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Victory Quotes


"The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn of the last century, you had to embrace racism to get elected to anything."


"Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel."


"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."


"One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory."


"We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory."


"Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory."


"Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."


"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."


"My favorite actress of all times is Bette Davis in Dark Victory. I have seen it six or seven times, and I still cry."


"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."


"If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat."


"To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence."


"Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener."


"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."


"Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan."


"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."


"The true victory is the victory for democracy and pluralism."


"I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory."


"Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being."



"Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory."


"What I heard was that Bush is now positioned to have victory after victory. He'll have Social Security reform passed, that he'll have tax reform passed, that he'll have conservative judges on the courts."


"Victory is the only option. And we will be victorious in Iraq."


"Victory must be assured in advance. And the American public must be all for it from the outset."


"The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built."


"And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win."


"I don't think it's a low point being in the finals of the French Open, three points away from the victory."


"V-J Day, or Victory in Japan Day, marks the date of the Japanese surrender that ended fighting in the Pacific."


"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."


"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."


"I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat."



"No strike could ever be won with a Communist at its head since the employers would make victory impossible."
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