Darkness has conquered the day; the arms of the night…

“There’s a victory that looks like defeat.”

— Tamerlan Kuzgov

“There at the cross, we see all pain and darkness conquered in such a way that it is defeated forever. Not by disregarding it.…

— Jocelyn Soriano

“To smile when you are defeated means your defeat is already defeated!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

“Risks can lead to great victories or defeats. Even if you are defeated, the lesson will be valuable for the next stage of life.”

— Lailah GiftyAkita

Being virtually killed by a virtual laser in a virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead…

— Douglas Adams

After a big defeat, any player feels affected - it is about how long he needs to recover.

— Gerardo Martino

“The glow of victory and the harsh chill of defeat are two sides of the same coin.”

— Maria Lenartowicz

“Defeat is a disease, and victory is the cure.”

— Anonymous

“We don't have to defeat any individual but our own self.”

— Avijeet Das

Defeat furnishes good material to the poets and the artists, but none of us care to have the glory of the conquered apply to…

— Susan Glaspell

All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated.

— Kofi Annan

If Pete’s (Sampras) child is a girl, my son will like her; if he’s a boy, my son will defeat him.

— Andre Agassi

The devil has been defeated, stop trying to defeat him. What we have left is the fight of faith, and it's a good fight!

— Chris Oyakhilome

Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's…

— Phil Ochs

A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.

— David D. Burns