#victor

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#first #go #seek #then #victorious

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#annihilation #confront #danger #deadly #fall

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#afterwards #battle #been #defeat #destined

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#common #excellence #herd #ken #only

If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#even #fight #fighting #forbid #must

One of Dickens' biggest influences was the growth of London as a Victorian city, and the extremes being created as it expanded. ↗

— Danny Boyle

#biggest #city #created #dickens #expanded

I count it as a major victory to not only be on a series that's had a full season run, but to actually be on one that's gotten picked up for a second season. ↗

— Benjamin Bratt

#count #full #gotten #had #i

That says it all. When you say, 'Victory,' that says it all. ↗

— Drew Brees

#says #victory #you

When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#birth #death #engaged #life #peace

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. ↗

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

#expect #i #lose #never #never expect