I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
~By Aristotle ~
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
~By Alexander Smith ~
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.
~By Louis L'Amour ~
I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory.
~By Anthony Hamilton ~
If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
~By Paul Bryant ~
A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.
~By Frank Shorter ~
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.
~By John T. Flynn ~
The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory. We are ready to undertake responsibility for forming the Cabinet and we are calling on everyone to join us.
~By Viktor Yanukovych ~
PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more compassionate world for all beings - and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.
~By Bea Arthur ~
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.
~By Og Mandino ~
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.
~By Frederick William Faber ~
The thrill, believe me, is as much in the battle as in the victory.
~By David Sarnoff ~
V-J Day, or Victory in Japan Day, marks the date of the Japanese surrender that ended fighting in the Pacific.
~By Doc Hastings ~
A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
~By Pierre Corneille ~
Victory Over Violence is an organization that was created to help fund shelters for women and children.
~By Victoria Principal ~
The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
~By Ted W. Engstrom ~
The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.
~By Pierre de Coubertin ~
Any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena, victory is assured.
~By Victor Davis Hanson ~
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.
~By Harry S. Truman ~
The nation's government has just handed me the bill that grants us our civil rights. I am receiving it before you, certain that I am accepting this on behalf of all Argentinean women, and I can feel my hands tremble with joy as they grasp the laurel proclaiming victory.
~By Evita Peron ~
Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death.
~By Rupert Holmes ~
Feed the troops on victory.
~By John Monash ~
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
~By Sun Tzu ~
Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory of sterility and death.
~By Hilaire Belloc ~
The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation.
~By Charles de Secondat ~
If it is widely assumed that the new President cannot move forward simply because of a narrow victory, there can easily develop a sense of unease and uncertainty, adversely affecting every sector of American society, our economy and the perception of other nations.
~By Richard V. Allen ~
Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.
~By Damon Hill ~
If image is everything, how can the Democratic presidential hopefuls compete with a President fresh from a war victory.
~By Judy Woodruff ~
The fight ended. For both was victory. For both there was defeat.
~By Anna Wickham ~
We march and fight, to death or on to victory. Our might is right, no traitors shall prevail. Our hearts are steeled against the fiery gates of hell. No shot or shell, can still our mighty song.
~By George Lincoln Rockwell ~
The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.
~By Blaise Pascal ~
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
~By Douglas MacArthur ~
Some defeats are only installments to victory.
~By Jacob Riis ~
Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.
~By Max Euwe ~
The revolution in Russia was terrible for the proletariat in the long years of its development and it is terrible now, after the victory. But at the actual time of revolution it was easy, and this was due to the peasants.
~By Herman Gorter ~
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.
~By Gerald R. Ford ~
Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
~By Ingrid Bergman ~
If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.
~By Heinz Guderian ~
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
~By Sun Tzu ~
I know that I'm going to have to work hard, keep working hard, and not because of this victory think, "I'm back." I don't think like that. I'll definitely work hard. Things are not going to be easy. I might lose first round next week. You never know.
~By Kim Clijsters ~
The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and in all of Palestine.
~By Yasser Arafat ~
Do not get elated at any victory, for all such victory is subject to the will of God.
~By Abu Bakr ~
In man - in the history of mankind, this has happened many times, and occupation leaders hang on to the land that they're occupying. People fight to liberate their land. But in the end, the people's will is what achieves victory.
~By Hassan Nasrallah ~
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.
~By David Axelrod ~
You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.
~By J. Donald Walters ~
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
~By George S. Patton ~
At least is was a victory and at least we won.
~By Bobby Moore ~
We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory.
~By Ralph Peters ~
Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.
~By Aeschylus ~
Where there is unity there is always victory.
~By Publilius Syrus ~
Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.
~By Orison Swett Marden ~
The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.
~By Martina Navratilova ~
I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory.
~By Pierre Laval ~
Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.
~By Herbert Kaufman ~
Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.
~By John F. Kennedy ~
One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.
~By Franz Kafka ~
We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
~By Ted Danson ~
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.
~By Sarah Brady ~
There is no victory at bargain basement prices.
~By Dwight D. Eisenhower ~
We chose this road, and will end with martyrdom or victory.
~By Ahmed Yassin ~
Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth.
~By George Santayana ~
What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.
~By William R. Alger ~
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
~By Sun Tzu ~
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.
~By Carol Moseley Braun ~
Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual.
~By Frank Lloyd Wright ~
I Worked in the family auto body shop, lifted weights, and rode a few Victory Sports Indoors.
~By Ben Jackson ~
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
~By Theodore Roosevelt ~
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.
~By Benjamin Franklin ~
Victory belong to the most persevering.
~By Andre Norton ~
Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.
~By Emil Zatopek ~
We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre.
~By Dick Gregory ~
The victory will be only entirely and finally achieved when the whole world is free of Jews.
~By Julius Streicher ~
If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.
~By Vinoba Bhave ~
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.
~By Rose Schneiderman ~
The life of the individual is a continuous combat with errors and obstacles, and no victory is more satisfying than the one achieved against opposition.
~By Gustav Stresemann ~
I dealt with legal questions in the interest of Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP and its members during the difficult years of struggle for the victory of the Movement.
~By Hans Frank ~
The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet.
~By Damon Runyon ~
We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory.
~By J. D. Hayworth ~
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.
~By Buenaventura Durruti ~
Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel.
~By Karel Capek ~
When the war ends, it will be found that there was an equal amount of "thuggery" practiced on both sides, that terrible things were done to force the final victory.
~By Rufus Jones ~
In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory.
~By Isoroku Yamamoto ~
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.
~By Winston Churchill ~
Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
~By Ovid ~
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
~By Buddha ~
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.
~By B. R. Ambedkar ~
The election result is not a victory that belongs to me or my party.
~By Chen Shui-bian ~
In politics, victory is never total.
~By Donald Freed ~
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
~By Nelson Mandela ~
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
~By Simone de Beauvoir ~
My winning is getting to perform. That's my victory.
~By Kelly Clarkson ~
Failure is not fatal; victory is not success.
~By Tony Richardson ~
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
~By Blaise Pascal ~
The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
~By Walter Ulbricht ~
Another such victory over the Romans, and we are undone.
~By Pyrrhus ~
When people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters.
~By Edward F. Halifax ~
When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters.
~By George Savile ~
In the event of a victory over Germany by Soviet Russia and England, Bolshevism in Europe would inevitably follow. Under these circumstances I would prefer to see Germany win the war.
~By Pierre Laval ~
There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a victory. I think it would be good for the American people, which should be our first priority.
~By John Breaux ~
My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it.
~By Jacques Delors ~
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