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Kurt Vonnegut Novelist, Satirist
Winning

"Did you ever admire an empty-headed writer for his or her mastery of the language? No. So your own winning style must begin with ideas in your head."

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B. F. Skinner Psychologist, Behaviorist
Winning

"The simulated approval and affection with which parents and teachers are often urged to solve behavior problems are counterfeit. So are flattery, backslap-ping, and many other ways of "winning friends."

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Paul Ryan Politician
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"A bold reform agenda is our moral obligation. If we make the case effectively and win this November, then we will have the moral authority to enact the kind of fundamental reforms America has not seen since Ronald Reagan's first year."

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Paul Ryan Politician
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"People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.' That's ridiculous."

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Dana Hill Actress
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"If one thing that bothers me about acting, it's that there's no clear-cut number one. The closest you can get is winning an Academy Award, and I'm going to work on that if it takes me the next 50 years. To my peers, it will mean that I'm the best!"

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"Our society is so caught up in winning, we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or another, failed at something. Often repeatedly, and discouragingly. But each failure is nothing more than a brick in the wall that forms the foundation of our success. We can't forget that."

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Bear Bryant Football Coach
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"First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are not winners, but don't know it. They're the ones for me. They never quit trying. They're the soul of our game."

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Bear Bryant Football Coach
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"Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat."

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Bear Bryant Football Coach
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"Every time a player goes out there, at least 20 people have some amount of influence on him. His mother has more influence than anyone. I know because I played, and I loved my mama."

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