“Plagiarism has been around far longer than the Internet. In fact, I had a poem published in 'Seventeen' magazine when I was 15 years old. About a year later I was informed that there was a girl who used that same poem to win a statewide poetry competition in Alabama. It took months for people to put together that this had happened.” PeopleYearsHas BeensFactsTogetherUsedGirlWinningHappenedMonthsInternetCompetitionMagazinesSeventeenAlabamaPlagiarism Author:Megan McCafferty
“Heroes didn't win. The heroes were whoever happened to win. History told their story -- the dead didn't say a word. All of it was bullshit.” StoriesWinningHappenedHeroBullshit Author:Hugh Howey
“It's a horrible part of the game when you have to tell a player, probably somebody who has helped you win so much that his time is up. You treat them like family, and because they are your family it becomes even more hurting in the sense that you have got to say "well son, I'm sorry, you won't be a regular here, but you will still have a career elsewhere.' It's happened more than a few times but it is not an easy thing to handle.” WellsStillsGamesWinningEasyHurtCareersPlayerHappenedSonTreatsSorryHandleHorribleOur FamilyElsewhereI'm SorryEasy ThingsLike Family Author:Alex Ferguson
“I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.” TryingFirstsDifferentWinningStarsSportsEnjoyHalfAttitudeBreakPlayerHappenedSolutionsSeasonsAll StarsDifferent Attitude Author:Don Baylor
“I've had sex before with the belt on. That was back in the Ricco Rodriguez days. The night I won the belt I had a sexual experience with the belt on. But hey, I was 25 years old and it was the biggest thing that ever had happened to me in my life. The girl was like hey, are you going to take that thing off. And I said no, I'm not...I'm wearing it and if you have a problem with it, then I'm leaving. And I hate to say it, but if I do win the belt again, then this time it's never coming off. I'm going to wear it a lot more.” IfsYearsSaidProblemNightHateGirlWinningSexHappenedI HateLeavingHeyBelts Author:Tim Sylvia
“...we do not simply get showered with Hollywood money because we happened to write a little story about wizards one day. It's not winning the lottery. It's a real job, which real people do, and they have the same real problems as other real people.” PeopleWritingLittlesRealStoriesProblemRealityJobsWinningCommunityWorkMoneyHappenedOne DayHollywoodIdeologyWizardsLotteryReal ProblemsReal JobsWinning The Lottery Author:Joanne Harris
“Everything that happened in '92 was more than I had dreamed of... winning the U.S. title for the first time and then doing so well at the Olympics... It seemed to wrap things up so perfectly. I couldn't help thinking, 'How could I top that?'” ThinkingFirstsWellsHelpingWinningHappenedFirst TimeTitlesOlympicsWraps Author:Kristi Yamaguchi
“I've got a little boy coming and I can't wait. It's going to be the biggest thing that has happened to me in my life so far. Bigger than any Tour de France win.” LittlesI CanWinningWaitingBoysHappenedBiggerFranceLittle Boys Author:Chris Froome
“You know when you see an advertisement for a casino, and they have a picture of a guy winning money? That's false advertising, because that happens the least. That's like if you're advertising a hamburger, they could show a guy choking. "This is what happened once."” IfsKnowsShowsHumorHappensFunnyGuyWinningHappenedAdvertisingChokeAdvertisementsHamburgersCasinos Author:Mitch Hedberg
“I used to be jealous; I'm not jealous anymore. And a miracle happened to me, because if you're jealous, it's a cancer, it's a plague on your spirit, it really is. And I actually cured jealousy in a very weird way - I cured it with mathematics. And I'm not a math person at all, but I've been with my wife for about seven years, so we have had sex probably, I'd like to think, like, 9 million times or, at least, 1,500. So, the way I figured it, if she goes out and screws some other guy once - I'm still winning.” IfsThinkingWayYearsPersonsStillsHumorFunnyUsedSpiritGuyWinningSexMillionsWifeHappenedMiracleMathematicsSevenCancerMy WifeMathUsed To BeJealousScrewsSeven YearsPlagueOther GuysBeing JealousNot Jealous Author:Marc Maron
“When she (my mother) passed away, I kind of understood the commitment that she made to make sure that I could stay in skating. And I wanted to live up to whatever I could. Not so much win everything, but just to be the best that I could possibly be, to honor her memory and everything she went through to make sure that I was given the opportunities to be the best that I can be. Not to be a world champion or an Olympic gold medalist, but to be the best that I could be. And that was the most important thing that ever happened in my career.” WorldKindMadeI CanImportantWantedMotherOpportunityWinningGivenMemoriesCareersHappenedHonorUnderstoodCommitmentGoldImportant ThingsChampionBeing The BestSkatingPassed AwayWorld ChampionsMother Passed Away Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Winning Wimbledon, I can't get my head around that. I still can't believe it's happened.” BelieveStillsI CanWinningHappenedWimbledon Author:Andy Murray
“When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.” PeopleAsksGamesWinningSportsLosesFourHappened Author:Tony Parker
“Winning the World Cup was the worst thing that ever happened to the England team.” WorldWinningHappenedTeamWorstEnglandCupsWorst ThingsWorld Cup Author:Clive Woodward
“We were playing every game to win, we just happened to win 27 in a row. Our motto was to try and go out and win every game, but there's nothing really to talk about.” TryingGamesWinningHappenedMotto Author:LeBron James
“I think [Bush] would like to hand his father Saddam Hussein's head and win his approval for what happened after the Gulf War.” ThinkingWarHandsFatherWinningHappenedApprovalSaddamHusseinGulf War Author:Martin Sheen
“Everyone now, they look back and they're like, "What happened to your sweet image that you used to be?" And I'm like, then when you came out you thought I was too provocative. It's like you can never win. No matter what you do, at the end of the day you can't please everybody, you know. I'm not here to please.” KnowsLooksEndsMatterUsedWinningHappenedSweetLike YouPleaseNo Matter WhatUsed To BeThe End Of The DayProvocative Author:Britney Spears
“There are people who will be wanting to apply "Win" to their own, personal life. If you remember only one thing, and I'm going to do it right here, right now because I just happened to come to it, that phrase - if you remember only one thing - there are 125 specific language recommendations in "Win" that can make a difference in your day-to-day lives.” PeopleIfsRememberWinningLanguageDifferencesHappenedOne ThingRight NowPhrasesMaking A DifferenceDay To DayPersonal LifeRecommendationsDay LifeDay To Day Life Author:Frank Luntz
“As for whether what happened in Britain improves[Donald] Trump's chances of winning, I don't think so. He has the same chances; we may just be more aware of what they are now.” ThinkingMayWinningChanceHappenedTrumpBritain Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza