We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre.
There will be certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled.
We're fighting three wars now. Imagine how many we'd be fighting if President Obama hadn't won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.
Adrienne Rich was one of the most widely-read and influential poets of her time, a leading feminist, known especially for her politically-engaged verse. Her best-known volume, "Diving into the Wreck," won the National Book Award in 1973.
I never won an Oscar. . . and the Oscars never won Irene Papas
true wars are never won
Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves. . . self-discipline with all of them came first.
I'm just a man on a mission, to prove my disability hasn't won
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.
2004 was a great year for Boston! The Patriots won the Super Bowl! Boston hosted its first national political convention! And - the Red Sox won the World Series!
But now his dry and silent grieving for his lost wife must end, for there she stood, the fierce, recalcitrant, and fragile stranger, forever to be won again.
This whole sort of 'war on women' sort of thing, I'm scratching my head because if there was a war on women, I think they won.
A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. The only value in our two nations possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure they will never be used. But then would it not be better to do away with them entirely?
[Andrea De Cesaris is] the man who has won more Grands Prix than anybody else in the history of Grand Prix racing without actually winning one of them.
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could've won.
The battle for women's rights has been largely won.
Whoever can find the answer to this question: "How can I say this to my dog" has already won the game.
I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won.