Community Quote by James Lileks

My goal is not to win a straw poll that doesn't mean something. It's to win the election that means everything for the future…

— Mike Huckabee

Politics is about winning. If you don?t win, you don?t get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or…

— David Horowitz

Declare the United States the winner and begin de-escalation.

— George Aiken

One helpful thing to keep in mind as a retort-stopper is that you won't "win," you won't change anyone's mind, you won't change any…

— Carolyn Hax

My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger…

— David Miliband

Politics is about winning. If you don't win, you don't get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or…

— David Horowitz

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

— Horatio Nelson

Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to…

— Dale Carnegie

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I don't have that experience.…

— Richard M. Nixon

A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.

— O. Henry

Why should I ? I don't need to run down my opponent through filthy language in order to win. The voters don't expect this…

— Preneet Kaur