Defeated Quotes

521 Defeated quotes by 399 unique authors

Something must be done when you find an opposing set of desires of this kind well to the fore in your category of strong desires.… — Robert Collier
One cannot run from a challenge without losing. To flee is signing a death warrant to dignity and character, and, having run, there is no… — Sigurd F. Olson
When people endure a traumatic event, they are either defeated or made stronger. On Sept. 11, I told New Yorkers, 'I want you to emerge… — Rudy Giuliani
No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality. — Napoleon Hill
I would say you might encounter many defeats but you must never be defeated, ever. In fact, it might even be necessary to confront defeat.… — Maya Angelou
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by tenderness of the best hearts. — Henry Fielding
In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most. — Epicurus
He who bears in his heart a cathedral to be built is already victorious. He who seeks to become sexton of a finished cathedral is… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Art of Success . . . Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness,… — Wilferd Peterson
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability… — Maya Angelou
Western science is a product of the Apollonian mind: its hope is that by naming and classification, by the cold light of intellect, archaic night… — Camille Paglia
Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality. — Bruce Lee
Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged. — Bruce Lee
Such is the condition of life that something is always wanting to happiness. In youth we have warm hopes, which are soon blasted by rashness… — Lyndon B. Johnson
A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement. It brings rest to the weary, sunshine to those who are frowning, and hope to those who… — Dale Carnegie
You should never feel lonely, neglected, fearful, or defeated when you remember that there are the shining ones. They are watching with keen interest and… — Flower A. Newhouse
Small actions are at the heart of kaizen. By taking steps so tiny that they seem trivial or even laughable, you'll sail calmly past obstacles… — Robert D. Maurer
We will be victorious, and they will be defeated. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
For the players to put their minds and vigour into the game is not enough for victory. They must also put in their souls. The… — Viacheslav Platonov
He has held me when I have had no more strength and have wondered how I would ever make it. He has held me when… — Kay Arthur
When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; ... he learns his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be defeated, but not to give in, is victory. — Neal Ascherson
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated. — Sun Tzu
No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself. — Henry Ward Beecher
Commit yourself to a dream. Nobody who tries to do something great, but fails, is a total failure. Why? Because he can always be assured… — Robert H. Schuller

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