Winning Quotes - Page 35

• My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.

  Cleopatra

  Honour

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• Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience.

  Hillary Clinton

  Girl, Baseball, Football

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• I don't know if winning at any cost is wrong or not. There are times I've thought that the end justified the means.

  George Clooney

  Mean, Cost, Justified

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• Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with a platform. There's just one winner and on some seasons you can get numerous chefs that are really good. Even if they don't win, they're all talented.

  Tom Colicchio

  Chef, Winner, Well Known

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• Billy Jean King could not get credit when her husband was in law school and she was winning the Wimbledon, because he had to sign the cards. You know, you had these cases in the '70s of women who were mayors who couldn't get credit unless their husbands signed for them.

  Gail Collins

  Kings, Husband, School

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• To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports us - when we succeed, it betrays us.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Success, Pride, Men

  Charles Caleb Colton (1832). “Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”, p.146

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• If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Horse, Thinking, Riding

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• As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook.

  Joseph Conrad

  Passion, Men, Political

  Joseph Conrad (2005). “A Personal Record: Some Reminiscences”, p.19, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Here's the thing about Red Sox fans, or actually just fans from that region, in general: they appreciate the effort. And if you mail it in or if you give 80 percent, even with a win, they'll let you know that's not how you do it. They want - if it's comedian, if it's a musician, bring us your best show.

  Dane Cook

  Appreciate, Giving, Effort

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• As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.

  Billy Corgan

  Cities, Organization, Roots

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• Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.

  Bernard Cornwell

  Regret, Hands, Mad

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• When a person has a gun, sometimes their mind clicks that this thing ... will win arguments and straighten people out.

  Bill Cosby

  Gun, People, Mind

  "Cosby says guns, not race, the key issue in Trayvon Martin case". www.cnn.com. April 16, 2012.

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• I think sometimes people project things on you, but I'm trying to handle everything that's happened to me with a certain amount of grace, dignity and good manners. You just can't necessarily win all the time.

  Katie Couric

  Thinking, People, Grace

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• People would love to be rich, but they're looking for the easy way. Who wouldn't want to win the lottery? Just to score.

  Bryan Cranston

  People, Want, Way

  "Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul discuss their cutthroat relationship on 'Breaking Bad'". Interview with Glenn Whipp, articles.latimes.com. June 10, 2010.

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• Individual honors and scoring championships are great, but my No. 1 goal is to win the Stanley Cup.

  Sidney Crosby

  Goal, Honor, Cups

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• I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling.

  Sidney Crosby

  Country, Dream, Hockey

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• I've learned the number one job of a pro manager is not to win championships but to keep their job.

  Mark Cuban

  Jobs, Business, Numbers

  "Mark Cuban: 'When I die, I want to come back as me'". Interview with Mark Hendrickson, techcrunch.com. September 9, 2008.

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• Hope is one of those no-win-no-fee things, and although it needs some encouragement to survive, its existence doesn't necessarily prove anything.

  Rachel Cusk

  Encouragement, Needs, Fees

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• Imagine if you had baseball cards that showed all the performance stats for your people: batting averages, home runs, errors, ERAs, win/loss records. You could see what they did well and poorly and call on the right people to play the right positions in a very transparent way.

  Ray Dalio

  Running, Baseball, Home

  "Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Hedge Fund Has A Brand New iPad App" by Julia La Roche, www.businessinsider.com. June 14, 2012.

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• If I win, I'll take my wife and buy her a whole new wardrobe. If she's happy then I'll be happy.

  Chris Daughtry

  Wife, Wardrobe, Whole

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• Some times you lose more than you win. It's about handling losses and trying to turn them into positives. You get out into the big leagues and there's a period of adjustment to be made. You've got to handle it.

  Lindsay Davenport

  Loss, League, Trying

  "Laura Robson has attitude to excel at Wimbledon says Lindsay Davenport" by Kevin Mitchell, www.theguardian.com. June 17, 2010.

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• My only goal is to play 162 games and help this team win. If I can do that, everything will take care of itself.

  Eric Davis

  Team, Games, Play

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The last two times I went to spring training, I had to win a job, and if I didn't get off to a blazing start, I'm on the bench. Now, I've proven myself, so it's not essential that I get off to a real good start.

  Eric Davis

  Jobs, Spring, Real

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The new industries are brainy industries and so-called knowledge workers tend to like to be near other people who are the same. Think of the City of Hollywood. People cluster. This means you have winning regions, such as London and Cambridge, and losing regions. The people who want to be top lawyers in Sunderland are hoovered up by London.

  Evan Davis

  Mean, Thinking, Cities

  "Evan Davis: 'I'm a presenter who is gay rather than a gay presenter'". Interview with Miranda Sawyer, www.theguardian.com. May 07, 2011.

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• Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.

  Richard Dawkins

  Cute, Humility, Humanity

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