Victory Quotes - Page 23

• Every word written is a victory against death.

  Michel Butor

  Writing, Written

  "Rapamythi", www.imdb.com. 2010.

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• What is important is not victory or the position of a victor, but rather the labor of striving towards God and devotion to Him.

  John of Shanghai and San Francisco

  Humility, Important, Devotion

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• Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

  Bill Bowerman

  Motivational, Sports, Inspiration

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• The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous to perform. It is true, that no diligence can ascertain success; death may intercept the swiftest career; but he who is cut off in the execution of an honest undertaking has at least the honour of falling in his rank, and has fought the battle, though he missed the victory.

  Samuel Johnson

  Fall, Procrastination, Cutting

  Samuel Johnson (1840). “The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson...”, p.101

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• We are not on this earth to accumulate victories, things, and experiences, but to be whittled and sandpapered until what's left is who we truly are.

  Arianna Huffington

  Inspirational, Life, Beautiful

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• No matter how many mistakes you've made in the past, or what sort of difficulties you struggle with now, you are destined to live in victory.

  Joel Osteen

  Life, Motivational, Mistake

  Joel Osteen (2009). “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day”, p.102, Simon and Schuster

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• Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fall, People

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.169, Shambhala Publications

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• If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Thinking, Winning

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.25, Xist Publishing

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• For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

  Sun Tzu

  Business, War, Army

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.59, Adams Media

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• To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful... It does not take much strength to lift a hair, it does not take sharp eyes to see the sun and moon, it does not take sharp ears to hear the thunderclap.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Eye, Moon

  Sunzi, Sun Tzu, Thomas Cleary (1991). “The art of war”, Shambhala Pubns

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• If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fighting, Bidding

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.24, Lulu.com

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• A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.

  Nabeshima Naoshige

  Dream, Real, War

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• To whom God will, there be the victory.

  William Shakespeare

  War, Gods Will, Medieval War

  William Shakespeare (1823). “The Plays of William Shakspeare”, p.239

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• Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.

  John Milton

  Life, Peace, War

  "To the Lord General Cromwell" l. 10 (written 1652)

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• To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  War, Troops, Wells

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• A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers.

  William Shakespeare

  War, Home, Numbers

  'Much Ado About Nothing' (1598-9) act 1, sc. 1, l. [8]

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• Through the skill and devotion to duty of their armed forces of all branches in the Midway area our citizens can now rejoice that a momentous victory is in the making.

  Chester W. Nimitz

  Military, Skills, Citizens

  Commander in Chief, Pacific Command (CINCPAC) Communique No. 3 after the Battle of Midway, June 6, 1942.

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• Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Army, Winning

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.93, Shambhala Publications

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• The war is waged against its own subjects and its object is not the victory...but to keep the very structure of society intact.

  George Orwell

  War, Structure, Subjects

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• Victory means exit strategy. And it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.

  George W. Bush

  Peace, War, Mean

  "Sen. John McCain Praises Bush's Address". "Hannity & Colmes" with Alan Colmes, www.foxnews.com. June 28, 2005.

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• After every ''victory'' you have more enemies.

  Jeanette Winterson

  Peace, War, Enemy

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• How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?

  Laozi

  Peace, War, Men

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• Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being.

  Ludwig von Mises

  War, Well Being, Aggression

  Ludwig Von Mises (1985). “Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War”, Libertarian Press

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• How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact that there are no easy victories? One is a tough-minded recognition that the fight for a better world is a long one.

  John Nance Garner

  Perseverance, Fighting, Long

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• The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force during the historical period in which classes have not been abolished in our country and the imperialist system still exists in the world. On this point, there should be no misunderstanding or wavering.

  Mao Zedong

  Country, Army, Fighting

  Mao Zedong (2017). “Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works”, p.56, Lulu.com

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