defeat you except sin. Therefore, be on your guard, my Mansoul.

Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.

Divorce is an embarrassing public admission of defeat.

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

Courage is more important than to be deceived by shallow victory waiting for a delayed defeat.

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

Being a White Sox fan meant measuring victory in terms of defeat. A 6-5 defeat was a good day. A big rally was Wally Moses doubling down the right- field line.

The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.

Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats

Sometimes you may feel like you are just about to realize your goal only to fall short. That is no reason to quit. Defeat happens only to those who refuse to try again.

Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.

Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.

If you live long enough, you'll experience everything.