Defeat Quotes
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Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.
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Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats.
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Defeat is worse than death because you live with defeat.
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The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
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Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.
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Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.
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From my spirit's gray defeat, From my pulse's flagging beat, From my hopes that turned to sand Sifting through my close-clenched hand, From my own fault's slavery, If I can sing, I still am free. For with my singing I can make A refuge for my spirit's sake, A house of shining words, to be My fragile immortality.
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What it is controlled cool, in a way. Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other.
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Discipline imposed from the outside eventually defeats when it is not matched by desire from within.
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Every time a man rises from defeat, he becomes mentally and emotionally stronger. Thus, in time, one may actually find his self - his true, inner self - through temporary defeat.
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Don't be afraid to admit defeat. Learn from defeat. Do over again more thoroughly, more carefully, and more systematically what you have done badly.
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One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
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There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.
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Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.
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We shall then defeat the whole lot of them in one go!
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Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
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Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.
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Defeat creates orphaned thoughts.
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The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.
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You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat.
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I'm not a person who goes into a deep depression after a defeat. I try to remain reasonably upbeat. I'm realistic enough to know that results of football matches are often unpredictable and, when all is said and done, things don't always work out as one would wish!
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There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must.
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I see for Nature no defeat In one tree's overthrow Or for myself in my retreat For yet another blow.
