Throwing In The Towel Quotes:

Do not throw in the towel; use it for wiping the sweat off your face.

- Otto Graham

topic: Sweat, Towels, Faces, Throwing In The Towel

As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!

- Bill Courtney

source: Bill Courtney (2014). “Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love”, p.9, Weinstein Publishing

topic: Fall, Might, Falling Apart, Throwing In The Towel

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

- Lou Holtz

topic: Inspirational, Life, Positive, Inspirational Football, Softball Player

There is a difference between failing and failure. Failing is trying something that you learn doesn't work. Failure is throwing in the towel and giving up.

- Jay Samit

source: Jay Samit (2015). “Disrupt You!: Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation”, p.12, Macmillan

topic: Giving Up, Differences, Trying, Throwing In The Towel, Trying Something

The people who ultimately reach their goals are those who don't give up. Instead of wallowing in self-pity or frustration - or throwing in the towel altogether - they explore what didn't work and course-correct.

- Lauren Mackler

topic: Perseverance, Giving Up, Throwing In The Towel, Wallowing

Everyone runs around trying to find a place where they still serve breakfast because eating breakfast, even if it's 5 o'clock in the afternoon, is a sign that the day has just begun and good things can still happen. Having lunch is like throwing in the towel.

- Jonathan Goldstein

topic: Running, Lunch, Trying, Throwing In The Towel, Eating Breakfast

Depending on the day or even the hour, productivity can take very low dips. At times, I may feel like throwing in the towel. I love being inspired by amazing women who have achieved great things. When I have a setback, I will spend 15 minutes reading quotes from strong women or reading or watching an interview with a woman I admire (a gold medalist or a CEO). This gets me back in the right mindset to tackle any challenge.

- Samantha Ettus

topic: Strong Women, Reading, Love Is, Amazing Woman, Throwing In The Towel

By releasing these five top Taliban commanders, the U.S. is demonstrating that it is throwing in the towel in the long struggle against the Taliban and its al-Qaeda allies in Afghanistan.

- Jonathan S. Tobin

topic: Struggle, Long, Allies, Throwing In The Towel