Quotes about Defeat
Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
More people are ruined by victory, I imagine, than be defeat.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Contemplative prayer is a method of exposing and disengaging from the ordinary obstacles to our awareness of God's presence with us. This prayer is not an end, but a beginning. It's easy to give in to the temptation to chase after the enemy every time he shows himself; sometimes it's the right thing to do. There is a better way to defeat him—fix our eyes and our hearts steadfastly on Jesus. His light will drive out the darkness.
— James Goll
Third, intimacy with God—living at Hebron—will cause your intercession to defeat the giants in your life and others' lives.
— Dutch Sheets
I mean, nobody wants to lose. And nobody wants to be playing at the end of the year when you don't have a chance to make the playoffs.
— Mike Evans
Weakness is hard, but it doesn't have to mean defeat. It's our opportunity to experience God's power firsthand.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Prayer is the way you defeat the devil, reach the lost, restore a backslider, strengthen the saints, send missionaries out, cure the sick, accomplish the impossible, and know the will of God.
— David Jeremiah
The heart set to do the Father's will need never fear defeat. His promises of guidance may be fully counted upon. Does it make sense to believe that the Shepherd would care less about getting His sheep where He wants them to go than they care about getting there?
— Elisabeth Elliot
Trials are not meant to defeat you. They are meant to be defeated.
— Elizabeth George
The ego hates losing — even to God.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
— Zig Ziglar
If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
— Zig Ziglar