- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Victory Quotes
Lines on triumph, unity and staying grounded.
The strongest line in this set argues that a democracy should never let arrogance follow a win, nor let despondency follow a loss, a balance that shows up again and again across these quotes. Another describes soldiers and civilians as one family whose unity is what makes triumph possible.
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- Orphan
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- Nov 07, 2020
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a victory. I think it would be good for the American people, which should be our first priority.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only fight worth fighting is to give all children equal opportunities regardless of race or gender, to judge individuals on their qualities and not their backgrounds. The victory won't come when nobody feels able to voice racist abuse, but when nobody thinks of doing so in the first place.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never started a novel - I mean except the first, when I was starting a novel just to start a novel - I've never written one without rereading Victory. It opens up the possibilities of a novel. It makes it seem worth doing.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
No strike could ever be won with a Communist at its head since the employers would make victory impossible.
- Broken
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- Nov 07, 2020
My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't involve personal biases in my handicapping or wagering. I bet against the Cubs in the 2016 World Series, which tainted the victory a little. It was still incredible to watch.
- Nov 07, 2020
As in the war of 1941-45, our victory and our survival depend on how and where we attack.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020