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Victory Quotes

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"Is it selfish for me to crave victory or is it brave?"
Veronica Roth
"Is it selfish for me to crave victory or is it brave?"
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"Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever."
Billie Jean King
"Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever."
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"A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory."
Pierre Corneille
"A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory."
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"Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls - $2 increase in our wages on the average."
Rose Schneiderman
"Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls - $2 increase in our wages on the average."
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"In their eyes as they pass is not hatred, not excitement, not despair, not the tonic of their victory - there is just the simple expression of being here as though they had been here doing this forever, and nothing else."
Ernie Pyle
"In their eyes as they pass is not hatred, not excitement, not despair, not the tonic of their victory - there is just the simple expression of being here as though they had been here doing this forever, and nothing else."
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"One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory."
Franz Kafka
"One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory."
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"The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet."
Damon Runyon
"The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet."
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"The Greatest Generation got to save old tires, dig a Victory Garden and forgo sugar. The Richest Generation is being asked to shop."
Margaret Carlson
"The Greatest Generation got to save old tires, dig a Victory Garden and forgo sugar. The Richest Generation is being asked to shop."
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"One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it."
Pedro Calderon
"One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it."
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"There are only two roads, victory for the working class, freedom, or victory for the fascists which means tyranny. Both combatants know what's in store for the loser."
Buenaventura Durruti
"There are only two roads, victory for the working class, freedom, or victory for the fascists which means tyranny. Both combatants know what's in store for the loser."
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"I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory."
Alexander Smith
"I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory."
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"The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder."
Ida B. Wells
"The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder."
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"We now have contestants who will not let anything get in their way of victory. Some contestants have thrown each other under the bus this season."
Ryan Seacrest
"We now have contestants who will not let anything get in their way of victory. Some contestants have thrown each other under the bus this season."
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"It's a story about victory that will touch the lives of everyone who watches it. It's powerful."
Derek Luke
"It's a story about victory that will touch the lives of everyone who watches it. It's powerful."
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"Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel."
Melina Mercouri
"Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel."
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"I have worked closely with many of our county commissioners, mayors, local transportation officials, and others to determine project needs in the 18th District, and they deserve a great deal of thanks for today's victory on the House floor."
Bob Ney
"I have worked closely with many of our county commissioners, mayors, local transportation officials, and others to determine project needs in the 18th District, and they deserve a great deal of thanks for today's victory on the House floor."
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"The House passage of our bill is a victory for this country! Common sense wins out. I'm just so thrilled and excited. The sale of guns must stop. Halfway measures are not enough."
Sarah Brady
"The House passage of our bill is a victory for this country! Common sense wins out. I'm just so thrilled and excited. The sale of guns must stop. Halfway measures are not enough."
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"This whole force is utterly demoralized by victory. There seems to be neither head nor tail."
Charles Ferguson Smith
"This whole force is utterly demoralized by victory. There seems to be neither head nor tail."
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"The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory."
Jonathan Kozol
"The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory."
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"One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now."
Hermann Maier
"One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now."
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"Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory."
Frederick William Faber
"Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory."
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"Victory puts us on a level with heaven."
Lucretius
"Victory puts us on a level with heaven."
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"My favorite actress of all times is Bette Davis in Dark Victory. I have seen it six or seven times, and I still cry."
Bettie Page
"My favorite actress of all times is Bette Davis in Dark Victory. I have seen it six or seven times, and I still cry."
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"The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else."
Martina Navratilova
"The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else."
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"I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat."
Darrell Royal
"I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat."
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"The CIO put up half a million dollars for Roosevelt's 1936 campaign and provided him with an immense group of active labor workers who played a large part in the sweeping victory he won at the polls."
John T. Flynn
"The CIO put up half a million dollars for Roosevelt's 1936 campaign and provided him with an immense group of active labor workers who played a large part in the sweeping victory he won at the polls."
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"How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the promises given to the peoples in those years of ordeal?"
Rene Cassin
"How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the promises given to the peoples in those years of ordeal?"
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"Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan."
Galeazzo Ciano
"Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan."
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"You know, we - if, for example, Jerry Brown can withstand, you know, what will probably end up being $200 million of spending by his opponent and get elected governor of California, that will be a big victory in the nation's largest state."
David Axelrod
"You know, we - if, for example, Jerry Brown can withstand, you know, what will probably end up being $200 million of spending by his opponent and get elected governor of California, that will be a big victory in the nation's largest state."
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"He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace."
Hesiod
"He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace."
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"Victory belong to the most persevering."
Andre Norton
"Victory belong to the most persevering."
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"To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat and acceptance of whatever terms the enemy may be pleased to impose."
Giulio Douhet
"To conquer the command of the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat and acceptance of whatever terms the enemy may be pleased to impose."
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"This is a very big victory for Michael and we are all very proud that he has been completely and totally vindicated in court, as we were certain he would be."
LaToya Jackson
"This is a very big victory for Michael and we are all very proud that he has been completely and totally vindicated in court, as we were certain he would be."
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"Defeat has its lessons as well as victory."
Pat Buchanan
"Defeat has its lessons as well as victory."
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"A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the United States. an all-out attack. Their aim is total victory for themselves and total defeat for him."
Gerald R. Ford
"A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the United States. an all-out attack. Their aim is total victory for themselves and total defeat for him."
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"If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if no victory there is no crown."
Thomas Carlyle
"If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if no victory there is no crown."
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"Victory must be assured in advance. And the American public must be all for it from the outset."
Evan Thomas
"Victory must be assured in advance. And the American public must be all for it from the outset."
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"The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built."
Rosa Luxemburg
"The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built."
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"And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win."
Sachin Tendulkar
"And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win."
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"V-J Day, or Victory in Japan Day, marks the date of the Japanese surrender that ended fighting in the Pacific."
Doc Hastings
"V-J Day, or Victory in Japan Day, marks the date of the Japanese surrender that ended fighting in the Pacific."
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"We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory."
Bern Williams
"We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory."
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"Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."
Bill Russell
"Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."
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"As the sky began to darken she sank down in the chair. She had just watched over a thousand Alliance soldiers die in the space of less than a minute. Yet the encounter would be considered a victory, for the enemy was vanquished. But at such a cost. She considered what Alex had asked of her and began to understand."
G.S. Jennsen
"As the sky began to darken she sank down in the chair. She had just watched over a thousand Alliance soldiers die in the space of less than a minute. Yet the encounter would be considered a victory, for the enemy was vanquished. But at such a cost. She considered what Alex had asked of her and began to understand."
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"No one can ever win by defeating someone, you only win by letting someone win."
Debasish Mridha
"No one can ever win by defeating someone, you only win by letting someone win."
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"In defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable."
Edward Marsh
"In defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable."
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"The fight ended. For both was victory. For both there was defeat."
Anna Wickham
"The fight ended. For both was victory. For both there was defeat."
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"Every one of us will have situations in life where we must choose between pleasing people and our calling."
Sunday Adelaja
"Every one of us will have situations in life where we must choose between pleasing people and our calling."
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"It is important to remember that good overcomes evil."
Sunday Adelaja
"It is important to remember that good overcomes evil."
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"If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat."
Jean-Paul Sartre
"If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat."
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"Some defeats are only installments to victory."
Jacob Riis
"Some defeats are only installments to victory."
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