QUOTES ON DEFEAT
A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY, The Old Man and The Sea
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
ARTHUR ASHE
Defeat is always momentary.
PETER JACKSON, King Kong
If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE, The Devil and the Good Lord
Defeat doesn’t finish a man -- quit does.
RICHARD NIXON, note written July 1969
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