Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jess was a big part of that winning streak.

Alice Walker

In our particular society, it is the narrowed and narrowing view of life that often wins.

Alice Childress

Writers are encouraged to "keep 'em laughing" and complain "with good humor" in order to "win" allies. The joke is always on ourselves.

Andy Pettitte

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

Andy Roddick

I'm gonna have to start winning some of the matches to call it a rivalry!

Andy Roddick

One little secret of the guys who have won one slam, is that we don't want other guys to win one because its like a bit of a special fraternity.

Andy Roddick

I always said if I had to pick one Grand Slam to win, it would be the U.S. Open.

Albert Finney

Youll come to see that a man learns nothing from winning. The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is how much more enjoyable it is to win. Its inevitable to lose now and again. The trick is not to make a habit of it.

Albert Camus

the one who doesnt play, doesnt win anything, but he actually looses somehting, {playing}

Amanda Palmer

It feels like it is a daily work and an ongoing task to undo all of the f - - g programming that I have had all my life about who I am supposed to be and how I'm supposed to look and that I'm supposed to win. It's a daily deconstruction of all that bullshit.

Annie Lennox

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.

Annabella Sciorra

Sometimes, when you win, you lose.

Clay Aiken

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up, but I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.

Clayton Christensen

Quite often startups were first out of the gate with a sustaining technology. But somehow the leaders got the technology and stayed atop their industries. Sometimes they acquired the startup; sometimes they just developed the technology as a follower and used their muscle and mass to win. But they always won.

D. H. Lawrence

Every new stroke of civilization has cost the lives of countless brave men, who have fallen defeated by the dragon, in their efforts to win the apples of the Hesperides, or the fleece of gold. Fallen in their efforts to overcome the old, half sordid savagery of the lower stages of creation, and win the next stage.

Crystal Waters

To me, flying free is doing what I want to do, even if it's different from what everybody expects me to do. I'm flying free when I win the battle between me and the people who thought I should go down this road and I find my own road.

Conrad Burns

In life you are given two ends; one to think with and the other to sit on. Your success in life depends on which end you use most. Heads you win, tails you lose.

Clint Hurdle

As they say in the rodeo business, he just drew a tough one. There were a lot of positives for Jason to take out of this. He put us in a position to win.

Alexander Ovechkin

I want to win, I want to win everything. If I have a chance to win, why not?

Alexander MacLaren

If you would win the world, melt it, do not hammer it.

Alexander Pope

Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Alex Turner

There's that 15 quid we put on One Direction to win down the drain.

Alex Trebek

I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.

Albert Pujols

I never take things for granted. I always look to help out me teammates, to win and be better.

E. O. Wilson

Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company, willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.

Drew Brees

I expect to win out there.

Drew Brees

I know I can go out there and play much better than I did yesterday. But to come out with a win is key.

Drew Brees

When you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week or a month from now -- just think about one day at a time.

Drew Brees

I love the Cowboys in the early 90s. That was their heyday, winning all those Super bowls. Troy Aikman was a person I looked up to.

Drew Carey

There's a game called Checkout where there's grocery items and it's how much you think the manufacturer's suggested retail price is and we add up your total, then your total has to be within $2 of the regular total. I don't think I could ever win that game.

Drew Barrymore

I'm okay with the idea that slow and steady wins the race.

Douglas Rushkoff

Global warming, you don't win it. It's this weird steady-state issue that's going to be with us for a few thousand years.

Doug Collins

We've got to get our fans back. We've got to start winning and get our fans excited about the 76ers again... We're selling hope. This is about hope. We have hope that we have a chance to be good.