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Winning Quotes

no reason for us not to try to win, Atticus tells Scout

“Atticus, are we going to win it?”
“No, honey.”
“Then why – ”
“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” Atticus said.

– Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 9. Atticus to Scout on why he has decided to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape, in court. He knows the prejudice in Maycomb will most likely lead to a guilty verdict against Tom. But he feels it is important to defend him because he is innocent and it is simply the right thing to do.

Linus van Pelt: Winning isn’t everything, Charlie Brown!
Charlie Brown: Yes, but losing isn’t anything!

– Charles M. Schulz

When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning! I have Aspergers and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. And – given the right circumstances – being different is a superpower.

– Greta Thunberg

Instagram, 31 August 2019.

In this game that we’re playing, we can’t win. Some kinds of failure are better than other kinds, that’s all.

– George Orwell

1984. Part 2, Chapter 3. Winston to Julia. The game of revolt against Big Brother is not winnable. But Winston believes it is better to die hating the Party.

It’s the whole big picture that we have to look at to create an organization that wins over the long term. And to just shoot from the hip on a decision based on winning over a 10-game period. No, that doesn’t make sense.

– Henry Samueli

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.

– Goran Ivanisevic

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

– Harry Emerson Fosdick

That winning feeling, it’s great.

– Heather Watson

I think for us – the Weinstein name, the Miramax name – they’ve both become synonymous with brands. We have a real winning formula when it comes to championing a different kind of movie, and I think the audience trusts us.

– Harvey Weinstein

And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that – you’ve got to remember we’re not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We’re talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.

– Hamilton Jordan

Sport’s hard: the margin between winning and losing is tiny.

– Hannah Mills

Winning titles is a big thing for me.

– Heather Watson

You get moments all the time that kind of make you pinch yourself, some of them make you quite emotional. Winning a BRIT was a big moment because we were just so excited to be at the awards in the first place. Selling out Madison Square Garden was pretty amazing too. Then we woke to the news that our UK tour was sold out. It was crazy.

– Harry Styles

My favorite memory is, as a freshman, going to Carolina and beating them. Going over there and winning on their court. I think that was the only time I did win on their court.

– Grant Hill

The old adage that you shouldn’t change a winning team doesn’t apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses.

– Glenn Hoddle

Both sexes like the exercise and challenge of sports, but for men it’s also a basic display behavior for impressing and winning a mate.

– Helen Fisher

I’m really looking forward to getting back and winning some matches but I’m not thinking about the U.S. Open yet, just getting through my first match.

– Greg Rusedski

I don’t know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it’s crazy. It’s such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It’s like winning the lottery. I’m proud to be a member of such an amazing cast – that’s the best award of all.

– Hailee Steinfeld

I’m sure Alex will be having to get the masseurs in to work on those legs. You feel tired when you’re losing but when you are winning it gives you that bit of an edge.

– Graham Roberts

The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches.

– Greg Rusedski

I’ve learned that winning isn’t everything, and it’s more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

– Hope Solo

Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world’s best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL.

– Hunter S. Thompson

Winning ‘Best Vlogger of 2013’ from MTV is a really wonderful honor, and I wanted to thank all of you out there that used your fingers and clicked a button and made this happen, and to all of you that accidentally clicked my name and you were trying to click Jack and Finn, I’m sorry.

– Grace Helbig

To have the opportunity to work with Tiger Woods was just so awesome. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the challenge. I enjoyed the good parts where he was winning. And I enjoyed the challenge to help him get better. But six years was enough.

– Hank Haney

The great player, so much of the greatness, in my mind, is in his heart and his head. It’s not in his body, in his skill set. It comes from having great talent but wanting to mold that and fit it together into being special. And being special means winning championships.

– George Karl

My father said, ‘Son, when you grow up, I don’t want you to be a member of a party that caters to the oppressed and the poor. You have to aspire to be a member of a party that is happy, winning and influential.’

– Hector Ruiz

All of world’s eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be explained in words.

– Gagan Narang

What’s a good tournament for him? Winning it. He’s good enough.

– Greg Norman

We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.

– Hanya Yanagihara

The only tactic liberals have is to try to intimidate people into thinking that the Tea Party is racist. The Tea Party is not a racist movement, period! If it were, why would the straw polls keep showing that the black guy is winning? That’s a rhetorical question. Let me state it: The black guy keeps winning.

– Herman Cain

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