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“The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?”

Writing Stories Guy Winning Groups Satisfying That Guy Prestigious O Henry

Author:Tony D'Souza

“Every victory of man over man has in itself a taste of defeat.... There is no essential difference between the various human groups, creatures whose bones and brains and members are the same; and every damage we do there is a form of mutilation, as if the fingers of the left hand were to be cut off by the right.”

Ifs Men Humans Hands Form Winning Left Differences Brain Cutting Groups Victory Taste Creatures Members Essentials Fingers Defeat Various Bones Damage Left Hand Mutilation

Book:the zodiac arch

Source: the zodiac arch

“The best thing about this group of candidates is that only one of them can win.”

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Author:Will Rogers

“It has actually been suggested that warfare may have been the principle evolutionary pressure that created the huge gap between the human brain and that of our closest living relatives, the anthropoid apes. Whole groups of hominids with inferior brains could not win wars and were therefore exterminated.”

Humans May Has Beens War Whole Winning Brain Principles Groups Huge Pressure Gaps Closest Warfare Inferiors Apes Human Brain Hominids

Author:Jane Goodall

“We should've been better, more disciplined. We made untimely mistakes defensively, as a group. This is really humbling for us. After winning the Stanley Cup, we got brought back down to earth, hard. Maybe the humbling is good for us in the long run.”

Should Long Made Hard Running Earth Winning Mistake Groups Cups Long Runs Nhl Humbling Down To Earth Stanley Stanley Cup

Author:Steve Yzerman

“I like to define networking as cultivating mutually beneficial, give-and-take, win-win relationships... The end result may be to develop a large and diverse group of people who will gladly and continually refer a lot of business to us, while we do the same for them.”

People Giving May Ends Winning Results Groups Diverse Beneficial Networking Cultivating End Results Win Win Give And Take

Book:Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts Into Sales

Source: Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts Into Sales

“Alone, no one wins freedom.”

Winning Freedom Groups Activism

Book:The Tombs of Atuan

Source: The Tombs of Atuan

“I had no idea 'L.A. Law' would be so mega. I knew it was a big show, but I was just one actress in a group of many good, award-winning actresses.”

Ideas Shows Bigs Would Be Law Winning Groups Actresses No Idea Just One Awards Mega Award Winning

Author:Amanda Donohoe

“Conservatives . . . may decide to join the game and seek activist judges with conservative views. Should that come to pass, those who have tempted the courts to political judging will have gained nothing for themselves but will have destroyed a great and essential institution. . . . There are only two sides. Either the Constitution and statutes are law, which means their principles are known and control judges, or they are malleable texts that judges may rewrite to see that particular groups or political causes win.”

“It's much more painful to bomb in front of a group of yours peers than it is to not win. Tons of assholes ain't winning awards, but only one guy will be bombing. So, that's much more nerve-wracking.”

Guy Winning Groups Fronts Painful Bombs Nerves Awards Peers Bombing Winning Awards

Author:Seth Rogen

“The active investors will have their returns diminished by a far greater percentage than will their inactive brethren. That means that the passive group - the "know-nothings" - must win.”

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Author:Warren Buffett

“British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests they refused shelter to the group who managed to get out of the U.S. embassy.”

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Author:Simon Hoggart

“You can look at the Emmys two ways in you're nominated. It's either win-win or lose-lose. If things go very well and I win, you still have to get up in front of a group of people and risk having God knows what come out of your mouth. If you won't win, you have to breathe deeply and smile and clap with a camera in your face.”

People Ifs Knows Way Wells Looks Stills Two Faces Winning Loses Risk Groups Fronts Mouths Cameras Breathe Get Up Your Face God Knows Two Ways Win Or Lose Win Win Emmys

Author:Jim Parsons

“I love solving problems. It makes me happy to juggle all the jobs I do-figuring out which team is supposed to win on Fox NFL Sunday; reacting off the cuff to Kelly [Ripa, on Live]; and now Good Morning America, trying to fit into that group. The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish.”