Defeat Quotes · Page 32

She was fluent in four languages and yet her fists against the rusted hood were the fullest articulation of her defeat.

— Anthony Marra

Never lose faith in anyone you meet, for you may need it, when you feel defeat.

— Vikrant Parsai

Defeat may prove to have been the only path to resurrection, despite its ugliness.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Exile, for no other motive than ease, would be the last defeat, with no seed of future victory in it.

— Lois McMaster Bujold

Now we have Republicans - to one degree or another - working as hard as the Democrats are to defeat Donald Trump.

— Rush Limbaugh

“Whatever happened to “In victory, magnanimity; in defeat, defiance.” So said Frederick the Great.”

— George Carlin

If lessons are learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education.

— Murray Warmath

“What makes you grow is defeat, making mistakes. It is what keeps you alert. When you win you think: “Great, we’ve won.”

— Guillem Balague

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are…

— Henry Miller

War is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. It represents the total failure of…

— Robert Fisk

You are you. be nothing less than true. Do what it is you do. From your head to your shoe. You are…

— Gabrielle C

Apart altogether from our own vital interests, we cannot and must not desert those other nations who have already gone through so…

— Stafford Cripps

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply…

— Maya Angelou

While marriage is many things, it is anything but sentimental. Marriage is glorious but hard. It's a burning joy and strength, and…

— Timothy Keller

“It is a defeat of the spirit to learn one's arrogance causes such loss and pain. Pride invites you to soar to…

— R.A. Salvatore

I did what I did not to make money but to help prevent the defeat of a new system which had, at…

— Melita Norwood

God is faithful. He'll fulfill every promise he's made. There's no disease God cannot heal, no heart he cannot mend, no bondage…

— Christine Caine

Maybe he hadn't thought the war through. It had seemed like simple fun when he had first pictured it, with a glorious…

— Dave Eggers

When you are frightened by something, you have to relate with fear, explore why you are frightened, and develop some sense of…

— Chogyam Trungpa

Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and…

— Nathanael Greene

Perhaps the critics are right: this generation may not produce literature equal to that of any past generation-who cares? The writer will…

— Anonymous

Why doesn't constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into…

— Daisaku Ikeda

I've directed our defense community headed by our great general now Secretary [James] Mattis, he's over there now working very hard to…

— Donald Trump

Parents offer an open womb. More than anyone else in your life, mothers, and sometimes fathers, can kiss it, and make it…

— Frank Pittman

My lowest days as a Christian have been more fulfilling and rewarding than all the days of glory in the White House.

— Charles Caleb Colton

Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

— Laozi

It's about bums on seats. If nobody wants to listen to what you are doing, it kind of defeats the purpose really,…

— James Grant

“The only thing worse than a victory in battle, Otoku said, is defeat.”

— Will Wight

It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone

— Anonymous

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.

— John Steinbeck

People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces. Defeat comes from within.

— Banana Yoshimoto

President Trump and my husband Vice President Pence have taken momentous action to defeat the coronavirus.

— Karen Pence

Determination is frequently found in failure, but it is never found in defeat.

— Wes Fesler

“You may think you've hit rock bottom in your life but guess what—there's more crud underneath those rocks.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

It's not easy to go up the steps after a defeat. It's very difficult for me, for everybody, but we have to…

— Thomas Tuchel

For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.

— Jonathan Carroll

Winners don't believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.

— David Silva

I usually don't talk for three days after a defeat. Then you have an epiphany and realise it's just a game.

— Alun Wyn Jones

The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I will not lose, for even in defeat/There's a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me

— Jay-Z