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We, as human beings, were not meant to be defeated — Anonymous

One should respect a defeated opponent! — Alexander Khalifman

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts. — Henry Fielding

No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself. — Henry Ward Beecher

He seemed much older and very tired, defeated. — Lois Lowry

She clasped his hands and pressed her lips to them. 'I want you to be proud of me,' he repeated. She dropped his hands, feeling defeated. — Natasha Farrant

Evil cannot be vanquished with a sword, and darkness cannot be defeated in battle but only by shining a bright enough light. — David Zindell

Writing fiction is ... an endless and always defeated effort to capture some quality of life without killing it. — Rose Wilder Lane

90% of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit. — Paul J. Meyer

Never be defeated by roadblocks life throws in your way. Instead, conquer them. You are much stronger than you give yourself credit for. — Blaque Diamond

Shane Douglas defeated Pit Bull Two in a match so dull, it was soul-destroying. — Findlay Martin

Winning does not tempt that man. This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively, by greater and greater beings. — Rainer Maria Rilke

No matter whether "I" feels victorious or defeated, elated or discouraged, these are mere phantoms compared to consciousness itself. — Deepak Chopra

Your heart gives you your power, Regina. Follow it, fight with it, and you cannot be defeated — Simon Holt

Those who have a warped mind, a mind of discord, have been defeated from the beginning. — Morihei Ueshiba

You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit. — Paulo Coelho

Reason had overthrown faith, and had defeated the purpose of God. — Charles S. Price

A defeated nation is always explaining itself. That's why the best storytellers are always from vanquished nations. — Mark Richard

The State thrives on war - unless, of course, it is defeated and crushed - expands on it, glories in it. — Murray Rothbard

Benedict somehow found the words he needed. "I give up, Evander. All the battles, the fights. The walls. Broken, defeated, breached. You've won. — Jae T. Jaggart

Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated. — William Wordsworth

Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free. — John Piper

If you don't have a viable strategy, you will be defeated by someone who does. — Alvin Toffler

We have defeated Saddam Hussein and Iraq. The good news is Iraq is ours, and the bad news is Iraq is ours. — David Letterman

When we are filled with the Spirit of God, obeying God, in His will and quoting Scripture, Satan will be defeated. — Billy Graham

I will not be defeated by a bad man and an American stick insect ... instead I choose Chaka Khan ... and vodka ... Bridget Jones — Helen Fielding

Christ broke the bonds of death by His resurrection, and from that moment on, Satan was a defeated foe. — Billy Graham

You do not interrupt a man when he is explaining his master plan after having been soundly defeated. Don't you watch any James Bond Movies? — Katie MacAlister

A life filled with excuses is defeated, unproductive, and miserable. — Stephanie Lahart

They told you that you were safe. They told you lies. You are weak and defeated. For the price of one helicopter, we have brought you to your knees. — Thomas Waite

Trials are not meant to defeat you. They are meant to be defeated. — Elizabeth George

The greatest war every fought, and are still fighting, where more people have been defeated and died, is the war within. — Anthony Liccione

The cut under his eye and the split skin on his lower lip only enhanced his profile. He didn't look defeated. He looked like a fighter. A champion. — Lisa Kessler

People need to stand up hold hands, talk about alternatives. Alternatives, alternatives, alternatives. And people united will never, ever be defeated. — Lois Gibbs

Oh darling,
The darkness is a gift,
And when you realise this,
You will never be defeated
Again. — Nikki Rowe

You can get defeated, just as long as you don't fail. — Billy Mills

If I allow the fact that I am a Negro to checkmate my will to do, now, I will inevitably form the habit of being defeated. — Paul Williams

If one is intelligent and applies himself well, what can he not accomplish? Even small bands of people, I have heard, have defeated whole armies. — Sakya Pandita

Obstacles must be overcome.
Problems must be solved.
Doubt must be resisted.
Fear must be defeated. — Matshona Dhliwayo

This is the unusual thing about nonviolence
nobody is defeated, everybody shares in the victory. — Martin Luther King Jr.

In a world of lies, the lie can never be defeated by its contrary, it can only be defeated by a world of truth — Anonymous

In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most. — Epicurus

President Lincoln chose to fight a bloody and unpopular war because he believed the enemy had to be defeated. He was right. — Pete Hegseth

Just because I face a defeat does not mean I am defeated. — Jeffrey Fry

Communism has defeated itself everywhere except ... in American colleges. — Paul Harvey

to be once defeated is to find cause for an everlasting struggle to reach the top. — Marcus Garvey

I have defeated this earthworm with my words. Imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists. — Charlie Sheen

A victor only breeds hatred, while a defeated man lives in misery, but a man at peace within lives happily, abandoning up ideas of victory and defeat. — Gautama Buddha

I am Defeated all the time, yet to Victory I am born. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nobody is defeated until he starts blaming somebody else. My advice to you is don't fix the blame. Fix the problem. — John Wooden

Her stillness defeated his storm. — Chris Gardner

Losing is not the same as being defeated. — Steve Chandler

There is no doubt that we have defeated too many dictators; but we must not forget that the religion is still out there. — M.F. Moonzajer

Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional. — Roger Crawford

In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should be defeated. — Newt Gingrich

They justify themselves with their inability; and the design and end of the law, as a school-master to fit them for Christ, is defeated. — Jonathan Edwards

Beware when your enemy's too easily defeated. — Toba Beta

It is at moments of need that one learns who one's friends are. Defeated armies learn their lesson. — Vladimir Lenin

A man can be destroyed, but he can't be defeated. — John Harbaugh

Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated. — Carlos Castaneda

You are never defeated, unless you cannot get back up. — Alexander

Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools. — Dogen

A true champion is not only formed in victory. To be defeated makes you learn. — Renan Barao

Preferring steady progress, slow and imperfect, is a good philosophy for the defeated. — Fred Lowe Soper

I think that we have to look at ISIS as the leading threat of an international terror network. It cannot be contained, it must be defeated. — Hillary Clinton

I hate videos. I'm meticulous on everything from cover art, fonts, productions, mixing. But when it comes to videos, I just feel so defeated. — Questlove

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause. — Henry Ward Beecher

A man is not defeated by his opponents but by himself — Jan Smuts

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated. — Will Rogers

Linear's defeated form
The intangible reality rise.' ~ Wanderer — Stella Coulson

It turns out that there is nothing so 'ex' as an ex-politician, especially a defeated one. Your phone goes dead. — Michael Ignatieff

You may suffer many defeats in this life, but you will not be defeated.
You will rise after each trial
stronger and wiser. — Leon Brown

Tyrannies are overthrown by ideas. Armies are defeated by ideas. Nations, and Time itself, are overmatched by ideas. — Henry Ward Beecher

Democracy is a destiny of humanity which cannot be averted. It can be delayed but not defeated. — Eskinder Nega

One's dream is defeated not by unsolvable problems, but by all the more-or-less satisfactory solutions that kill it forever. — Robert Breault

You will see true character after a defeated ambition — Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated. — Epictetus

You might think that you're ruined. You might think you're defeated.
If you love what you're doing you've already succeeded. — George Watsky

Once you embrace unpleasant news, not as a negative but as evidence of a need for change, you aren't defeated by it. You're learning from it. — Bill Gates

I am defeated, and know it, if I meet any human being from whom I find myself unable to learn anything. — George Herbert Palmer

You did it, didn't you?" Baz whispers. "You defeated the Humdrum. You saved the day, you courageous fuck. You absolute nightmare. — Rainbow Rowell

We need to stand together. Since I was elected leader of our party, we have repeatedly defeated the government over its attacks on living standards. — Wes Streeting

Life as a defeated warrior with dignity is lot better than the king ruling without it. — Vikrmn

Leo tried to remember what had happened. He was pretty sure he had defeated Gaia ... — Rick Riordan

Mercy is the mark of a great man! (stabs defeated opponent) I guess I'm just a good man. (stabs opponent again) Well ... I'm alright. — Jane Espenson

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact. — Norman Vincent Peale

I never defeated a healthy opponent. — Savielly Tartakower

There is no holier spot of ground than where defeated valor lies by mourning beauty crowned — Henry Timrod

A warrior becomes experienced by being defeated; a scholar by making mistakes. Defeat and mistakes we have left in the past, he said. — Elaine Marolakos Edelson

There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must. — Tony Blair

History is not just the lies of the victors; it is also the self-delusions of the defeated. — Julian Barnes

Everyone in this life is defeated but a man, if he be a man, is not defeated. — William Carlos Williams

He felt empty, broken, defeated. — Pamela Clare

I have been disappointed many times, but never defeated. — Glenda Jackson

I will be able to forecast which side will be victorious and which defeated. — Sun Tzu

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

If anything defeated her, it would be her own mind and self-doubt. — Cat Johnson

The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated. — Charles Baudelaire

The city had defeated her, just like they said it would. Like some overcrowded party, no one had noticed her arrival, and would notice if she left. — David Nicholls

The rich are only defeated when running for their lives. — C.L.R. James