DEFEAT QUOTES IV

quotations about defeat


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Defeat is like shortbread: it rarely stops with one.

STEPHEN BUSH
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"What Happened in the 1974 election?", New Statesman, April 20, 2015


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A young man is not fitted for life's battle until he has met and survived defeat.

LEWIS F. KORNS

Thoughts


Is this my defeat
This purgatory for beginners
Dead trees and traffic islands

MANIC STREET PREACHERS

"Dead Trees & Traffic Islands", Lipstick Traces


The fact that you have been knocked down is interesting, but the length of time you remained down is important.

AUSTIN O'MALLEY

Keystones of Thought


Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

MUHAMMAD ALI

attributed, Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing


He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.

JOHN STEINBECK

East of Eden


A kingdom is not lost by a single defeat.

ROBERT E. HOWARD

The Hour of the Dragon