Famous Quotes & Sayings

Eric Byrnes

And you learn [how to win] starting in the minor leagues, by winning day in and day out.

Eric Cantona

I prefer to play and lose rather than win, because I know in advance I'm going to win.

Enrico Fermi

When asked what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common ؛ I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence

Elon Musk

Winning 'Motor Trend' Car of the year is probably the closest thing to winning the Oscar or Emmy of the car industry.

Jason Kidd

I came in the league as not a shooter, not a scorer. My game was to play defense and make my teammates better. The most important stat to me was that left column - winning. Nothing else matters.

Hines Ward

I want to be the guy who catches the game-winning touchdown.

Hilary Swank

I really enjoy playing with someone else and whether it's chess or tennis or games, I love card games. I love that, but I think there's something so important to gain from winning and losing and learning how to lose and how you can be better from that.

Hillary Clinton

Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen in America... Barriers can come down. Justice and equality can win.

Hillary Clinton

I support our democracy. And sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Hillary Clinton

Not too long ago, my opponent made a prediction. He said I would probably win Pennsylvania, he would win North Carolina, and Indiana would be the tiebreaker. Well, tonight we've come from behind, we've broken the tie, and, thanks to you, it's full speed on to the White House.

Hillary Clinton

From her concession speech: Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it...You can be so proud that, from now on, it will be unremarkable for a woman to win primary state victories, unremarkable to have a woman in a close race to be our nominee, unremarkable to think that a woman can be the President of the United States. And that is truly remarkable.

Evgeni Plushenko

It doesn't matter what kind of result will be in the end. I already win for myself.

Evan Esar

You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.

Imelda Marcos

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

Jack McDevitt

Technological civilizations don't last long. You're all right until you get a printing press. Then a race starts between technology and common sense. And maybe technology always wins.

Jack Ma

Global vision, local win.

Jack Nicklaus

I'd rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it's probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.

Jack Nicklaus

1960, I was 20 years old, and I was leading the U.S. Open. Now, I wasn't leading by several strokes, but I was leading the U.S. Open and playing with Ben Hogan, had a very good chance to win, nine holes to go, I was leading. I was still leading with six holes to play.

Jack Nicklaus

Any golfer worth his salt has to cross the sea and try to win the British Open.

Jack Nicklaus

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

Jack Nicklaus

Tom Watson, Tom Watson blew, what, two PGA Championships and a U.S. Open. Did it destroy his life? No, it didn't destroy his life. He learned from it. He went on to win a lot of major championships and obviously became one of the world's great players.

Jack Nicklaus

As long as I'm prepared, I always expect to win.

Jack Nicklaus

I'm more proud of the good rounds I've played while hitting the ball badly than of the great rounds while hitting the ball well. I understand my swing well enough to get myself through a tournament and win it. I've made it work.

Jack Kent Cooke

I've always had a will to succeed, to win, however you phrase it.

Jack Kemp

Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum.

Jack Kerouac

It is possible for the human spirit to win after all.

Irving Langmuir

Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors.

Hannibal Buress

There's no room for failure performing [stand-up] for a black audience. If you don't get them right away it's tough winning them back even if you're doing top-notch material. If you didn't win them right when you walked out there, it's tough.

Greg Chappell

Pakistan would be confident after their series win over England. The series will be a very close and good contest and if all the players play to their potential we're in for some wonderful cricket.

I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before.

Greg Gutfeld

Look, this debate is basic: it's small government vs. big government. So how cowardly do folks like Blood and Frank Rich have to be that they can't man up and defend their love for collectivism? The only reason they scream race, is because that debate scares them. They know a racial accusation prevents dialogue, because such a harmful charge far outweighs any benefits of winning an argument.

Ginger McCain

If Carrie Ford wins the National I'll bare my backside to the wind, and let everyone kick it.

Gerry Spence

When you are faced with prejudice, logic and justice are impotent. Still, we may have an obligation to argue directly into the face of the prejudice, even though there is no chance to win.