Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles M. Schulz

Winning isn't everything, but losing isn't anything.

Charles Handy

Competition is healthy ... but there is more to life than winning or we should nearly all be losers

Charles Edward Montague

Burgundy was the winiest wine, the central, essential, and typical wine, the soul and greatest common measure of all the kindly wines of the earth.

Benjamin Netanyahu

I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day.

Bob Schaffer

The objective of the demonstrators is to win the affection of the armed agents of the government. Most of the Kiev police have now pledged their support for the people.

Bill Lee

People are too hung up on winning. I can get off on a really good helmet throw.

Bill McKibben

There is an urgent need to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, dramatically reduce wasted energy, and significantly shift our power supplies from oil, coal, and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources.

Bill Maher

Between trying to impeach Bill Clinton, Florida 2000, and the recall in California, I'm beginning to think that Republicans will do anything to win an election-except get the most votes.

Bernard Malamud

Comedy, I imagine, is harder to do consistently than tragedy, but I like it spiced in the wine of sadness.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.

Bob Kerrey

But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done.

Bob Marley

A little wine sometimes, that's all. Spirits (are) bad. Alcohol wrong. Herb does grow.

Bill Walsh

When you stand and overcome a significant setback, you'll find an increasing inner confidence and self-assurance that has been created by conquering defeat. Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.

Bill Walsh

The culture precedes positive results. It doesn't get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they're champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.

Bill Watterson

If you can't win by reason, go for volume.

Bill Watterson

Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.

Bill Watterson

I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.

Bob Hartley

I never look at salaries. I have no aspirations of being a general manager or anything like that, I want to coach. For me there is no dollar signs on the towels, no dollar signs on their jerseys, I will make the decisions based on who is going to make us win. For me, that is my only priority.

We're going to give you a winning team.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

What a greeting! ... This is like winning an Oscar! As if I would know.

We gutted it out at the end. We'll take any win we can get.

Elena Dementieva

Usually I like to win 7-6 in the third,

Edmund White

The notion that I might have been able to court friends, win attention, conjure it, would have spoiled it for me. Unbidden love was what I wanted.

Edna Ferber

Most of the men regarded Europe as a wine list. In their mental geography Rheims, Rhine, Moselle, Bordeaux, Champagne, or Würzburg were not localities but libations.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

I drank at every vine, the last was like the first. I came upon no wine so wonderful as thirst.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

To a Young Poet Time cannot break the bird's wing from the bird. Bird and wing together Go down, one feather. No thing that ever flew, Not the lark, not you, Can die as others do.

Edgar Wright

I used to drink a lot of lager when I was younger, but I'm more of a wine drinker now, I guess. I feel daunted looking at full pints.

Edgar Lee Masters

The dust's for crawling, heaven's for flying, Wherefore, O Soul, whose wings are grown, Soar upward to the sun!

Edgar Guest

Courage must come from the soul within; the man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad. You were born with all that the great have had.

Edgar Guest

The things that haven't been done before, Are the tasks worthwhile today; Are you one of the flock that follows, or Are you one that shall lead the way? Are you one of the timid souls that quail At the jeers of a doubting crew, Or dare you, whether you win or fail, Strike out for a goal that's new?

Bobby Orr

On sheer ability, Mario is good enough to win scoring titles with a broken stick. On pure talent, he's the best there is. But Wayne almost never disappoints you. He comes to work every night.

Bobby Heenan

The bad thing about the Bushwhackers is that win, lose, or draw, you gotta have everything you got on fumigated.

Bobby Heenan

You can win, it'll just cost you some money.