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“In urging all writers to be steadfast in reliance on the ultimate victory of excellence, we should no less strenuously urge upon them to beware of the intemperate arrogance which attributes failure to a degraded condition of the public mind. The instinct which leads the world to worship success is not dangerous. The book which succeeds accomplishes its aim. The book which fails may have many excellencies, but they must have been misdirected.”

Source: The Principles of Success in Literature

“The student who invades an administration building, roughs up a dean, rifles the files and issues 'non-negotiable demands' may have some of his demands met by a permissive university administration. But the greater his 'victory' the more he will have undermined the security of his own rights.”

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Author:Richard M. Nixon

“Trying to do well and trying to beat others are two different things. Excellence and victory are conceptually distinct . . . and are experienced differently.”

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Author:Alfie Kohn

“winning is not everything it is the only thing”

Source: The Essential Vince Lombardi: Words & Wisdom to Motivate, Inspire, and Win

“To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence.”

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Book:The Art of War

Source: The Art of War

“The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without having to fight them.”

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Author:Sun Tzu

“To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.”

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Book:Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)

Source: Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)

“After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are: the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.”

Source: What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

“I would say that the quality of each man's life is the full measure of that man's commitment of excellence and victory - whether it be football, whether it be business, whether it be politics or government or what have you.”

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Book:What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

Source: What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

“Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory, even though the ultimate victory can never be completely won. Yet that victory might be pursued and wooed with every fiber of our body, with every bit of our might and all our effort. And each week, there is a new encounter; each day, there is a new challenge.”

Source: What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

“I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.”

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Author:Vince Lombardi

“Deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive.”

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Book:A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By

Source: A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By