Victories Quotes

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I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics but for our contributions to the human spirit.

- John F. Kennedy

"Mine isn`t a string of victories. It`s no golden past. I`m no George Peppard fan." - to New York Post columnist Cindy Adams

- George Peppard

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don`t settle for them.

- Mia Hamm

He shook loose at the top of the stretch, but that was the second time he lugged in. But he`s young, and we hope it`s just a learning process. He has shown he has a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff. But he is very unique, and part of the reason is because he has a whole lot of ones (victories).

- Jerry Bailey

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.

- Adolf Galland

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

- Douglas MacArthur

But at the same time you can`t assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life.

- Angela Davis

We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win.

- Edward Gibbon

The distribution of power! Jan has the absolute power in the team - like Lance Armstrong...in the years of his Tour victories.

- Jan Ullrich

I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it`s true that America is in a hole right now. There are a lot of dead fish in the water.

- John Sayles

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

- Abraham Lincoln

After every match we are getting closer to the title. We need to keep playing well and capturing the victories.

- Carlos Tevez

I think it just shows the strength and popularity of the Derby at this point. A few weeks ago our list of horses we thought were possible or probable seemed to be shrinking a bit. But when we got the last round of major preps, the list started growing again -- even though two horses (Brother Derek and Lawyer Ron) you`d regard as the favorites scored emphatic victories.

- John Mallory Asher

The fact that Democrat leaders in Texas and nationally are attempting to use the criminal-justice system to achieve the political victories that they failed to win at the ballot box makes them no better than Third World despots who impose their political will by jailing their opponents.

- James Ellis

The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia.

- Kelly Miller

We knew each match was going to be important so we needed as many six point victories as possible.

- Keith Smith

She has a great perspective. She`s young. She`s only 14 years old. You can imagine for how many more years she can represent the United States, and how many great victories she can obtain in international competition. We`re looking to see her in many years from now on.

- Bela Karolyi

These centers have gotten smarter over the years. They are turning victories that would have just been a back-pay award into something more.

- Jennifer Gordon

Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.

- William McKinley

In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it`s for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.

- David Suzuki

There are a lot of accomplishments and victories you can make along the way of a race as long as this. And if we can reach some of those, we`ll be fine.

- Jackie Brown

We`ve taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria - in four countries. We`ve scored some victories in the sense that we`ve cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible.

- Paul Farmer

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

- Adam Donaldson

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

- Adam Spence

Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

- Adlin Sinclair

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

- Admiral Sir Alan West

I read all these stories that I don`t know anything about politics. But I must know something. I`ve had some good victories in Congress, and I`ve survived this town for four years.

- Alan Zlatar

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.

- Alice Besterman

As a consequence of the victories we have registered during our first ten years of freedom, we have laid a firm foundation for the new advances we must and will make during the next decade.

- Andrew Beard

The people of California are sick and tired of all the fighting, and they are sick and tired of all the negative TV ads, ... in a couple of days the victories or the losses will be behind us.

- Anne Hunt

These victories, especially on a consistent basis, will begin to show with the trickle-down effect. It will show from the top to the bottom as people get on the bandwagon. This will help improve our base at home, but, most importantly, it will bring new people on board. It will snowball. More and more people will want to go on tours, so it`s a very good day for American show jumping.

- April Elkashef

Coach Sutton said it was one of the most inspirational victories he`d ever experienced. He said we played OSU defense. He even said the victory helped out his aching back.

- Armando Diaz

I hate even discussing moral victories, but I was happy (last night). I obviously would have liked to win, but if there is such a thing as a moral victory, we had it. We didn`t quit.

- Austin Farrer

That`s six games now and six victories without conceding a goal so that`s a very solid start, and we`re delighted but there`s a long way to go yet.

- Barbara Henderson

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

- Oprah Winfrey

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

- Josh Billings

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

- Richard M. Nixon

I`ve grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.

- Lawana Blackwell