Defeat Quote by Christopher Fry

You are not in this life to count up victories and defeats. You are in it to love and be loved.

— Matthew Thomas

I believe that it isn't victories but defeats that promote nationalism.

— Orhan Pamuk

“A history of literature, unlike history as such, ought to list only victories, for its defeats are no victory for anyone.”

— Julien Gracq

Some days the competition would beat me and I'd go home thinking awful thoughts, want to hide under the bed, depressed. But of course,…

— Sam Donaldson

Victories and defeats form part of everyone's life - everyone, that is, except cowards, as you call them, because they never lose or win.

— Paulo Coelho

“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

I am a series of small victories and large defeats.

— Charles Bukowski

There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands…

— Plato

“Manchester United would have retained the Premiership if they’d won this game – or, of course, if they’d won any of the other games…

— Nick Hornby

You learn a lot from defeats. As well, you need to learn from victories.

— Per Mertesacker

I've been involved in a lot of victories and I've been involved in defeats.

— Steve Schmidt

I am still hungry; I still hate defeats. There is no substitute for victories.

— Ottmar Hitzfeld