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1 " The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers. "
― Brian Tracy
2 " No man will love you, though you gave your life for him, unless you have a pretty face. So (might it not be?), the gods will not love you (however you try to pleasure them, and whatever you suffer) unless you have that beauty of soul. In either race. for the love of men or the love of a god, the winners and losers are marked out from birth. We bring our ugliness, in both kinds, with us into the world, with it our destiny. "
― C.S. Lewis , Till We Have Faces
3 " History is written by the winners. "
― Napoléon Bonaparte
4 " History isn't written by the winners - it's written by everyone - it's a jigsaw of facts from contradictory sources. But every once in a while, you unearth that one original document that no one can argue with... "
― Brad Meltzer , The Inner Circle (Culper Ring, #1)
5 " History isn't written by the winners OR the losers "
6 " Everyone knows history is written by the winners, but that cliche misses a crucial detail: Over time, the winners are always the progressives. Conservatism can only win in the short term, because society cannot stop evolving (and social evolution inevitably dovetails with the agenda of those who see change as an abstract positive). It might take seventy years, but it always happens eventually. Serious historians are, almost without exception, self-styled progressives. Radical views--even the awful ones--improve with age. "
― Chuck Klosterman , I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains (Real and Imagined)
7 " When the battle is over, the winners find it very hard not to pursue their violence. If you are strong enough to hold violence, you are strong enough to hold true to your pact. Then you have more moral fiber than most adults. Free will is one of the pillars of being human. "
― Alan McCluskey , Boy & Girl
8 " There are many stories and accounts about the winners of lotteries whoare jubilant when they win, but whose lives descend into a nightmareafter acquiring that unearned money. (No challenge, no skill.) Thelottery looks like " the answer" to people because they associate moneywith pleasure. But the true enjoyment of money comes in part from theearning of it, which involves skill and challenge.Watching television is usually done for pleasure. That's why so fewpeople can remember (or make use of) any of the 30 hours of televisionthey have watched in the past week. "
9 " One thing the American defense establishment has traditionally understood very well is that countries don't win wars just by being braver than the other side, or freer, or slightly preferred by God. The winners are usually the guys who get 5% fewer of their planes shot down, or use 5% less fuel, or get 5% more nutrition into their infantry at 95% of the cost. "
― Jordan Ellenberg , How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
10 " Sometimes, life is all about just surviving. Whether one gives up or not that differentiates the winners from the losers. "
― Mayur Ramgir
11 " I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts. "
12 " Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business. "
13 " The people who run Hollywood are supposed to be masters at creating drama, suspense, thrills - at putting on a great show. If we knew not only who the winners were but also by how much they won, the Oscar show could actually be the Super Bowl of movies. "
14 " So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want. "
