Defeated Quotes

• Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Sports, Determination

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Nov 10, 2014

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• Have courage and a little willingness to venture and be defeated.

  Robert Frost

  Courage, Littles, Venture

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• Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

  Bruce Lee

  Motivational, Ideas, Deep Thought

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.88, Tuttle Publishing

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  The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Inspirational, Positive, Sports

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.3045, Library of Alexandria

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• He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Attitude, Fear, War

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• It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.

  Arthur Calwell

  Success, Sports, Honesty

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• Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

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• Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good". Book by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg, 1987.

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• I am Defeated all the time, yet to Victory I am born.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Victory, Born

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1960). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1841-1843”, p.228, Harvard University Press

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• Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.

  Roger Crawford

  Encouraging, Optimistic, Adversity

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

  Henry Rollins

  Doe, Lasts, Defeat

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• You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Life, Courage

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Feb 24, 2013

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• Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged.

  Bruce Lee

  Motivational, Powerful, Men

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon: An Anthology of Bruce Lee's Correspondence with Family, Friends, and Fans 1958-1973”, p.92, Tuttle Publishing

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• Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Truth, Unconditional Love

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2015). “The Radical King”, p.84, Beacon Press

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

  George Edward Woodberry

  Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports

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• Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.

  Phyllis McGinley

  Success, Yesterday, Causes

  Phyllis McGinley (1962). “The province of the heart”

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  Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

  Sun Tzu

  Strength, Peace, War

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.57, Shambhala Publications

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• Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Believe, Long, Facts

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “A Guide to Confident Living”, p.47, Simon and Schuster

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

  Ernest Hemingway

  Motivational, Inspiring, Fear

  The Old Man and the Sea (1952)

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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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• We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.

  Al Sharpton

  Son, Crow, Deals

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• I understand the harsh feelings and sentiments from my opponents and their supporters because I myself have been defeated twice in my political life in the past and I understand very well it is hard to accept your own failure.

  Chen Shui-bian

  Past, Political, Feelings

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• No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

  Napoleon Hill

  Happiness, Inspiring, Success

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.34, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.

  Margaret Halsey

  Political, Growth, Refusal

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• The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts.

  Henry Fielding

  Love, Marriage, Heart

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