Quotes about win
winter essence civilization
In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters. John Fowles
wind cobwebs hours
We talked for hours. He talked and I listened. It was like wind and sunlight. It blew all the cobwebs away. John Fowles
winning men appreciate
Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He won't enjoy being bested but he'll make a good face about it. Show him you appreciate it. Praise can win you a friend. Gloating will only ever make enemies. John Flanagan
winning two waiting
There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.' [said Halt]. 'How do you know which are the right ones?' Shigeru asked. Halt glanced at his two younger companions. They grinned and answered in chorus, 'You wait and see if you win. John Flanagan
winning people important
You can always win points; winning people’s respect is a lot more important. John Flanagan
wind splinters pieces
I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds. John F. Kennedy
winter bartending ontario
I toured Ontario in the winter of '48, in a touring company of The Drunkard, in which I played the bartender. Jonathan Frid
wind fire records
This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influences during my live show. Jon Secada
winning people rude
People are so funny. There's no winning with commenters or anonymous people. They'd be rude that I was overweight, and now they're rude that I'm healthy. Jonah Hill
winning support might
Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you. Jonah Goldberg
wine white great-day
Making it [St. Patrick's Day] a great day for the Irish, but just an ok day if you're looking for a quiet tavern to talk, read or have a white wine spritzer. Jon Stewart
winning promise south-carolina
In South Carolina, Senator John Edwards won handily, fulfilling his promise to win every state he was born in. Jon Stewart
winter water one-day
Alone, she took hot baths and sat exhausted in the steaming water, wondering at her perpetual exhaustion. All that winter she noticed the limp, languid weight of her arms, her veins bulging slightly with the pressure of her extreme weariness ... one day in January she drew a razor blade lightly across the inside of her arm, near the elbow, to see what would happen. Joyce Carol Oates
wine thinking glasses
With The Reader, I'd just be shattered at the end of every day really. I wouldn't really want to talk. We kept saying, because we were in Berlin: "If we get back at a decent hour, let's go and have a glass of wine." We'd always think it would be a great idea, but then get to the end of the day and then go [acts drowsy and blabs]. It was very difficult for everybody. Kate Winslet
winning losing lost
Having been here before and lost, to be here and win, I've got to tell you, winning is really a lot better than losing. Really a lot better. Kate Winslet
wings earth answers
When humans become gods, when our wings grow so great as to beat about the very edges of the earth, no one can answer but us. Kate Bernheimer
winning matter win-or-lose
I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win. Katarina Witt
winning awards texas
Iloved Ashley Hope Perez's heartbreaking Out of Darkness set in late the 1930s in a small town Texas. It should win all the YA awards. Justine Larbalestier
wine medicine matter
Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage Paracelsus
wind evil truth-is
Evil spreads with the wind; truth is capable of spreading even against it. Paramahansa Yogananda
winning envy honor
Surely, if we considered detraction to be bred of envy, nested only in deficient minds, we should find that the applauding of virtue would win us far more honor than the seeking slyly to disparage it. That would show we loved what we commended, while this tells the world we grudge at what we want in ourselves.
wine men manners
Men are like wine,--not good before the lees of clownishness be settled.
wind calumny slander
Calumny ever pursues the great, even as the winds hurl themselves on high places. Ovid
wine passion men
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion. Ovid
wine wings worry
When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing. Ovid
winter names long
Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedly long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any. Otis Williams
wind my-best-friend green
Then, with an enormous rush of meadow-filled wind, the green candle went out, and my best friend died. P. C. Cast
winning real-talk people
Evil will win if good people do nothing. P. C. Cast
wine water form
I prefer my water in wine form. P. C. Cast
winning hands nerd
A lot of nerds aren't aware they're nerds. A geek has thrown his hands up to the universe and gone, 'I speak Klingon - who am I fooling? You win! I'm just gonna openly like what I like.' Geeks tend to be a little happier with themselves. Patton Oswalt
wine joy taste
I have drunken deep of joy, And I will taste no other wine tonight. Percy Bysshe Shelley
wind sky names
Will you remember that? Anywhere you are, if you can look up and find Perseus in the sky, find that smile, and hear the galactic wind whisper your name, you'll know that it's me, calling for you... calling you back to Lazarevo. (Alexander) Paullina Simons
wind rising
The wind is rising...we must attempt to live. Paul Valery