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There is no defeat except for those who give up.

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

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.

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

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.

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

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.

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.

It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.

Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.

Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.

I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause that I know some day will fail.

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

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

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

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