John Thorn Quotes

In times of defeat, we never know how close we are to victory. In every event of failure, God has planted a seed of success.

Hope looks for unqualified success; but Faith counts certainly on failure, and takes honorable defeat to be a form of victory.

My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures.

Some defeats are only installments to victory.

Man is not made for defeat.

Being a Lions fan is like being a Cubs fan: you just have to keep going. You don't have a choice. You can't give up, because one day, when it happens - and I believe it'll happen - then you can really savor it because you were there in the doldrums, and you get to be there in the victory.

Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.

We have all lost before and we will win again.

Defeat is for those who, despite their fears, live with enthusiasm and faith.

Do not despair. In every defeat are found the seeds of victory.

Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

Daily hope is vital, since the ‘Winter Quarters’ of our lives are not immediately adjacent to our promised land either. An arduous trek still awaits, but hope spurs weary disciples on.

When you walk with Jesus, defeat turns into victory.

Cleave ever to the sunnier side of doubt, And cling to faith beyond the forms of faith; She reels not at the storm of warring words; She brightens at the clash of "Yes" and "No"; She sees the best that glimmers through the worst; She feels the sun is hid for the night; She spies the summer through the winter bud; She tastes the fruit before the blossom falls; She hears the lark within the songless egg; She finds the fountain where they wailed "Mirage!"

It's our last chance. No. No, I can't... I, no, I need to believe that it isn't our last chance... Eleanor? Can you hear me? I need you to believe it, too.

I do not despair in the least of ultimate triumph. I repeat it with intense conviction.

I have spoken words of hope. But only of hope. Hope is not victory.

No victory is irreversible, no defeat is definitive. That is what makes life worth living.

I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.

Replace those thoughts of worry with thoughts of hope, faith, and victory.

Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!

Hope can see heaven through the thickest clouds.