Andrea Pirlo Quotes
Sometimes a pinch of sadism is the ingredient that makes victory taste that little bit sweeter.
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Through every victory and every setback, I've insisted that change is never easy and never quick; that we wouldn't meet all of our challenges in one term, or one presidency, or even in one lifetime.
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I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.
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There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.
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Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.
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It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
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I think it’s -you know, it’s victory of the value of human rights, of the value of anti-corruption, of the value of anti-dictatorship. So I don’t think that I am the only one who win this Nobel Peace Prize.
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I've seen America in this campaign, and I like what I see. It's worth fighting for and that's a fight I'll never stop. As for the battle that ends tonight, I do believe, as my father once said, that 'No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shape the soul and let the glory out.'
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This whole force is utterly demoralized by victory. There seems to be neither head nor tail.
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Large elements in Congress and the public were willing to fight for victory but wanted to be very sure that the struggle was not contaminated by any moral principles.
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The thrill, believe me, is as much in the battle as in the victory.
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Sometimes the results of a first free election will find the moderates so poorly organized that extreme groups can eke out a victory, as Hamas did when it gained a 44-to-41 percent margin in the Palestinian election of 2006.
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Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.
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A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.
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Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended.
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Perseverance and perspective until victory.
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Who would have thought that becoming God would be such a hollow victory.
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I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to do your best. As I'd learned long ago... the only victory that counts is the one over yourself.
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The system of scholastic disputations encouraged in the Universities of the middle ages had unfortunately trained men to habits of indefinite argumentation, and they often preferred absurd and extravagant propositions, because greater skill was required to maintain them; the end and object of such intellectual combats being victory and not truth.
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We should not allow the word 'democracy' to be utilized apologetically to represent the dictatorship of the exploiting classes.
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When I take a risk, I like it to be a calculated risk, meaning I make it as small as possible.
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Many brief follies--that is what you call love. And your marriage puts an end to many brief follies, with a single long stupidity.
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The work that Partners in Health do in Haiti benefits the whole world.
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Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience.
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Sometimes a pinch of sadism is the ingredient that makes victory taste that little bit sweeter.
