Quotes About Victory

Grant said that Shiloh convinced him that the rebellion could be crushed only by complete conquest

Given the advantages of fighting on the defensive in its own territory with interior lines in which stalemate would be victory against a foe who must invade, conquer, occupy, and destroy the capacity to resist, the odds faced by the South were not formidable.

Alan Redpath wrote of Caleb and Joshua's faith: "The majority measured the giants against their own strength; Caleb and Joshua measured the giants against God. The majority trembled; the two triumphed. The majority had great giants but a little God. Caleb had a great God and little giants.

A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.

Sighing, she gave a brief nod. "I was supposed to win. I was supposed to finish you off. They never counted on you winning. And then you didn't kill me. It was awful." "You're welcome," I said, feeling fresh anger ignite. "I'll try not to humiliate you by letting you live next time." (Max II to Max)

I want to be able to see stuff, Iggy said. Like I used to, when I was little. And I want to be able to totally kick Jeb's butt.

Max-Dogs, dogs, go away, let me live another day.

James Patterson

Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to

Never fight fair-- that's not how you win. Use every dirty trick you can, Expect pain. Expect to get hurt. If you're surprised by the pain, you just lost.

Never fight fair, that's not how you win. Expect pain, expect to get hurt. And if you're surprised by the pain, you just lost.

Michelangelo didn't show David triumphant, the way every other sculptor did. He showed David before he fought Goliath—when David believed he was doomed and went into battle anyway.

Victory belongs to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.

Victory belongs to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. Soneji

A saying of Sun-tzu's hammered through her head: "A victorious army wins its victories before seeking battle.

There was freedom in the pain. It meant he was still alive, still feeling, and he felt invincible. Whatever they did to him, however hard they fought, in the end, he would win.

shoulders to the mat, and hold him there for a count of three!

Failure isn't falling down… it's staying down.

James Patterson

KHATCHADORIAN SCORES! RIGHT

James Patterson

A victorious army wins its victories before seeking battle.

clamp its jaws on the Black Hawk's landing gear and drag it underwater.

James Patterson