“I will remember this, thought Ender, when I am defeated. To keep dignity, and give honor where it’s due, so that defeat is not disgrace. And I hope I don’t have to do it often.”
– Orson Scott Card
“While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.”
– Maya Angelou
“There was a saying that a man’s true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.”
– Alison Goodman
“Women are never so strong as after their defeat.”
– Alexandre Dumas
“Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.
– John F. Kennedy
“Never stop just because you feel defeated. The journey to the other side is attainable only after great suffering.”
– Santosh Kalwar
“Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat.”
– Adolf Hitler
“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”
– Napoleon Hill
My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has
“My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.”
– Steve Maraboli
“Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat.”
– Adolf Hitler
“There was a saying that a man’s true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.”
– Alison Goodman
“their heart grew cold
they let their wings down”
– Sappho
“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”
– George E. Woodberry
“Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.”
– Jean-Paul Sartre
“I cannot do it. I cannot bear it. I cannot go back to what I was here. I cannot stand at her side and watch another take her. I am not that strong or that good.”
– Laurell K. Hamilton
“My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.”
– Steve Maraboli
“But man is not made for defeat,” he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
– Ernest Hemingway
“Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.”
– Ralph Ellison