Defeat Quotes

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.

Second place is not a defeat. It is a stimulation to get better. It makes you even more determined.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

Life can't defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death.

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.

I'm happy to concede defeat.

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility -- these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

We will defeat these terrorists who kill innocents, we will defeat these murderers who spare no faith.

Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success.

Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.

Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus.

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh start. I don't want them to defeat me. That would be suicidal.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

America will not run in defeat, and we will not forget our responsibilities. We have brought down two murderous regimes. We're driving terrorists from their sanctuaries. We're putting the terrorists on the run all across the world.