quotations about victory
Victory is in many ways a poison chalice.
SCOTT PETERSON
"For Turkey's Erdogan, new powers present fresh challenges", Christian Science Monitor, April 24, 2017
If you associate with successful people, before long you will become successful. Their enthusiasm will be contagious and you will catch that vision. If you stay in an atmosphere of victory, before long you're going to have an image of victory.
JOEL OSTEEN
Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
speech at the Hamilton Club, Chicago, April 10, 1899
Victory is for those who can say victory is mine. Success is for those who can begin saying I will succeed and say I have succeeded in the end.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK
"Turkey, India to deepen economic ties", Hurriyet Daily News, April 30, 2017
Not exactly a world class win but any victory is bound to boost confidence.
SHANE FAY
"Arsenal FC: The FA Cup is still a possibility", isportsweb, April 22, 2017
The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.
BIBLE
Proverbs 21:31
Simply stated the Margin of Victory is a statistic used to quickly determine how significant the victory is between a winner and the loser.
LAURA PATTERSON
"How to Apply the Margin of Victory to Measuring Marketing", Business 2 Community, April 13, 2017
Victory is the end of generalship.
ARISTOTLE
Nicomachean Ethics
Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself.
N. D. WILSON
Dandelion Fire
The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
Guardian, June 21, 1989
Law is made by the winner to preserve victory over the loser.
TOBA BETA
Betelgeuse Incident
In war there is no substitute for victory.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
farewell address to Congress, 1951
All victories breed hate, and that over your superior is foolish or fatal.
BALTASAR GRACIAN
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
To improve your odds of victory, always ensure that your Superstar's Talent is higher than the opponent's Superstar.
ELTON JONES
"WWE Champions: Top Tips & Cheats You Need to Know", Heavy, January 26, 2017
Moral victories are nice, but they're completely worthless in the win column.
JUSTICE DELOS SANTOS
"Cal softball faces No. 8 Washington", The Daily Californian, April 27, 2017
You can have success on the outside, but if you're bitter on the inside, it's going to spoil and taint every victory. You must deal with the inside first. You must get to the root of the problem; then you can really be happy. Then you can experience true, untainted, unalloyed victory in your life.
JOEL OSTEEN
Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
Victory always belongs to the team, and in a democracy the team is always the people, the citizens of the country -- and in a broader sense, the region and the continent -- that is your home.
JOHN DRAMANI MAHATMA
"Leave power peacefully when applause is loudest -- Mahama tells African leaders", Citifmonline, February 14, 2017
You can generally win if you are careful not to triumph.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
attributed, Excellent Quotations for Home and School
Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
JOHN STEINBECK
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights