„But man is not made for defeat… a man can be destroyed but not defeated.“

— Ernest Hemingway
„Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged.“
— Bruce Lee
„We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.“
— George Soros
„The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.“
— Woodrow Wilson
„If we don't admit defeat, we're not defeated.“
— Ulysses S. Grant
„There is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them.“
— Paulo Coelho