“We have a presidential election coming up. And I think the big problem, of course, is that someone will win.” ThinkingProblemBigsCoursesWinningElectionPresidentialVotingBig ProblemsPresidential Election Author:Barry Crimmins
“My whole life I've hated to lose, no doubt about it. I've been guilty of that since I was 6 years old, at camp. I have always played to win. That's who I am. But I never hurt anybody. The problem is when you're perceived as being too aggressive where you hurt somebody or do something improper.” YearsWholeProblemWinningLosesHurtDoubtWhole LifeWho I AmGuiltyHatedNo DoubtCampsAggressive Author:Peter M. Brant
“Most people who serve in Washington have been trained either as lawyers or as political operatives--professions that tend to place a premium on winning arguments rather than solving problems.” PeopleHas BeensProblemPoliticalWinningArgumentProfessionLawyerProblem SolvingPremiumWinning An Argument Book:The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“The mechanical mind has a passion for control - of everything except itself. Beyond the control it has won over the forces of nature it would now win control over the forces of society of stating the problem and producing the solution, with social machinery to correspond.” MindProblemPassionWinningForceSocialSolutionsMachineryForces Of Nature Author:L. P. Jacks
“The problem is with any practice is that it is a practice. That is why people don't win. The reason why people don't win is they get stuck in ideas, habits, and ways of seeing life.” PeopleWayIdeasReasonProblemActionWinningPracticeSeeingHabitStuckReason WhyRight Action Author:Frederick Lenz
“A game is where you win and lose, and both are part of it. When there is more chance of losing, it is more charming. The game has value when it is tough. So some little problems that come in life are part of the whole game.” LittlesWholeProblemValuesGamesWinningLosesChanceLosingToughCharmingWinning And Losing Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“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
“While there may not be spiritual oppression involved in your battle [against lust], there'll always be opposition. The enemy is constantly near your ear. He doesn't want you to win this fight, and he knows the lies that so often break a man's confidence and his will to win. Expect to hear lies and plenty of them. satan's lie: 'You're the only one dealing with this problem. If anyone ever finds out, you'll be the laughingstock of the church!' The truth: Most men deal with this problem, so no one will laugh.” IfsKnowsMenWantMayProblemSpiritualLyingFightingWinningChurchDealsEnemyBreakLaughingInvolvedBattleEarsLustOppressionPlentySatanOppositionWill To Win Author:Steve Arterburn
“This is the problem with foreign policy - talking about foreign policy in a political context. Politics is binary. People win and lose elections. Legislation passes or doesn't pass. And in foreign policy often what you're doing is nuance and you're trying to prevent something worse from happening. It doesn't translate well into a political environment.” PeopleTryingWellsProblemPoliticalWinningLosesTalkingEnvironmentPolicyHappeningsElectionForeign PolicyTranslateLegislationNuanceWinning And LosingBinaryPolitical Environment Author:David Corn
“Pheu Thai has to find prominent party leaders that can solve the problems of the country now. If we can find those types of people, then we can win. There are many good people in Thailand but we have to recruit them.” PeopleIfsCountryProblemWinningPartyLeaderTypeSolveGood PeopleProminentRecruitThailandThai Author:Thaksin Shinawatra
“You cant win if youre chasing the wrong problem.” IfsProblemWinningChasingCant Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“I know we can fix our problems. When there are people in the room who care more about doing the job they were elected to do than they worry about winning reelection, it is possible to work together, achieve principal compromise, and get results for the people who give us these jobs in the first place.” PeopleKnowsGivingFirstsProblemCareTogetherJobsWinningRoomsResultsWorryAchieveCompromiseWorking TogetherPrincipalWho CaresReelection Author:Chris Christie
“Only the mediocre are always at their best. If your standards are low, it is easy to meet those standards every single day, every single year. But if your standard is to be the best, there will be days when you fall short of that goal. It is okay to not win every game. The only problem would be if you allow a loss or a failure to change your standards. Keep your standards intact, keep the bar set high, and continue to try your very best every day to meet those standards. If you do that, you can always be proud of the work that you do.” IfsTryingYearsProblemWould BeFallGamesWinningEasyGoalLossProudLowsStandardsOkayBarsBeing The BestBe ProudMediocre Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“Trying to do what your competitors are doing but basically a little bit better is probably not going to be the winning strategy. The problem is finding what your competitors wouldnt even consider doing.” TryingLittlesProblemWinningBitsFindingsLittle BitStrategyCompetitors Author:Jamais Cascio
“...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
“If world problems feel too big to tackle, think small. Step by step. Small wins build confidence, lead the way to change.” IfsThinkingWorldWayFeelsProblemWisdomBigsWinningCommunityLeadershipJusticeStepsStrategySmall StepsBuilding ConfidenceWorld ProblemsSmall Wins Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“The problem is to overcome the ingrained disbelief in the power of winning nature by love, in the gentle (ju) way (do) of turning with the skid, of controlling ourselves by cooperating with ourselves.” WayLoveProblemWinningNaturePowerOvercomingGentleDisbeliefNature LoveCooperating Author:Alan Watts
“The problem of good and evil is not the problem of good and evil, but only the problem of evil. In opposition to good there are evil characters, but there are no good characters in opposition to evil. Evil is arguable, but good is not. Therefore the Devil always wins the argument.” CharacterProblemEvilWinningDevilArgumentOppositionGood And EvilGood CharacterProblem Of EvilEvil Characters Author:Laura Riding
“The ... problem that confronts homosexuals is that they set out to win the love of a "real" man. If they succeed, they fail. A man who "goes with" other men is not what they would call a real man. The conundrum is incapable of resolution, but that does not make homosexuals give it up.” IfsMenGivingDoeRealProblemWinningFailingSucceedResolutionIncapableHomosexualReal MenConundrums Author:Quentin Crisp
“If you apply conservative principles and you stick with it, and you have the leadership skills to bring people toward the cause, you can move the needle on these things, i reject the notion that we can't solve problems, that the gridlock is too enormous to forge consensus. It requires some creativity to get to a win for everybody.” PeopleIfsProblemMovingWinningCausesLeadershipPrinciplesCreativitySkillsSticksNotionConservativeSolveEnormousRejectsConsensusNeedlesLeadership SkillsGridlock Author:Jeb Bush
“At my first tournament, about four years ago, I got four twos. Now I have a poker problem. I do win every so often, so that's what keeps me going.” YearsFirstsProblemWinningFourYears AgoFour YearsTournaments Author:Cheryl Hines