Competition Quotes
On rivalry, self-competition, and contests both small and large.
Competition appears here at very different scales - a mayor comparing notes with neighboring cities, and the old idea that the only competition worth taking seriously is with yourself. See also Best quotes.
And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires and whether the competition is onto the story.
All the truly great players have had to demonstrate their importance and value in the most difficult competition of all.
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The EPA could act to open the transportation-fuel market to vigorous competition from natural gas as well as coal, biomass, and trash, by legalizing methanol. This would force oil prices down, expand the economy, and create millions of jobs.
They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.
I think that one of the motivating factors was in my last year of law school: we had a competition, and I won the competition; it was judged by several of the federal judges at the time. I got a...
Just as predatory animals follow a similar general design and behave in similar ways, so organizations, especially those in competition with one another, must follow certain design principles if they are to succeed and prevail.
The public is looking for free lunches, and the political competition for votes makes the politicians offer them free lunches.
When the government picked companies and gave them monopoly rights to frequencies in San Francisco and Los Angeles and New York and Chicago, it was picking the winners of the competition; it wasn't setting the terms of the competition.
Out-working your competition is a lot easier to achieve if you're passionate about what you are doing.
I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.
Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition.
A good boxing competition gives one the sight of fine men in their prime, trained to the ounce, showing the highest skill, pluck and endurance in carrying out their attack and defence under strict rules of fair play and good...
I like the competition that Nextel Cup gives us. The schedule is difficult. But this is something I want to do for sure.
With experience also comes the understanding that you have to beat the rally before you can beat the competition.
As skateboarding evolved, it evolved away from competition. Having a best-trick contest doesn't work.
If you ever plan to run for office, if you're a teenager, remember everything you do, every tweet, every Facebook posting, every picture you put on Instagram will be there forever for journalists and politicians - for your competition to...
The paradigm of competition is a race: by rewarding the winner, we encourage everyone to run faster. When capitalism really works this way, it does a good job; but its defenders are wrong in assuming it always works this way.
I am much more passionate about cities than I am about nations. The competition between cities is more civilised than between nations. There is an understanding there.
Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy over competition and climbing. They will normally choose connection over simple performance games.
