Defeats Quotes

195 quotes by 156 authors

The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology, because the consumers want to be thrilled not only by… — Umberto Eco
We suffer pain, we hang tight to hope, we nurture expectations, we are plagued occasionally by fears, we are haunted by defeats and unrealized hopes… — Sidney Poitier
Challenges aren't frightening, defeats aren't terrifying either. A principle that I now insist and persist on is the understanding that you can fulfill your dreams… — Seungri
Man is in fact nailed down - like Christ on the Cross - to a grid of paradoxes . . . he balances between the… — Vaclav Havel
True moral elegance consists in the art of disguising one's victories as defeats. — Emile M. Cioran
I give it as my fixed opinion, that but for our graduated cadets, the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would… — Winfield Scott
The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you… — Tony Blair
Fear is the strongest driving-force in competition. Not fear of one's opponent, but of the skill and high standard which he represents; fear, too, of… — Franz Stampfl
We are all wounded. But wounds are necessary for his healing light to enter into our beings. Without wounds and failure and frustrations and defeats,… — Bo Sanchez
One is not a great one because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so called because one refrains from defeating or harming… — Gautama Buddha
Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in… — Isaac Asimov
It is a symbol evoking a reality that touches the depths of the person ... the light of goodness that vanquishes evil, of love that… — Pope Benedict XVI
Shrewd and crafty politicians, when they wish to bring about an unpopular measure, must not go straight forward to work, if they do they will… — Charles Caleb Colton
The warrior of light knows that everything around him - his victories, his defeats, his enthusiasm and his despondency - form part of his Good… — Paulo Coelho
Who apart from ourselves, can see any difference between our victories and our defeats? — Christopher Fry
God delights to increase the faith of His children. We ought, instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing… — George Muller
The soul has neither beginning nor end [They] come into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the defeats of their previous lives — Origen
Should one be shallow enough to view existence as a system of rewards and punishments, one soon learns that we pay as dearly for our… — Tom Robbins
I will live this day as if it is my last. â€¦I will waste not a moment mourning yesterdayâ€™s misfortunes, Yesterdayâ€™s defeats, yesterdayâ€™s aches of… — Og Mandino
I've had some wins. And been knocked down with defeats. Glimpsed views from the top of the mountain. And walked through the darkest of valleys.… — Robin Sharma

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