Quotes About Defeat

For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him.

If you don't lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things.

I have not lost an awful lot in my life, but the defeats have taught me more than the victories.

I'm very grateful to God for what he gives me. Victories, remarkable victories, but you have to go through the defeats. That is why I praise God for everything.

I am still hungry; I still hate defeats. There is no substitute for victories.

I'm not into moral victories.

I've always wanted to become a grand-slam champion and to become the best in the world. Without that, the victories aren't as sweet or the defeats as motivating.

Even victors are by victories undone.

Some defeats are only installments to victory.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

I will not accept an election result that is not my own victory.

Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

Defeat has its lessons as well as victory.

My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear.

I learnt my lessons very early on that it's probably a good thing to be humble in victory as well as defeat.

I want to thank all of my opponents. Iron sharpens iron, and every great victory or crushing defeat occurred because there was someone who trained hard and had the courage to meet me across the cage.

Every great player is more outstanding in the victory, but has more pressure in defeats.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.

Whether it's pool or Ping Pong, I can't stand to have my kids beat me. Especially Ping Pong! And when they beat me, they just needle the devil out of me. That's fine. I'd rather have that than let them win a shallow victory.

Winning and losing have their significance in a democracy. But there should be no arrogance in victory, nor should there be any despondency in defeat.