Win

Famous quotes containing the word win:

“In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church.... We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods.”
—Stephen Bayley (b. 1951)

“All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and ... you don’t win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.”
—Anita Brookner (b. 1938)

“I was going to get myself recognized at any price. ...If I could not win fame by goodness, I was ready to do it by badness. ...”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)