Won

Famous quotes containing the word won:

    “A girl loves most often because she is loved,Mnot from choice on her part. She is won by the flattery of the man’s desire.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

    “[holds her by the hand, silent] O mother, mother!
    What have you done? Behold, the heavens do ope,
    The gods look down, and this unnatural scene
    They laugh at. O my mother, mother! O!
    You have won a happy victory to Rome;
    But, for your son, believe it—O, believe it—
    Most dangerously you have with him prevailed,
    If not most mortal to him.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The United States never lost a war or won a conference.”
    —Will Rogers (1879–1935)