What is defeat? Nothing but education nothing but the first step to getting better.

You defeat defeatism with confidence.

Despotism, which we regard with abhorrence, is rather too plausible in decaying feudal, agrarian, pastoral societies. That’s why we must expect to have many a defeat before we’ll have an ultimate victory in this contest with Communism.

Great, tell me when you’ve defeated Voldemort for me, will you?

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat

Oppenheimer’s defeat was also a defeat for American liberalism.

Nobody wants to lose game.

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same

Life had already given him sufficient reasons for knowing that no defeat was the final one.

I’m OK, I’m alright

I ain’t gonna face no defeat

A true test of a man’s character is his humility in victory and grace in defeat.

Defeat the fear of death and you welcome the death of fear.

It’s not really that much of a big deal – you brush it off and you come back. Defeat is the secret ingredient to success.

We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.

The only way to defeat pain is to recognize pain exists.

Some of the generals are saying, ‘We’re making progress. We are clearing an area.’ But you really don’t defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move.

Defeat ends when we launch into another battle. Failure has no end: it is a lifetime choice.

Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.

Defeat is simply a signal to press onward.

Defeat is not an option. Period. The End.

I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat.

Our enemies have made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.

An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

Sir, I shall not defeat you – I shall transcend you.

Reason cannot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.

The wind cannot defeat a tree with strong roots.

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