Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kelly Ripa

If I win, it's because of my natural ability and if I lose, it's because I wasn't trying so hard.

Ralph Kiner

(Don) Sutton lost thirteen games in a row without winning a ballgame.

Ralph Kiner

Jose DeLeon on his career has seventy-three wins and one-hundred and five RBIs.

Rainbow Rowell

(Because being assaulted with maxi pads is a great way to win friends and influence people.)

Rainbow Rowell

You win when no one finds you, even if they're not looking.

Ted Ligety

I was skiing fast in training, but that really doesn't count for anything until you actually do it in a race. So to finally get to prove how fast you are skiing is an added bonus that goes along with winning the first race of the year. Any race win is a good win. I don't really care where it is. I've been on the podium a bunch of times here, but it's always good for your confidence to start off the year with a victory.

James Patterson

Sighing, she gave a brief nod. “I was supposed to win. I was supposed to finish you off. They never counted on you winning. And then you didn’t kill me. It was awful.” “You’re welcome,” I said, feeling fresh anger ignite. “I’ll try not to humiliate you by letting you live next time.” (Max II to Max)

James Nesbitt

Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.

James MacArthur

It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up.

Soren Kierkegaard

to have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God.

Stephenie Meyer

Woo!" Emmett suddenly boomed in his deep bass. "Go Gators!" Jacob and Charlie jumped. The rest of us froze. Charlie recovered, then looked at Emmett over his shoulder. "Florida winning?" "Just scored the first touchdown," Emmett confirmed. He shot a look in my direction, wagging his eyebrows like a villain in vaudville. "'Bout time somebody scored around here.

Stephenie Meyer

Dear Jacob, I win. Sincerely, Edward

Stephenie Meyer

I know - I'll play you for it," Alice suggested. "Rock, paper, scissors." Jasper chuckled and Edward sighed. "Why don't you just tell me who wins?" Edward said wryly. Alice beamed. "I do. Excellent.

Stephen Chow

Sometimes earning awards doesn't matter as much as earning revenue or profit, or having a good response from the audience. No matter how many awards you win, if you can't earn any profit from your movie, if the audience doesn't like it, then it doesn't matter how many awards you get.

Stephen Colbert

Winning the Nobel Prize does not automatically qualify you to be commander in chief. I think George Bush has proved definitively that to be president, you don't need to care about science, literature or peace.

Stephen Colbert

The lead singer of Creed says he won’t endorse President Obama. Well that settles it -- Obama will not win the 1998 presidential election.

Steffi Graf

Ive been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament youve got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.

Steffi Graf

There is no relief at it being over. There is the joy of winning it.

Sourav Ganguly

Dhoni is one of the greatest captain I have ever seen. Dhoni's record is praiseworthy. Twenty-two Test wins is not a small achievement. And the success against Australia has come against the backdrop of the not-so-good times he went through in the last two years

Sparky Anderson

You're gonna lose some ball games and you're gonna win some ball games and that's about it.

Thomas Haden Church

Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm feeling pretty humbled these days.

Thomas Gray

From toil he wins his spirits light, From busy day the peaceful night; Rich, from the very want of wealth, In heaven's best treasures, peace and health.

Tim Tebow

If you do base your life on how many touchdowns you score, how many championships you win, then when you have a setback, then when you have an injury, you're not playing, or something goes wrong, your self-worth goes down.

Tim Tebow

You and I were created by God to be so much more than normal…Following the crowd is not a winning approach to life. In the end it’s a loser’s game, because we never become who God created us to be by trying to be like everybody else.

Tim Bishop

Transportation spending is a win-win proposition.

Tim Burton

But she knows she has a curse on her, a curse she cannot win. For if someone gets too close to her, the pins stick further in.

Thomas Kyd

Fear shall force what friendship cannot win.

Thomas Friedman

You win the presidency by connecting with the American people's gut insecurities and aspirations. You win with a concept.

Thomas Friedman

American young people have got to understand from an early age that the world pays off on results, not on effort. Not everyone should win a prize no matter where he or she finishes.

Rebecca Lobo

Winning an Olympic gold medal is like nothing else.

Vin Scully

That is the way this game is -- you win, you lose, you celebrate and you suffer.

Vin Diesel

IT don't matter if you win by an inch or a milewinning is winning!!

Vijay Singh

I'm going to go out and play really hard. If I have another win, it will be icing on the cake. But I don't take anything for granted.