Defeated Quotes

521 Defeated quotes by 399 unique authors

This is the unusual thing about nonviolence -- nobody is defeated, everybody shares in the victory. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We are not grand because we are at the top of the food chain or because we can alter our environment - the environment will… — Aron Ralston
As I grow older, much older, I will experience many things, and I will hit rock bottom again and again. Again and again I will… — Banana Yoshimoto
We always have the necessary resources to face the storms that life throws at us, but most of the time,those resources are locked up in… — Paulo Coelho
Why is it we have so little choice? We live like the lowliest worms. Always defeated - defeated we make dinner, we eat, we sleep.… — Banana Yoshimoto
Jesus didn't really die-someone gave him a long drug that made him look like dead, and he revived in the tomb. Answer: Roman soldiers knew… — N. T. Wright
To the warriors of light, there is no such thing as impossible love. They don’t allow themselves to be intimidated by silence, or by rejection.… — Paulo Coelho
Your enemies hate you more than they hate your ideas. Should you want a project to be undone propose it. Even if it were as… — Jose Rizal
I tried to imagine how things could get much worse. The gods were in the Midwest fighting a huge monster that had almost defeated them… — Rick Riordan
In both cases, weakness and scruples had defeated strength and ruthlessness. — Ken Follett
It seems that most of us could benefit from a brush with a near-fatal disaster to help us recognise the important things that we are… — Alain de Botton
This is what I do know: A lie, however well-intended, can't prepare you for reality or change the world... To tell the truth is to… — Mira Grant
Over the last few hours I've allowed myself to feel defeated, and just like she said if you allow yourself to feel the way you… — Tori Amos
The city had defeated her, just like they said it would. Like some overcrowded party, no one had noticed her arrival, and would notice if… — David Nicholls
Old friend,' said Cadvan, filling another glass for himself and sniffing its rich smell. 'If we do not trust one another, we are already defeated. — Alison Croggon
If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you'll forget your own soul and end… — Paulo Coelho
Rage is the opposite of thought, whoever has put you in this frame of mind has more control over you right now, than you have… — Sister Souljah
I will remember this, thought Ender, when I am defeated. To keep dignity, and give honor where it's due, so that defeat is not disgrace.… — Orson Scott Card
Of course you always had that detached quality as if you were playing a game without much concern over whether you won or lost, and… — Tennessee Williams
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty,… — George Orwell
Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that knowledge… — Eva Ibbotson
History isn't the lies of the victors, as I once glibly assured Old Joe Hunt; I know that now. It's more the memories of the… — Julian Barnes
Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Because,ultimately, the empathic gift blurred… — Philip K. Dick
What is history? Any thoughts, Webster?' 'History is the lies of the victors,' I replied, a little too quickly. 'Yes, I was rather afraid you'd… — Julian Barnes
...light overcomes darkenss. A tiny match can illuminate the darkest room. As long as there is some light somewhere in the universe, [darkness] can be… — Dave Barry

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