| PLAYTHEGAME | It's not whether you win or lose but how you do this (4,3,4) |
| GAME | "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the ___" |
| TONE | It's not what you say but how you say it |
| WINOR | "It's not whether you ___ lose..." |
| CERSEI | Character who said, "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die" |
| TWOUP | It is a toss up if you win or not (3-2) |
| ORBS | Great balls of fire they're not, whether little or great in their own spheres. (4) |
| DIEHARDFANS | They are there, win or lose |
| LBJ | Who said "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose," initially |
| LASTTRUMP | It may win or lose a bridge contract, but it might wake everybody up (4,5) |
| DREW | Was attractive but didn't win - or lose (4) |
| FORD | "Whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you are right," said early car manufacturer Henry |
| CHAINS | "Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your ___!", Karl Marx. (4) |
| BREAKEVEN | Neither win nor lose, but tear apart nevertheless (5,4) |
| ICANTLIE | "You're getting the truth whether you like it or not" |
| AHA | "Oh, so THAT'S how you do it" |
| THATS | "___ how you do it!" |
| TADA | "That's how you do it!" |
| LIKESO | "Here's how you do it..." |
| BOOM | [That's how you do it!] |
