quotations about victory
A smart man understood that victory was not inevitable. An even smarter man knew that defeat was never really total if you figured out how to handle the aftermath with skill and just the right spin. And the smartest men of all, even when they lost, they actually won.
DAVID BALDACCI
The Whole Truth
While moral victories are less sweet than electoral ones, policy wins are better than both.
ERIC LEVITZ
"Democrats Are Winning the First Round of the 2018 Fight", New York Magazine, April 24, 2017
Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it seems a very gloomy business.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
The Hobbit
Step follows step,
Hope follows Courage,
Set your face towards danger,
Set your heart on victory.
GAIL CARSON LEVINE
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
All that matters is victory. If you have blades, you'll use blades. If you have rocks, you'll use rocks. If there's nothing but sand, you'll throw the damn sand. A true war is only waged when men don't want to live to see what failure looks like. You do what it takes to win.
B. JUSTIN SHIER
Zero Sum
Great victory requires great risk.
RICK RIORDAN
The Lost Hero
Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.
POLYBIUS
Histories
A righteous victory always carries a high and mighty cost.
LEESA K. DONNER
"The people in flyover country", American Thinker, November 10, 2016
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
ST. AUGUSTINE
De Civitate Dei
He could be happy with his performance, but a champion of his calibre, who gets a sniff of victory, always likes to finish the job.
WILLIAM S. CALLAHAN
"McIlroy falls short in bid to land King Arnie crown", The Independent, March 20, 2017
Tomorrow's victory is today's practice.
CHRIS BRADFORD
The Way of the Warrior
The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Journals