Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

Drink is the only opponent I have been unable to beat.

I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory… And why not? Victory is good for you, and don’t let anybody tell you different.

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.

‚Victory‘ is like, you won, so the question is, what? What did you win? I think that the songs go into that. It’s just about reaching a place in myself.

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

There is no God-given right to victory on the battlefield. You win that through the skill and the devotion, the valor and the ferocity of your troops.

You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

There’s a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

There is no fool like a careless gambler who starts taking victory for granted.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

I like to talk to myself ahead of time so when temptation comes, I’ve already made up my mind that I have the victory.

Gains achieved at great cost against our enemy in Afghanistan are reversible.

As a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory.

America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war, or in victory. It means more than vast expanse of farms, of great factories or mines, magnificent cities, or millions of automobiles and radios.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

The victor belongs to the spoils.

There is no substitute for victory.

That feeling is so intoxicating, walking off the court holding the Larry O’Brien trophy. So I just want to do that again.

Duke is an ugly word in Kentucky. Nothing in the world compares to the joy of beating those hateful swine from Duke.

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.

Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside.

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.

When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

After many years of great mercy, after tasting of the powers of the world to come, we still are so weak, so foolish; but, oh! when we get away from self to God, there all is truth and purity and holiness, and our heart finds peace, wisdom, completeness, delight, joy, victory.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.

Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes… can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.

It’s nice when little teams win.

When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.

For victory in life, we’ve got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

I do not pilfer victory.

No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no power to keep you from having an amazingly good future if you will walk by faith in God. God loves you! He wants you to live with victory over sin so you can possess His promises for your life today!

There is no victory at bargain basement prices.

There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.

Who does not desire such a victory by which we shall join places in our Kingdom, so far divided by nature, and for which we shall set up trophies in another conquered world?

If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

Experience acquired in the heroic battle against Batista’s tyranny showed that the enemy, no matter what his strength, could not defeat the Cuban people.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

Victory is a fleeting thing in the gambling business. Today’s winners are tomorrow’s blinking toads, dumb beasts with no hope.

Our words will either bring life and victory or death and destruction. If we want to be happy, we have to be serious about speaking words of life that line up with God’s Word.

My first win feels better than a draw!

The United States never lost a war or won a conference.

Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.

Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors.

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.

You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.