Defeats Quotes

195 quotes by 156 authors

Let me not be so vain to think that I'm the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats. — Ze Frank
It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defeats than to boast of our attainments. — Thomas Carlyle
Through wrestling, through the hard work and the sweat, through the victories and the defeats, we learn a great deal about ourselves. Wrestling shows you… — Jay Robinson
Some defeats are only installments to victory. — Jacob August Riis
The world wants the kind of men who do not shrink from temporary defeats in life; but come again and wrestle triumph from defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt
In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The Ganga, especially, is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of… — Jawaharlal Nehru
Daydreaming defeats practice; those of us who browse TV while working out will never reach the top ranks. Paying full attention seems to boost the… — Daniel Goleman
Failure inspires winners. And failure defeats losers. It is the biggest secret of winners. It's the secret that loser do not know. The greatest secret… — Robert Kiyosaki
History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats. — Elvis Costello
We are not imprisoned by circumstances, setbacks, mistakes or staggering defeats, we are freed by our choices. — James C. Collins
Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. — Henry Steele Commager
Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their… — B. C. Forbes
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling… — Robert E. Lee
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. — Og Mandino
Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the… — Henry Miller
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. — Michel de Montaigne
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. — Richard M. Nixon
The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win… — Theodore Roosevelt

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