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Winning Quotes
"Ronald Reagan, of course, was a Republican governor of California who went through a painful defeat in the 1976 presidential race before winning four years later."
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"I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off."
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"Fields are won by those who believe in the winning."
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"It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough."
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"Designs are increasingly winning competitions because they are literally green, and because somewhere they feature a small windmill."
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"Everyone needs to be proactive and know the various warning signs of cancer. Early detection and research to make detection easier at earlier stages, along with the treatments needs, is still a must. I salute all those winning the battle."
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"And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote."
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"Grandma cheated whenever she could. She cheated because it was a much more scientific and surer way of winning than trusting to luck."
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"They baffle me where they go with the storylines... we used to be a Golden Globe winning show."
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"My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar."
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"The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on Sunday but in meeting the payroll on Monday."
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"In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game."
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"I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing."
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"I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all."
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"Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets."
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"Winning the Pulitzer is not that big a deal. I have seen hundreds of plays that have won the prize and you couldn't sit half way through it. The Pulitzer is a common prize that means very little."
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"Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. Blood doesn't run in races! Come on!"
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"Winning the Pulitzer is wonderful and it's an honor and I feel so humbled and so grateful, but I think that I'll think of it very much as the final sort of final moment for this book and put it behind me along with the rest of the book, as I write more books."
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"Ted Turner sailed into the meeting, and I mean sailed. He holds himself as if he were at the helm of his sailboat, in the process of winning the race."
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"It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team."
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"Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor."
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"Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself."
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"What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough."
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"The difference between winning and losing is always a mental one."
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"I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the Olympics."
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