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Dominant Quotes

Wanting the top spot, and watching it fall.

Two kinds of dominance sit side by side here: a personal drive to lead right out of the gate, and the slower collapse of a dominant imperial power once its systems can no longer hold. One is about ambition; the other, about limits.

The gospel is for the defeated, not the dominant.

Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian

I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.

Quotes by Tiger Woods

I truly believe that Yahoo! is one of the most compelling and dominant companies in the world.

Quotes by Ross Levinsohn

In the beginning, fear was the dominant motivating force.

Quotes by Robert Vaughn

Always Quotes

No. No, no, no, no, Blyleven wasn't even the dominant pitcher of his era - it was Jack Morris.

Quotes by Reggie Jackson

I want to be dominant from day one.

Quotes by Myles Garrett

Fundamental systemic crises are often associated with the decline of the dominant imperial power and its increasing inability to sustain the system over which it had previously presided. The profound instability of the interwar period owed much to Britain's inability...

Quotes by Martin Jacques

The unphilosophical majority among men are the ones most helplessly dependent on their era's dominant ideas.

Quotes by Leonard Peikoff

I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture.

Quotes by Holly Near

Beginning Quotes

Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow.

Quotes by Geoff Mulgan

In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over.

Quotes by Garry Trudeau

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.

Quotes by Earl Nightingale

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.

Quotes by Dick Schaap

I'm dominant positionally, and my hands got power.

Quotes by Ben Askren

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the range of meanings for 'dominant' here?
It runs from personal ambition, wanting to lead from day one, to the historical decline of dominant imperial powers once their systems can no longer hold.
Why would someone search for dominant-themed quotes?
Often for motivational or competitive contexts, though this set is more layered than most, pairing ambition with a caution about power's limits.
Is there a quote that pushes against the idea of dominance?
Yes, and it's the most distinct one here — it argues scripture speaks to the defeated more readily than to the powerful, offering a direct counterpoint to the ambition-focused quotes in the same set.
Do any quotes talk about power on a larger, historical scale?
One does, connecting fundamental systemic crises to the decline of a dominant imperial power once it can no longer sustain the system it built.
Is dominance framed as something to want or something to be wary of?
Genuinely both — the personal quotes lean toward ambition, wanting to be dominant from the Beginning, while the historical one treats dominance as inherently temporary.

There's a quieter counterpoint too, a reminder that scripture speaks to the defeated more readily than to the powerful. It keeps this set from reading as pure ambition — there's real tension between wanting to win and questioning the cost.