Victory belongs to the most persevering. Napoleon Bonaparte
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: it is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be. (First speech as Prime Minister in House of Commons, 13 May 1940)
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities…It is best to win without fighting. Sun Tzu
In war there is no substitute for victory. Douglas MacArthur
Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting. Henry Ward Beecher
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. Sun Tzu
Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. Napoleon Hill
How grand is victory, but how dear! Jean de Boufflers
Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise. Mason Cooley
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. Richard M Nixon