#victory

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well. ↗

— Pierre de Coubertin

#fought #important #important thing #life #thing

If I liken the Pacific War to a football match, I can say to you that the first half is over, we have kicked off after the interval, and we are going to carry the ball into enemy territory for a smashing victory. ↗

— John Curtin

#ball #carry #enemy #first #football

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat. ↗

— Malcolm Forbes

#known #sweetest #victory #you

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory. ↗

— Ferdinand Foch

#conquer #first #victory #will

Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the president nothing more than the headache of building consensus in a gridlocked capital on behalf of a polarized public. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#barack obama #behalf #brutish #building #campaign

In my own sphere I did everything that could possibly be expected of a man who believes in the greatness of his people and who is filled with fanaticism for the greatness of his country, in order to bring about the victory of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist movement. ↗

— Hans Frank

#adolf #believes #bring #could #country

I remember in particular my first victory when I achieved a very fast time in what were perfect conditions but since then the wind has always been a factor against me. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#against #always #been #conditions #factor

It is alleged that half a million Spanish men, women and children fled to France after the Franco victory. ↗

— Martha Gellhorn

#alleged #children #fled #france #franco

If the tanks succeed, then victory follows. ↗

— Heinz Guderian

#succeed #tanks #then #victory

Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory. ↗

— Damon Hill

#already #australia #books #celebrated #century