"A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win."
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"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning."
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"Next to "I win," "I told you so" are the sweetest words."
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"She who dies with the most stilettos wins."
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"Hip-hop and being a pro athlete go hand in hand. When they come together, it's a win, not just for your business brand but also for culture."
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"Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it."
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"As long as you win Monaco, that's the one. In my ten years of Formula One, I've only won here once. This is my second time.Every year, it feels like this is your Achilles heel. You almost have it and then you don't. It's such a hard race to win."
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"Traveling is like gambling: it is always connected with winning and losing and generally where it is least expected we receive, more or less than what we hoped for."
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"Play like a champ. Win like a champ. Act like a champ."
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"So, the gods don't hand out all their gifts at once, not build and brains and flowing speech to all. One man may fail to impress us with his looks but a god can crown his words with beauty, charm, and men look on with delight when he speaks out. Never faltering, filled with winning self-control, he shines forth at assembly grounds and people gaze at him like a god when he walks through the streets. Another man may look like a deathless one on high but there's not a bit of grace to crown his words. Just like you, my fine, handsome friend."
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"Feminism is ridiculous. Feminists are silly idealists who want to be on top. There is no real equality in sexual relationships - someone always wins."
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"I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus."
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"I'd like to say I'm ready to kick ass and show the guys how it's done. But I'm not here to prove anything about being a woman. I'm here to drive a race car and try to win a race."
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"The darker the night, the nearer the dawn. Victory in life is decided by that last concentrated burst of energy filled with the resolve to win."
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"And a democracy, I suppose, comes into being when the poor, winning the victory, put to death some of the other party, drive out others, and grant the rest of the citizens an equal share in both citizenship and offices."
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"There's a wonderful old Italian joke about a poor man who goes to church every day and prays before the statue of a great saint,'Dear saint-please, please, please...give me the grace to win the lottery.' This lament goes on for months. Finally the exasperated statue come to life, looks down at the begging man and says in weary disgust,'My son-please, please, please...buy a ticket."
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"He had been content with daily labour and rough animal enjoyments, 'till Catherine crossed his path. Shame at her scorn, and hope of her approval, were his first prompts to higher pursuits; and, instead of guarding him from one and winning him to the other, his endeavors to raise himself had produced just the contrary result."
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"The fun never goes out, but it changes with the years, with winning and losing."
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"All I know is, I don't want to stop coaching, and I don't want to stop winning, so we're gonna break the record unless I die."
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"I can reach a kid who doesn't have any ability as long as he doesn't know it."
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