Defeat Quotes - Page 7

• Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.363, Tuttle Publishing

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• A man is not defeated by his opponents but by himself

  Jan Smuts

  Confidence, Men, Opponents

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• Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification.

  James A. Garfield

  Fall, Patriotic, Organization

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• They grow stiff in the joints. They get in a rut. They go to seed.

  James A. Garfield

  Patriotic, Joints, Ruts

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• The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

  Russell Baker

  Men, Goal, Inanimate Objects

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

  Sallust

  Inspirational, Character, Mean

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• He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Attitude, Fear, War

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• Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

  Edwin Markham

  Encouraging, Kindness, Adversity

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• Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  War, Sunset, Victory And Defeat

  Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Collected Works”

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• Man is not made for defeat.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Inspiring, Perseverance, Self Esteem

  The Old Man and the Sea (1952)

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• I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

  Lou Holtz (1990). “The Fighting Spirit: A Championship Season at Notre Dame”

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• I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

  Tom Landry

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

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• When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.

  Henry Miller

  Friendship, Power, Appreciate

  Henry Miller (2007). “Sexus: The Rosy Crucifixion I”, p.28, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Michel de Montaigne, William Hazlitt (1845). “The Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Letters, Journey Through Germany and Italy. With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices, &c. &c”, p.92

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

  Anais Nin

  Inspirational, Life, Break Up

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• When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

  Quintilian

  Hard Work, Yield, Inevitable

  Quintilian (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Quintilian (Illustrated)”, p.319, Delphi Classics

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• Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Speech to Hamilton Club, Chicago, Ill., 10 Apr. 1899 See Theodore Roosevelt 1; Theodore Roosevelt 2; Theodore Roosevelt 18

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• There is no defeat except for those who give up.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Success, Sports, Giving Up

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• For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

  Wallis Simpson

  Inspirational, Life, Uplifting

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• 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.

  Ben Stein

  Motivational, Perseverance, Spirit

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• You can learn a line from a win and a book from a defeat.

  Paul Brown

  Motivational, Sports, Football

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• Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Inspirational, Learning, Men

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Strong, War, School

  henry ward beecher (1858). “life thoughts,”, p.35

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• There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

  Bernard Williams

  Good Morning, Hope, Good Day

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• A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

  B. F. Skinner

  Education, Perseverance, Giving Up

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