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John F. Kennedy Politician
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"Our goal is not victory of might but the vindication of right - not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved."

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John F. Kennedy Politician
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"We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the costs of a worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth - but neither shall we shrink from that risk any time it must be faced."

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Walker Percy Author, Novelist
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"In this world goodness is destined to be defeated. But a man must go down fighting. That is the victory. To do anything less is to be less than a man."

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Ernest A. Fitzgerald Engineer, Author
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"The real winners are not those at the top but those who have come the farthest over the toughest roads. Your victory may never make the headlines. But you will know about it, and that's what counts."

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William Faulkner Novelist, Poet, Playwright
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"Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools."

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Ze Frank Web Personality, Filmmaker
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"Let me not be so vain to think that I'm the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory."

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Rumi Poet, Philosopher
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"Carry the burden smilingly and cheerfully, because patience is the key to victory."

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