At the end of the day it was a guy from Nepal and a guy from New Zealand who conquered the world's highest peak for the British Empire. Bannister's feat a year later meant as much to the nation if not more. An Englishman had finally got to the top of the mountain.
Many, whose hearts are conquered by acute spite, roll out balanced tales from their own heart, which do not balance when you weigh words against deeds.
Your sensitivity, your gestures conquered the hearts of all Israelis.
We haven't conquered the moon. It's a planet the size of Africa and we've been to six spots the size of a large backyard or farm or ranch. That's not exploring. That's touching.
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
From the day war conquered the skies, nothing could check its progress.
While writing 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' I enjoyed playing with minor things: inventing a train station in a town that has none, placing towns closer to each other than they are, changing the chronology of conquered cities. Yet I did not play with the central events of that time.
Salma Hayek looked fantastic and had amazing support. We loved the way gravity was challenged and conquered by Salma and all of the beautiful women on our list.
You conquered everyone because you were so spontaneous, so natural, ... It was such a frank way to say things, because yes is yes, no is no .... With President Bush, everything is simple.