"Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here. If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands."
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"If you are successful, you will win some false friends & some true enemies: Succeed anyway"
"You shouldn't be playing the game if you don't think that the win will happen."
"Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might win or you might lose. But regardless of the short-term outcome, the very fact of your continuing to struggle is proof of your victory as a human being."
"Most people who serve in Washington have been trained either as lawyers or as political operatives--professions that tend to place a premium on winning arguments rather than solving problems."
"Man is a long time coming. Man will yet win. Brother may yet line up with brother: This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers.There are men who can't be bought."
"Winning isn't imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is."
"Slow but steady wins the race."
"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event."
"When I got my tour card I cried. When I got my first win - and my first pay check - I cried. All these things make me cry."
"In any conflict between humanity and technology, humanity will win."
"He who wins a thousand common hearts is entitled to some renown; but he who keeps undisputed sway over the heart of a coquette is indeed a hero."
"You can't win enough, you can't have enough money, you can't succeed enough. There is not enough. The only thing that will ever satiate that existential thirst is love. And I just remember that day I made the shift from wanting to be a winner to wanting to have the most powerful, deep, and beautiful relationships I could possibly have."
"I dream about winning a championship, where everybody is hooting and hollering for you. The whole world is drawn to the NBA Finals."
"We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life."
"Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger."
"If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss."
"True ahimsa should wear a smile even on a deathbed brought about by an assailant. It is only with that ahimsa that we can befriend our opponents and win their love."
"Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins."
"You rarely win, but sometimes you do."