Famous Quotes & Sayings

Blaise Pascal

God only pours out his light into the mind after having subdued the rebellion of the will by an altogether heavenly gentleness which charms and wins it.

Billie Jean King

Winning is very tangible, it's very exciting, it's very pleasing, but it's momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that's when you're cooking.

Billy Bob Thornton

Getting the nomination is like gravy. Winning would be like whatever is better than gravy.

Bill James

You can't ultimately dodge defeat by winning close elections.

Bill Hybels

Everyone wins when a leader gets better

Bruce Feiler

You don't need a grand plan, you don't need to go back to the ancestors and rewrite the rules. You just need to take small steps and accumulate small wins.

Brendon Burchard

Fear wins or Freedom wins, and I choose Freedom.

I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where I know everything shifted in me, and it was the moment I read that quote. Because I thought, A. That's everything I know about vulnerability. It's not winning, it's not losing, it's showing up and being seen. B. That's who I want to be.

Vulnerability is not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about having the courage to show up and be seen.

Living a connected life ultimately is about setting boundaries, spending less time and energy hustling and winning over people who don't matter, and seeing the value of working on cultivating connection with family and close friends.

Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

Brandy Norwood

In my life right now, in my music, and just overall I feel like I'm winning. It doesn't matter what this person is saying or what the charts are saying or what award shows are saying, the public opinion doesn't matter. I feel like I'm winning in my spirit.

Brad Thor

If you steadfastly refused to quit, you rapidly narrowed your options to only winning.

Bobby Cox

It's the only way I think I'm ever going to walk away from the game, is to go ahead and say I'm going to, and then I've got to. There's no turning back now - win, lose or draw.

Bobby Fischer

I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.

Bobby Fischer

Americans like a winner. If you lose, you're nothing. I'm going to win, though. It's good for the match that Spassky has a plus score against me. We've met five times. He's won three times and we've drawn twice. But I'm a stronger player and a long match favors me.

Bobby Fischer

When I win, I'll put my title on the line every year, maybe even twice. I'll give players a chance to beat me.

Barry Goldwater

I thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: 'We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.'

Arizona Muse

Im quite competitive. Not with other models but with myself. I have to win.

Arjen Robben

I really don't see myself in the Europa League and don't want to play in it. I couldn't care less about winning the trophy.

Arjuna Mahendran

State companies winning deals because of government-to- government interaction has become a rule rather than an exception. This will increase competition for multinational companies in acquiring oil and gas assets.

Aristophanes

Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.

Aristophanes

To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.

Antonio Davis

It's fool's gold if you are winning games and are not playing the right way.

Bruce Jenner

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

Bruce Lee

Everyone wants to learn how to win, but no one wants to learn how to accept defeat.

Bruce Lee

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better. As the great Sun Tzu said: “When you know yourself and your opponent, you will win every time. When you know yourself but not your opponent, you will win one and lose one. However, when you do not know yourself or your opponent, you will be imperiled every time.

Edward Said

History is written by those who win and those who dominate.

Richard G. Scott

Stay on the Lord's side, and you will win every time.

Brent Weeks

Durzo pulled out a gold Gunder from his pouch. Crowns Roth wins, Castles I lose. He flipped the coin. It bounced on the table and, impossibly, landed on edge. There´s always another choice, Kylar said.

Branch Rickey

First of all, a man, whether seeking achievement on the athletic field or in business, must want to win. He must feel that the thing he is doing is worthwhile; so worthwhile that he is willing to pay the price of success to attain distinction.

Boris Becker

Winning is a way of expressing yourself.

Boris Becker

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.