Quotes About Competition

The aim of Cold War competition in the third world was not to win a contest between rival models of economic development but above all to fill(...) a spiritual void, for even Communism has made many more converts through the theological quality of Marxism than through the materialistic aspect on which it prides itself.

The facile, if not tautological, answer to the question is that the West dominated the Rest because of imperialism.

Two years later, to provide some competition in the secondary market, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) was set up. The effect was once again to broaden the secondary market for mortgages, and in theory at least to lower mortgage rates.

parece seguro que esta decadencia relativa continuará en un futuro inmediato. Para muchos estadounidenses, la principal importancia de Europa no es la de ser un rival estratégico sino un destino turístico.

fight over scarce resources (food and fertile women)

Cities with at least one printing press in 1500 were significantly more likely to adopt Protestantism than cities without printing, but it was cities with multiple competing printers that were most likely to turn Protestant.

They know it doesn't matter if they are fast, only if they are faster.

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

Never do an enemy a small injury.

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

We're all players in a game. You're a player or a piece on the board, you move or you're moved. You play the game or the game plays you.

Skoro pot??ny cudzoziemiec wkracza do prowincji, natychmiast ??cz? si? z nim wszyscy ci, co s? w niej mniej pot??ni, kierowani zawi?ci? przeciw pot??niejszemu od siebie.

Ksi??? powinien, skoro ma po temu sposobno??, podsyca? zr?cznie jak?? nieprzyja?? przeciwko sobie, aby sta? si? jeszcze wi?kszym przez jej zgniecenie.

Francisco Sforza tuvo siempre por adversario a los Bracceschi, y se vigilaron mutuamente; al fin, Francisco volvió sus miras hacia la Lombardía, y Braccio hacia la Iglesia y el reino de Nápoles.

You get the title, you defend it. That's the motto.

For me, it's just going up on the mound and trying to get outs.

I'm not ever going to be a big bat flip guy. I don't really care. But the guy on the mound might care, so that's a risk.

The great thing about rock-n-roll is you realize the top of the mountain is big enough for more than one band.

Coming off the bench behind a fine young center like Alonzo Mourning fits my style.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

The Hatton fight left a bad taste in my mouth.

A lot of boxers try to make it entertaining by fighting with their mouth.

I'm a fan of many fighters but as soon as they start looking at me, the fighter in me comes out and I'm like, 'You better watch your damn mouth.'

A monopoly is like running on firm ground. Nothing compels you to move, but if you do, you move forward. The faster you run, the more scenery you see - so you have some incentive to run fast.