Quotes About Outcome

Was he really looking forward to it? They were usually a bit of anticlimax, these things. Stillit would do him good. Or serve him right

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it turned out to be not exactly as they had anticipated.

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

I already did. The turnout seemed strong already." "We'll know tonight if he's won." He turned toward the door. "I hope you're right. I'll pick you

Do nothing and there shall be nothing.

a sentence and there was a chance the jurors would choose whatever Miltiades offered. Of course, the defence had the same problem. If Miltiades chose too light a punishment, the jury could easily go for the harder ending. Men liked to see blood; the advantage lay with

If Miss Havisham had gone with that sassy taffeta number instead, hey, who knows, maybe it would've been all peaches and cream.

Sometimes, you should be careful what you want in this world.

Wishes are slippery things. You have to be very specific or you can get exactly what you wished for and still end up with nothing.

Whenever you look back and say, "If," you know you're in trouble. There's no such thing as "if." The only thing that counts is what really happened.

I am still fairly confident we will come out better than the West in terms of our overall development versus damage.

If you put out 20 films, you hope that a number are successful. It's like human reproduction versus frog reproduction. Frogs produce thousands and hope a few succeed. Humans don't produce many babies but put a lot of energy into them, which is kind of where we are. They still don't always succeed, but you try a lot harder.

Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed.

What you think is going to be a big break or opportunity can sometimes turn into the opposite, and vice versa.

Even if you play well, you can lose, and vice versa.

It's not blaming the victim. It's not anybody's fault. They just did something that didn't work, that's all.

I'm a victim of maybe circumstances, but look at how it worked out.

Oftentimes, the best negotiations result in a deal that benefits both parties. There are times when you simply want to go for the jugular, but often, you want the other person to feel pleased with the outcome, even if you are the clear victor.

It would have been great to have had 10 victories and been in the playoffs and have gone all the way and then said, 'Goodbye,' but it didn't work out that way.

No matter what the outcome is, as long as you pray to Him and be genuine - because He knows when you're genuine and when you're not - and maintain the faith, I think things will turn around for you. I know things will turn around for you. And ultimately, you will always be victorious when it's all said and done.

The fight ended. For both was victory. For both there was defeat.

You may succeed in your policy and ensure your own damnation, by your victory.

One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now.

In politics, Victory Disease comes when a majority believes their position is so secure and immune from challenge that they forget the lessons of the past and can't imagine an outcome that isn't in their favor. Neither party is inoculated against it.