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Contests Quotes

Lines on contests, competition, and staying grounded.

These contests quotes cover everything from wearing a cross during athletic contests to timers and personal bests at fitness contests, tied to our wider Beauty quotes.

In a day and age when there are so many culinary competitions - ranging from contests of taste to those of technique - The World Food Championships will be the ultimate food competition.

Quotes by Adam Richman

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.

Abraham Lincoln

The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but a stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich.

Quotes by Stephen J. Field

Beauty contests are only a mirage where all you have to do is look pretty all the time.

Quotes by Shweta Menon

Annual Quotes

The reality of professional skateboarding contests is that they're not relevant in our world.

Quotes by Rob Dyrdek

The way skateboarding contests were in the past was like going to a basketball game and being told at the end of the game what the score was and who won. Think about how unengaging that would be if you...

Quotes by Rob Dyrdek

At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves.

Quotes by Rob Dyrdek

The problem I see with most contests is that the people judging have never competed in a bodybuilding contest. I feel that to have the knowledge necessary to judge a bodybuilding competition, you must have walked in those shoes.

Quotes by Rich Piana

People who were always hardbodies love that competitive style of team-sports activity: they come up with timers and fitness contests and personal bests. But for the vast majority of people, competition in exercise is not fun. It's no fun to...

Quotes by Naomi Alderman

Beauty Quotes

There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.

Quotes by Morihei Ueshiba

Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome.

Quotes by Michael Mandelbaum

In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party.

Quotes by Matt Blunt

Daily fantasy sports operators claim that they operate legally under Alabama law. However, paid daily fantasy sports contests are, in fact, illegal gambling under Alabama law.

Quotes by Luther Strange

It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would have - I guess you'd call them beauty contests - where all of the women of a particular village or town would be seated behind these screens...

Quotes by Lisa See

Crazy Quotes

Since I tend to be pretty competitive and find that others on my team enjoy contests and team competitions, I thought a good way to improve feedback would be to create a way to reward the comments and ideas that...

Quotes by John Rampton

Going to contests back to back, World Tour and Primes, I've noticed a lot more things with my surfing that could be improved for my heats to improve. Staying focused throughout all of those events for months at a time...

Quotes by John John Florence

I inherited Mom's verbal skills, and participated in forensics and essay contests in elementary school - and won every essay contest I ever entered.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

Throughout high school, I peddled my eggs, had a vendor stand at the local curb market - precursor to today's farmers' markets - and competed in 4-H contests and interscholastic debate.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike.

Quotes by James A. Garfield

Day Quotes

Elections in India are not contests between personalities. They are ultimately battles involving political parties; promises and pledges that political parties make; the vision and programmes that political parties bring to the table. So although, Modi's style is 'I, me,...

Quotes by Jairam Ramesh

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of contests appear in these quotes?
They range from athletic contests and fitness contests to gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome, plus a more philosophical reading of the word.
Is there a quote linking contests to faith?
Yes, one mentions wearing a cross on goggles during athletic contests as part of a personal expression of faith.
Do any quotes describe fitness culture?
Yes, one describes people who love competitive team sports coming up with timers, fitness contests, and personal bests.
Is there a quote reframing what a "contest" means?
Yes, one argues there are no true contests in the Art of Peace, since a true warrior contests with nothing at all.
Is there a historical reference to contests?
Yes, one connects football's controlled violence to the gladiatorial contests people watched in ancient Rome, a link worth exploring in our Day quotes.

One line reframes contests entirely, arguing a true warrior contests with nothing at all, a contrast worth reading alongside our Crazy quotes.