"You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit."
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"A [person] who Never quits is never defeated."
"No matter what's going on in our lives, the victory is in refusing to quit."
"There is no quit in me."
"Every time you quit, someone else gets your prize. Every time you make a mistake, you get closer to yours."
"We ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands; the post of man is life."
"The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit."
"No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it."
"To catch a wave, to stand up - it was just life-changing. There was nothing that even came close. I quit playing all other sports - by the time I was eleven, they were toast."
"It's not being homeless that matters. It's about who you are. Keep striving and you become somebody. Quit and you also become somebody.. but not the same person."
"That we should establish ourselves in a sense of GOD’s Presence, by continually conversing with Him. That it was a shameful thing to quit His conversation, to think of trifles and fooleries."
"Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers."
"Quitting is the easiest thing to do."
"Some things are best mended by a break."
"I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most."
"It's ok to FAIL it's not ok to Quit"
"Quit planning your dream and start living it."
"We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others."
"Memories are contrary things; if you quit chasing them and turn your back, they often return on their own."
"Winners never quit, quitters never win."