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Quotes About Victory

They died, Highness, even as they delivered those thirty thousand refugees to safety. They died, but they won.
~ Steven Erikson
Others? Other dragons? I think not, and let us be clear here, Kanyn Thrall, your other victories have all the bravado of rats crunched underfoot. I make breakfast of mortal heroes and shit out pitted iron at day's end. I make morsels of Tiste champions, snacks of Thel Akai hunters, paltry meals of Jhelarkan, Dog-Runners, Thelomen and Jheck.
~ Steven Erikson
People suffered, many died, but they struggled through and they survived.
~ Steven Erikson
But it all turned out for the best, sir, didn't it?' 'Yup. But let's not let success undermine the patronizing certainty of our convictions.
~ Steven Erikson
The memories of his people were, Karsa Orlong now knew, twisted things. Surrendered to oblivion when unpleasant, burgeoning to a raging fire of glory when heroic. Defeat had been spun into victory in the weaving of every tale.
~ Steven Erikson
I am a sword about to leave its scabbard. I am iron, and in the day's light I shall blind you all.
~ Steven Erikson
Seeing victory only moments away stripped caution from the hunters.
~ Steven Erikson
He wiped sweat from his brow, drew a shaky breath.
~ Steven Erikson
Life stays stubborn until it has no choice but to give up, and even then it's likely to spit one last time in the eye of whatever's killed it. We're cruel in victory and cruel in defeat, my friends.
~ Steven Erikson
Let's not have any regrets when we walk off that field at the end of tonight,
~ Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard with Donald McRae MY STORY
~ Steven Gerrard
Pretty girls kissed me on victory day, their lips soft red petals brushing my face.
~ Steven Herrick
Gain" means to receive a great profit. Paul realizes that death will usher him to a much greater gain. The grave will graduate him to glory.
~ Steven J. Lawson
Ganar de verdad en cualquier situación es conseguir el mejor resultado posible.
~ Steven K. Scott
The second is trickier: the person who knows what to do next is the leader. We're entirely nonhierarchical in that way. But in a combat environment, when split seconds make all the difference, there's no time for second-guessing. When someone steps up to become the new leader, everyone, immediately, automatically, moves with him. It's the only way we win.
~ Steven Kotler
Soon I'll be thinner than all of you, she swore to herself. And then I'll be the winner. The thinner is the winner.
~ Steven Levenkron
These three nations are known as the Axis powers. The Allies will do all they can do to stop the Axis powers. The Allies are the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, China, and those fighting with them.
~ Steven Otfinoski
The law of successful operations is to avoid the enemy's strength and strike his weakness.
~ Steven W. Michaelson
If Leonid the emperor was a lion, his sons were wolves, and now their eyes shone in the dark, brilliant with hunger and ferocity. It couldn't go on like this. Something would happen. Everything would change, and when it did, Merlan very much wanted to be on the winning side.
~ Storm Constantine
After what seemed an hour of disorienting scrabbling, I managed to claw my way through the leaping bodies and stumbled into the city beyond them.
~ Storm Constantine
He is a survivor, who has held onto life and power with matchless tenacity. For this reason, he will eventually see reason.
~ Storm Constantine
Too long has she lamented over her defeat, which her pride brought upon her. You are touched by her feelings, and do not know it, yet you are strong and can overcome the weakness.
~ Storm Constantine
He had seen many flames in his life, passed through them unscathed. Closed gateways, every one.
~ Storm Constantine
There's only one power in the world great enough to help us rise above the difficult things we face: the power of God.
~ Stormie Omartian