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Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience.
Susan Estrich
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There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.


Elie Wiesel
We can change who we are. We can improve ourselves in various ways, and we can give ourselves possibilities.
James Heckman
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The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.
William J. H. Boetcker
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Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.


Thomas Merton
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Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.
Samuel Adams
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I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be.
Tab Hunter
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So often, we leave the selfless side of ourselves for nights and weekends, for our charity work. It is our duty to inject that into our day-to-day business, into the work that we do, to improve corporations, to improve civil society, and to improve government.
Leila Janah
I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me.
Buddy Rich
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That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.
Malcolm Gladwell
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We must improve our lives and we will do it together - all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine.
Viktor Yanukovych
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Nobody likes tainted victories.


Steve Prefontaine
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We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space.


Buzz Aldrin
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The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.


Erich Fromm
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Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win.
Rio Ferdinand
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We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is alive around us, and reconcile ourselves with our environment.
Tariq Ramadan
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The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win.


Joey Adams
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The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.


Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Win it, or it's start all over around here.


Troy Vincent
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We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be genocide; and they will follow us home.
John McCain
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