Quotes About Defeat

She was obviously devastated by her loss. But not so devastated that she did not find the energy to utterly vanquish Diane.

The dirty secret of the neoliberal era is that these ideas were never defeated in a great battle of ideas, nor were they voted down in elections. They were shocked out of the way at key political junctures.

Fear of "the other" may be an animating force for many supporters of far-right parties, but "inclusion" of the other within an inherently unjust system will not be powerful enough to defeat those forces.

It is precisely because the dream of economic equality is so popular, and so difficult to defeat in a fair fight, that the shock doctrine was embraced in the first place.

That is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity.

Opportunity...it often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.

no one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

There comes with every experience of temporary defeat, and every failure and every form of adversity, the seed of an equivalent benefit

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

Quand la défaite surgit, acceptez-la comme le signal que vos plans ne sont pas cohérents, reconstruisez ces plans, et reprenez la voile une fois de plus vers vos aspirations. Si vous abandonnez avant d'avoir atteint votre but, vous êtes un "lâcheur".

in long run sword is defeated by mind

Before success comes in any man's life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure.

It isn't defeat, but rather your mental attitude toward it, that whips you.

nadie está derrotado mientras la derrota NO SEA ACEPTADA como una realidad.

If the thing you wish to do is right, and you believe in it, go ahead and do it! Put your dream across, and never mind what they say if you meet with temporary defeat, for they, perhaps, do not know that EVERY FAILURE BRINGS WITH IT THE SEED OF AN EQUIVALENT SUCCESS.

In Success, defeat is but an incident. Obstacles, stumbling blocks, disappointment in ideals — these things weave into and form the Raiment to Success. For Success is a series of failures — put to flight. Learn to walk past Failure.

That is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity. Mr.

You must expect to be in several lost causes before you die.

Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.

The average man is either victorious or defeated and, depending on that, he becomes a persecutor or a victim. These two conditions are prevalent as long as one does not see. Seeing dispels the illusion of victory, or defeat, or suffering.

A man is defeated only when he no longer tries, and abandons himself.

Everything is filled to the brim," he repeated, "and everything is equal. I'm not like your friend who just grew old. When I tell you that nothing matters I don't mean it the way he does. For him, his struggle was not worth his while, because he was defeated; for me there is no victory, or defeat, or emptiness. Everything is filled to the brim and everything is equal and my struggle was worth my while.

A man who is defeated by power dies without really knowing how to handle it. Power is only a burden upon his fate. Such a man has no command over himself, and cannot tell when or how to use his power.

La vida, hijo mío, es como la primera partida de ajedrez. Cuando empiezas a entender cómo se mueven las piezas, ya has perdido.