#wins

Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken. ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

#between #classical #defeated #evil #good

All women's issues are to some degree men's issues and all men's issues are to some degree women's issues because when either sex wins unilaterally both sexes lose. ↗

— Warren Farrell

#because #both #degree #either #issues

Well, there are conjoined twins in real life and we can tell a story about them so long as they're not the brunt of the jokes. In this, they're the heroes of this story; we love these guys. ↗

— Bobby Farrelly

#brunt #guys #heroes #jokes #life

It doesn't matter who wins if I don't. I only care if I win. I'm jealous of anyone else who wins. ↗

— Jenson Button

#care #else #i #jealous #matter

I love drugs, but I hate hangovers, and the hatred of the hangover wins by a landslide every time. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#every time #hangover #hate #hatred #i

With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#books #chance #could #down #get

I don't bat an eye at stuff like that. I've had my share of wins. If I worried about the games I should have won, it would probably drive me crazy. It was a fun game to pitch in. ↗

— Roger Clemens

#bat #crazy #drive #eye #fun

As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#consistent #friends #himself #his #literary

Each social formation, through each of its material activities, exerts its influence upon the civic whole; and each of its ideas and ideals wins also its place and power. ↗

— Patrick Geddes

#also #civic #each #exerts #formation

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#awe #benevolent #commands #conqueror #man