Defeated Quotes

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

  Sallust

  Inspirational, Character, Mean

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• You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

  Maya Angelou

  Moving On, Spiritual, Strong Women

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from May 01, 2009

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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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• Our enemy is motivated by hatred and will not stop planning more plots against until they are ultimately defeated. Today was an important and necessary victory in the war, but there is a long road ahead. We must remain committed if we are to succeed and protect our liberty.

  Timothy Murphy

  War, Long, Hatred

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• Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

  Pope John Paul II

  Faith, Inspiration, Love Is

  Pope John Paul II (1980). “Pilgrimage of peace: the collected speeches of John Paul II in Ireland and the United States”, HarperCollins

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• It is not only that Germany has been defeated in the war, Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany was defeated.

  C. L. R. James

  War, Germany, Has Beens

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• Very little changed fundamentally, except that the proud German soldier had turned into a defeated bundle of misery and the great German army had disintegrated.

  George Grosz

  Army, Soldier, Proud

  George Grosz (1982). “The autobiography of George Grosz: a small yes and a big no”

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• We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!

  William Lloyd Garrison

  Inspirational, Principles, May

  William Lloyd Garrison (1852). “Selections from the Writings and Speeches of William Lloyd Garrison: With an Appendix ...”, p.71

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• The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.

  Abu Bakar Bashir

  Numbers, Enemy, Islam

  "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.

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• The State thrives on war - unless, of course, it is defeated and crushed - expands on it, glories in it.

  Murray Rothbard

  Peace, War, Glory

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• The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.

  Abu Bakar Bashir

  Weapons, Sophisticated, Superpower

  "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.

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• Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Failure, Men, Presidential

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

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• If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools.

  Billy Higgins

  Tools, Ifs

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• We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

  Ronald Reagan

  God, Giving Up, Christian Inspirational

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• The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.

  Rainer Maria Rilke

  Inspirational, Life, Greatness

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• I am sorry to upset my colleagues by saying we wasted four years in opposition, but if you do get so badly defeated as a party you do have to face up to some painful facts and you do have to change.

  Kenneth Clarke

  Sorry, Party, Years

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• But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Life, Dream

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jan 16, 2010

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• House Democrats have tried to increase port security funding on this House floor four times over the last 4 years, and House Republicans have defeated our efforts every single time.

  Dennis Cardoza

  Hypnosis, Years, House

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• I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering.

  Major Taylor

  Confidence, Winning, Gathering

  Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

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• Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated.

  Carlos Castaneda

  Men, Rehabilitation, Succeed

  Carlos Castaneda (2009). “The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De”, p.54, Simon and Schuster

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• I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.

  Marion Barry

  Halloween, Two, Dumb

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• What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible.

  Cao Cao

  Hands, Aggravation, Enemy

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• 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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