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Victory Quotes

Lines on triumph, unity and staying grounded.

The strongest line in this set argues that a democracy should never let arrogance follow a win, nor let despondency follow a loss, a balance that shows up again and again across these quotes. Another describes soldiers and civilians as one family whose unity is what makes triumph possible.

Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.

Quotes by Aeschylus

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

I don't think I'm capable of giving a character every possible victory, no matter how much I love them, without feeling as if their ending isn't genuine to their actual trials.

Quotes by Adam Silvera

So let us call genocide, genocide. Let us not minimize the deliberate murder of 1.5 million people. Let us have a moral victory that can shine as a light to all nations.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

Achievement Quotes

My most memorable food challenge was probably the Big Texan in Amarillo. All the big executives called me because it was such an iconic challenge, and a victory in that would be a legitimizing device for myself as much as...

Quotes by Adam Richman

As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have a remarkably enduring tendency not to foresee problems that, in hindsight, seem obvious.

Quotes by Adam Hochschild

Only legislative, judicial, and executive action can completely guarantee the victory of the free world.

Quotes by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Do not get elated at any victory, for all such victory is subject to the will of God.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

Abraham Lincoln

Celebration Quotes

Our soldiers and people form one family. United, we may count on victory.

Quotes by Zhang Zhidong

Winning and losing have their significance in a democracy. But there should be no arrogance in victory, nor should there be any despondency in defeat.

Quotes by Yogi Adityanath

The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and in all of Palestine.

Quotes by Yasser Arafat

When you're on the victory podium, you're a queen, but when you come down from it, you're nobody. You cannot be too proud of yourself.

Quotes by Yana Kudryavtseva

You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest resolution is generally irresistible.

Quotes by Xenophon

Emotion Quotes

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

Quotes by William R. Alger

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.

Quotes by William McKinley

It is fair to say that insofar as sport is taken seriously by those who play it, then to that extent their conduct in play - their ability to deal with loss or victory, their ability to meld strategic thinking...

Quotes by Will Self

The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.

Quotes by Walter Ulbricht

The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory. We are ready to undertake responsibility for forming the Cabinet and we are calling on everyone to join us.

Quotes by Viktor Yanukovych

Success Quotes

Let women issue a declaration of independence sexually, and absolutely refuse to cohabit with men until they are acknowledged as equals in everything, and the victory would be won in a single week.

Quotes by Victoria Woodhull

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection mean by "victory" beyond sports and competition?
It covers a wide range - wartime solidarity, democratic sportsmanship, and specific historical and political struggles where "victory" carries a very particular meaning for the speaker.
Does this collection include quotes about political or armed conflicts?
Yes, restrained: one quote frames a specific historical class struggle, stating "The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people." Another states a movement's stated goal: "The victory march will continue until the Palestinian flag flies in Jerusalem and in all of Palestine." Both are presented strictly as their speakers' own stated political positions in real, contested history and conflict, not views this page takes or endorses.
Is there a quote about sportsmanship and democracy?
Yes - one quote frames winning and losing as part of democratic life itself, adding that "there should be no arrogance in victory, nor should there be any despondency in defeat."
Is there a quote about wartime unity?
Yes, one quote speaks to solidarity between soldiers and civilians: "Our soldiers and people form one family. United, we may count on victory."
Where can I find more quotes about achievement and success?
See the Achievement and Success quote collections.

A few older lines here come from historical labor and independence movements, using triumphant language for causes long since settled by history. For related reading on winning and mood, see our achievement quotes and celebration quotes.