Quotes About Victory

The enemy came. He was beaten. I am tired. Goodnight. (Message sent after the battle of Dunen, 658)

But wars—or the threat of war—at least put an end to American chattel slavery, Nazism, Fascism, Japanese militarism, and Soviet Communism. It is hard to think of any democracy—Afghan, American, Athenian, contemporary German, Iraqi, Italian, Japanese, ancient Theban—that was not an outcome of armed struggle and war.

Victory may now require a level of force deemed objectionable by civilized peoples, meaning that some, for justifiable reasons, may be reluctant to pursue it. But victory has not become an ossified concept altogether.

Second, they believe that when the Marines go to war they invariably turn in a performance that is dramatically and decisively successful—not most of the time, but always.

Everything bows to success, even grammar.

Waterloo is a battle of the first rank won by a captain of the second.

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

I feel like Odysseus in Polyphemus's cave: "You will I eat last." To this Blumenfeld remarked on the telephone with a comforting quick wit: But Odysseus was not eaten, and it was Polyphemus who came to a bad end. […]

Days almost done. One more I have won.

Mark Anthony had established ascendance the day before by springing claws like flick knives and hissing like a maddened cobra. Dirk had rolled on his back and ratified the peace treaty before the ink was dry, like a dog of sense.

Those who are against you, just let them enjoy their time. Your time will come ten times better than theirs.

Sin turns ugly and is subject to defeat only when seen in the light of Christ's beauty.

Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.

When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.

The grand style arises when beauty wins a victory over the monstrous.

I prefer that Argentina wins the World Cup. Messi deserves it for all he has done in football. He's my friend, I wish him the best

To be the best you have to beat the best

Winning Forever is not about the final score; it's about competing and striving to be the best. If you are in this pursuit, then you're already winning.

The best way to win a game is not to lose it.

If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.

The best defense is a good offense.

It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.

People ask if I regret not winning a Stanley Cup, but winning the series against the Soviet Union was the best. It was the greatest experience of my hockey career by far.

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.