168 Loses Quotes

Following is our list of loses quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about winning and losing in competition.

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Famous Loses Quotes

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. - Mahatma Gandhi

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. — Mahatma Gandhi

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. — Abraham Lincoln

I have written a song that says: If you ever lose someone dear to you, never say the words, "They're gone," and they'll come back. — Prince

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. — Mahatma Gandhi

Do you want to have an easy life? Then always stay with the herd and lose yourself in the herd. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The wolf will never lose sleep, worrying about the feelings of sheep. But no-one ever told the sheep, that they outnumber the wolves. — Bray Wyatt

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. — Robert Frost

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever. - Roy Bennett

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever. — Roy Bennett

Short Loses Quotes

  • I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. — Henry David Thoreau
  • Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, U Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide! — Swami Vivekananda
  • Learn from yesterday, live for today. — Albert Einstein
  • The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. — Robert G. Ingersoll
  • You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. — William Faulkner
  • Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. — Andre Gide
  • Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. — Steve Jobs
  • Trust me I never lose. Either I win or learn from it — Tupac Shakur
  • Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. — Abraham Lincoln
  • Never lose faith in yourself; you can do anything in the universe. — Swami Vivekananda

Loses Image Quotes

You dont lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down. - Muhammad Ali quote

You dont lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down. — Muhammad Ali

You lose money chasing women, never lose women chasing money... - Nas quote

You lose money chasing women, never lose women chasing money... — Nas

One doesn't discover new lands without losing sight of the shore. - Andre Gide quote

One doesn't discover new lands without losing sight of the shore. — Andre Gide

Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth. - Chuck Norris quote

Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth. — Chuck Norris

Don’t lose a woman that has seen your flaws and still love you. - Nizar Qabbani quote

Don’t lose a woman that has seen your flaws and still love you. — Nizar Qabbani

If we dare to win, we should also dare to lose - Lee Chong Wei quote

If we dare to win, we should also dare to lose — Lee Chong Wei

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot quote

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. — Jim Elliot

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill quote

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. - Billie Jean King quote

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. — Billie Jean King

Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose. - C. S. Lewis quote

Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose. — C. S. Lewis

Losing my homies in a hurry, they're relocating to the cemetery. - Tupac Shakur quote

Losing my homies in a hurry, they're relocating to the cemetery. — Tupac Shakur

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. - Martin Luther King, Jr. quote

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind. - Edgar Allan Poe quote

I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind. — Edgar Allan Poe

Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy. - Rafael Nadal quote

Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy. — Rafael Nadal

Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery. - Grace Kelly quote

Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery. — Grace Kelly

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1. - Warren Buffett quote

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1. — Warren Buffett

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. - Nathan Hale quote

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. — Nathan Hale

Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal. - Jean-Paul Sartre quote

Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal. — Jean-Paul Sartre

You got nothing to lose. You don't lose when you lose fake friends. - Joan Jett quote

You got nothing to lose. You don't lose when you lose fake friends. — Joan Jett

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind. - Mick Jagger quote

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind. — Mick Jagger

Loses quote Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose.
Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose.

Difference Between Winning And Losing Quotes

Just like football, business is a game of inches, where the smallest advancement or advantage can mean the difference between winning and losing. — Lewis Howes

My job is to call attention to the things that I think are the difference between winning and losing. If I can't do that then I have failed as a coach. — Bill Parcells

Pressure bursts pipes. I thank God for giving me peace of mind to overcome pressure. The difference between winning and losing is when pressure hits. — Evander Holyfield

Loses quote Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.

The only difference between a winning team and a losing team is one game. The winning team can win two out of three games...the losing team can only win one out of three. — Vin Scully

Guys who might not be superstars but because of their hustle, because of the little things they do, these are the guys who can really mean the difference between winning and losing. — Dwyane Wade

There's a difference between winning and losing and not trying at all. — Tim Huelskamp

Loses quote The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

I think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, 'I'm going to do this'. — Howard Schultz

There's no difference between winning and losing. They are the same type of experience. Winning and losing are sensorial, affixed to an ego, blocked in time and space and none of them ultimately make you happy very long — Frederick Lenz

Everybody loves winning, but we should not linger on the difference between winning and losing... But Is losing failing? — Nick Vujicic

Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is will. The will to make it happen. — Howard Schultz

Winning And Losing In Competition Quotes

When the game is over I just want to look at myself in the mirror, win or lose, and know I gave it everything I had. — Joe Montana

There is no doubt that man is a competitive animal and there is no place where this fact is more obvious than in the ring. There is no second place. Either you win or you lose. When they call you a champion, it's because you don't lose. To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. — Rocky Marciano

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. Blood doesn't run in races! Come on! — Beah Richards

Loses quote If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels.
If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels.

Good competitive skills means not just to compete hard, but to selectively compete, to harness your energy for the things that matter and, in some cases, to just realize it doesn't matter whether I win or lose here at all. — Po Bronson

When you know both yourself as well as your competition, you are never in danger. To know yourself and not others, gives you half a chance of winning. Knowing neither yourself or your competition puts you in a position to lose. — Sun Tzu

There is nothing like competition. It teaches you early in life to win and lose, and, when you lose, to put your chin out instead of dropping it. — Maureen Connolly

Inspirational Quotes

Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there. — David Bowie

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. — Kahlil Gibran

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly - Paulo Coelho

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho

Loses quote I lost myself trying to please everyone else. Now I'm losing everyone while I'm finding myself.
I lost myself trying to please everyone else. Now I'm losing everyone while I'm finding myself.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. — Helen Keller

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds — Paul the Apostle

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams

Loses quote I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.
I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.

If God is for us, who can be against us? — Paul the Apostle

The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. — Winston Churchill

I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. — Madam C. J. Walker

Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle

Winning And Losing As A Team Quotes

I always remind myself if I'm having a down day because of a bad race it's not just me. That feeling I'm having is shared by my family, the team and my fans. When we win they feel the joy as well. That's why I say we win and lose together, and I definitely couldn't do it without them. — Lewis Hamilton

I think the only thing that matters is you win as a team and you lose as a team. And so the team needs to understand that no one player is bigger than any other player. Everybody has a role... Every single role is important. — Bill O'Brien

I can't tell you how many life lessons I've learned through bowling. Time management, finding balance in life, how to lose, how to win, how to bowl as a team and deal with people. How to do something I love to do and inspire other people. — Diandra Asbaty

Loses quote A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

Every team requires unity. A team has to move as one unit, one force, with each person understanding and assisting the roles of his teammates. If the team doesn't do this, whatever the reason, it goes down in defeat. You win or lose as a team, as a family. — Jack Kemp

There's a very fine line between winning and losing. Every team in the NFL has talent,but attitude is the biggest thing that counts - that, and playing together as a team. If you can capture that feeling, then you'll have success. — Ray Bentley

You win and lose as a team. — Brad Lidge

Loses quote A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.
A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.

The way I figure is we win as a team and we lose as a team, but I've got to figure out some way where I can have a better April and help the team get off to a better start. I normally heat up when it gets warm, but it would be nice to come out of April and everybody is chasing you. — Albert Belle

Wins And Losses Quotes

Take losses and wins with the same attitude as they are part of life. — Danish Proverbs

The absolute worst part of my job is having to cut people. I have to cut people after every show, that's just how it goes. But I don't judge you on wins and losses. What I do care about is a great fight. — Dana White

Winning and losing are both very temporary things. Having done one or the other, you move ahead. Gloating over a victory or sulking over a loss is a good way to stand still. — Chuck Knox

Loses quote To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important. — Andrew Shue

The only thing that keeps this organization from being recognized as one of the finest in baseball is wins and losses at the major league level. — Chuck LaMar

Wins and losses don’t mean everything, it’s who you become during the journey. — Russell Brunson

Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge effort. Effort is between you and you. Effort ain't got nothing to do with nobody else. — Ray Lewis

I want my team to be more detached from the wins and losses and be more focused on doing the little things well. When you focus on getting the win, it can suffocate you, especially during the playoffs when the pressure gets thick. — Sue Enquist

When things are going awry, it's time to put the blinders on and do your job. Just do your job. Don't worry about the other guy, don't worry about the wins and losses, just worry about what the very next play is. — John Riggins

I've always believed happiness is overrated, you know? It’s those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it’s a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses. — Brad Pitt

Win Or Lose Quotes

You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can't spend any time worrying about whether you're going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better. — Steffi Graf

Islam will win with or without you, but without Islam you will get lost and lose. — Ahmed Deedat

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition. — John Smith

The only thing even in this world is the number of hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours. — Woody Hayes

We have a demon, we have an angel inside, within our souls, and you just play with it, and sometimes the evil part of you wins the battle, in a very important decision, or in a bedtime, with your lover. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. — Demian Bichir

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. — Vince Lombardi

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. — Lyndon B. Johnson

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. — Arthur Ashe

There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters. One must neither celebrate insanely when he wins, nor sulk when he loses. He accepts victory professionally, humbly; he hates defeat, but makes no poor display of it. — Dan Gable

A successful person never loses...they either win or learn! — John Calipari

Winners And Winning Quotes

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win. - Ted Turner

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win. — Ted Turner

Winners never quit and quitters never win. - Vince Lombardi

Winners never quit and quitters never win. — Vince Lombardi

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. — Zig Ziglar

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that's the difference. — Lou Holtz

The only difference between a winner and a loser is a winner plays until he wins — Big K.R.I.T.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. - Paul Tournier

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. — Paul Tournier

Winners see the gain; losers see the pain. — Shiv Khera

The talk of winning our share is not the easy one of disengagement and flight, but the hard one of work, of short as well as long jumps, of disappointments, and of sweet success. — Roy Wilkins

In every disagreement in your marriage, remember that there is not a winner and a loser. You are partners in everything, so you will either win together or lose together. Always work together to find a solution. — Dave Willis

Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, play the ball, and one referee who makes a slew of mistakes, and in the end Germany always wins. — Gary Lineker

Winner And Loser Quotes

The difference between a winner and a loser - they both failed, but the winner gets back up and does it again and again until it goes his way. — Greg Plitt

Never lose hope, be persistent and stubborn and never give up. There are many instances in history where apparent losers suddenly turn out to be winners unexpectedly, so you should never conclude all hope is lost. — Theodore Kaczynski

You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be. — Lou Holtz

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. — John Madden

If successful and unsuccessful people share the same goals, then the goal cannot be what differentiates the winners from the losers. — James Clear

Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. — Denis Waitley

Crypto is a bet against the modern macroeconomic dogma, which is passed off as science, but is really a branch of politics — with rulers, winners, and losers. — Naval Ravikant

A loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses, but talks about what he'll do if he wins, and a winner doesn't talk about what he'll do if he wins, but knows what he'll do if he loses. — Eric Berne

Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed. — Robert Kiyosaki

Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people. — Nido R Qubein

Winning Is Everything Quotes

Winning is contagious, you know its a thought. It's not something that just happens on Sundays. You know that's something, like you have to live like a winner. You have to think like a winner. You have to eat like a winner. Everything that you do with life, you gotta be a winner. — Cam Newton

Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal. — Kerri Walsh

This is a business and everything happens for a reason. I'm going to just to play hard, try to play hard and do whatever it takes to win. — James Harden

Attitude determines how well you do it. — Lou Holtz

Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog. — Damon Hill

Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that. - Ayrton Senna

Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that. — Ayrton Senna

When you get a trophy, why go jumping and crying? Winning‘s a great feeling, but everything else is an anti-climax. — Stephen Hendry

Once you are in it you are in it, you have to go all the way to the end because you commit yourself to such a level where there is no compromise. You give everything you have absolutely everything. Sometimes you find even more because you require more if you want to stay ahead and you want to win. — Ayrton Senna

Confidence is everything. From there, it's a small step to winning. — Craig Stadler

When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose. — Karch Kiraly

Always Losing Quotes

I think sometimes, when you're on top and all you do is win, win, win, win, win, you get lazy and lose focus. When you lose it opens your eyes and you get serious. There is always a time when it is good to lose, at the right time for you. — Usain Bolt

One thing you should know about me is I never play to lose, Always aim high and rarely obey the rules. — J. Cole

Get the mind right, the body will follow, you lose some battles in life, but if you always put your heart and passion forward first as your main objective, you will win the war, that’s what gives you the strength to get off the ground… and do it again. — Greg Plitt

The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction. So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness. — Ramakrishna

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace. — Teresa of Avila

I'm always thinking about losing money as opposed to making money. Don't focus on making money, focus on protecting what you have — Paul Tudor Jones

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984. — Thurgood Marshall

If I have positions going against me, I get right out; if they are going for me, I keep them Risk control is the most important thing in trading. If you have a losing position that is making you uncomfortable, the solution is very simple: Get out, because you can always get back in. — Paul Tudor Jones

If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. God withholds what you are not yet ready for. He wants you to have a lively desire for His greatest gifts. All of which is to say, pray always and do not lose heart. — Saint Augustine

Don't think you can...know you can! Your human body is the most impressive tool that you will ever own. Even if you can't control everything...you can always control something. Your body - Use it...Amuse it...because one day...you're going to lose it. — Jeff Hardy

Loss And Gain Quotes

Do not think dishonestly... Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters. Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. Perceive those things which cannot be seen. Pay attention even to trifles. Do nothing which is of no use. — Miyamoto Musashi

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success. — Sayings

For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? — Jesus Christ

Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies. — Pol Pot

Those who are truly wise will remain unmoved by feelings of happiness and suffering, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, gain and loss.They will remain calm like the eye of a hurricane. — Buddha

Learn to be happy in any and all circumstances, whether you're experiencing pleasure or pain, whether there's loss or gain, whether the world loves you or hates you. Learn to be happy. — Frederick Lenz

What is this true meditation? It is to make everything: coughing, swallowing, waving the arms, motion, stillness, words, action, the evil and the good, prosperity and shame, gain and loss, right and wrong, into one single koan. — Hakuin Ekaku

Success in investing is not about being right all the time. It’s about minimizing losses and maximizing gains. — Jim Simons

If we look on idly, heaven and earth will never be joined. To join heaven and earth, some decisive deed of purity is necessary. To accomplish so resolute an action, you have to stake your life, giving no thought to personal gain or loss. — Yukio Mishima

The art of life is to show your hand. There is no diplomacy like candor. You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception. — E. V. Lucas

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More Loses Quotes

It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain. - Thomas Hutchinson quote

It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain. — Thomas Hutchinson

If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. - Kathrine Switzer quote

If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon. — Kathrine Switzer

Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. - Josh Billings quote

Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. — Josh Billings

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value. - Jim Rohn quote

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value. — Jim Rohn

Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. - Rumi quote

Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. — Rumi

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. - Thomas Merton quote

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. — Thomas Merton

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. - Robin Williams quote

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. — Robin Williams

It is not power that corrupts but fear. - Aung San Suu Kyi quote

It is not power that corrupts but fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi

It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another. - Elizabeth Taylor quote

It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another. — Elizabeth Taylor

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing. - Ken Kesey quote

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing. — Ken Kesey

You lose a lot of time, hating people. - Marian Anderson quote

You lose a lot of time, hating people. — Marian Anderson

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. - Saint Francis de Sales quote

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. — Saint Francis de Sales

You can't win unless you learn how to lose. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quote

You can't win unless you learn how to lose. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Losing the future is the best thing that ever happened to me. - Marilyn French quote

Losing the future is the best thing that ever happened to me. — Marilyn French

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser. - Robert Louis Stevenson quote

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser. — Robert Louis Stevenson

I'm in competition with myself and I'm losing. - Roger Waters quote

I'm in competition with myself and I'm losing. — Roger Waters

Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war - John Green quote

Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war — John Green

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