“Part of being a big winner is the ability to be a big loser. There is no paradox involved. It is a distinctly Harvard thing to be able to turn any defeat into victory”

— Erich Segal

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American writer 1937–2010

Philip Naameh (1948) Ghanaian Catholic archbishop

GCBC APPEAL FOR CALM https://www.cbcgha.org/index.php/2020/12/16/gcbc-appeal-for-calm/ (December 16, 2020)

“We're more comfortable in that kind of business. It means we miss a lot of very big winners. But we wouldn't know how to pick them out anyway. It also means we have very few big losers - and that's quite helpful over time. We're perfectly willing to trade away a big payoff for a certain payoff.”

Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist

1999 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, as quoted in "Why Won't Buffett Invest in Tech Stocks?" at Motley Fool (6 March 2000) http://www.fool.com/boringport/2000/boringport000306.htm

“Winners will be losers if they don't support the losers.”

Arthur Hailey (1920–2004) British writer

“One of the big things my dad was running on was changing Washington, breaking that cycle, I felt like the outsider component was important and I thought he had the ability to actually win and defeat Hillary.”

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (1982) American political press secretary

Trump looking to Sarah Huckabee Sanders in tough moments https://apnews.com/29ea3c163ce34b00bd4b2deb4145dfd6/sarah-huckabee-sanders-rising-star-trumps-orbit (March 12, 2017)

“You’re a loser, I’m a winner.”

Sun Yang (1991) Chinese swimmer

July 23, 2019, after his victory, tell British swimmer Scott. ‘You’re a loser, I’m a winner’: Sun Yang hits out after being snubbed by Scott https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/23/adam-peaty-backs-duncan-scott-decision-snub-sun-yang-swimming-world-championships
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“I'm not big on compromise. I understand compromise. Sometimes compromise is the right answer, but oftentimes compromise is the equivalent of defeat, and I don't like being defeated.”

Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America

Life, Vol. 12 (January 1989), p. iii
1980s

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki book Rich Dad Poor Dad

Source: Rich Dad, Poor Dad

“Without losers, where would the winners be?”

Casey Stengel (1890–1975) American baseball player and coach

The Gospel According to Casey (1992), ed. Berkow & Kaplan, St. Martin's Press, p. 19 : ISBN 0312069227</small> , as cited in The Executive's Book of Quotations (1994), ed. Martin & Moskin, Oxford University Press, p. 299 : <small>ISBN 0195078365

“Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, …with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation.”

John Elkann (1976) Italian businessman

"Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels" http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GZU7VVRA, Financial Times, 03-06-11

“winners see the gain; losers see the pain.”

Shiv Khera (1961) Indian politician

Source: You Can Win: A Step by Step Tool for Top Achievers

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