There is no defeat except
for those who give up.
?Joseph B. Wirthlin
The goal of all inanimate objects is to
resist man and ultimately defeat him.
?Russell Baker
Far better it is to dare mighty things,
to win glorious triumphs even
though checkered by failure, than to
rank with those poor spirits who
neither enjoy nor suffer much because
they live in the gray twilight that
knows neither victory nor defeat.
?Theodore Roosevelt
Creativity can solve almost any problem.
The creative act, the defeat of habit
by orginality, overcomes everything.
?George Lois
There are some defeats more
triumphant than victories.
?Michael de Montaigne
There is only one way to defeat the
enemy, and that is to write as well
as one can. The best argument
is an undeniably good book.
?Saul Bellow
Be careful that victories do not
carry the seed of future defeats.
?Ralph W Sockman
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
?Marcus Fabuis Quintilianus
A good man would prefer to be defeated
than to defeat injustice by evil means.
?Sallust
Victory attained by violence is tantamount
to a defeat, for it is momentary.
?Gandhi
When one is trying to do something
beyond his known powers it is useless
to seek the approval of friends. Friends
are at their best in moments of defeat.
?Henry Miller
If you have no confidence in self, you are
twice defeated in the race of life.
With confidence, you have won
even before you have started.
?Marcus Garvey
It is better to be defeated on
principle than to win on lies.
?Arthur Calwell