Max Lerner Quotes

I've had my share of struggle. I believe, never take success to your head or failure to your heart.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

Man is not made for defeat.

I could lose and it could be the best fight ever, it still does great things for me.

Although not a very old man, I have yet lived a great deal in my life, and I have known sorrow too bitter and joy too keen to allow me to become either cast down or elated for more than a very brief period over any success or defeat.

Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.

Victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

Take It From Me: Life's a Struggle but You Can Win

Revenge is the concern of those who are at some point or other beaten. I am not beaten, I told myself. No, not beaten. And victory is far more interesting to contemplate than revenge.

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

I guess one of the reasons I'm doing the Poe piece is that I think Poe demonstrates that no matter how difficult things are, if you continue to move forward in life, you can eventually become victorious, even if it's later in life.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Every time you win, you're reborn; when you lose, you die a little.

The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

I came into acting with that sort of dull, meet-with-triumph-and-disaster-the-same philosophy and it's been the right one for me.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

You can lay in bed and think you don't stand a chance, that's what all of us thought, and here we are. We ended up doing all right.