Quotes About Competition

Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed.

It is no shame to lose to me, mortal. Even among mythical creatures there are very few who can give a unicorn a good game.

If you end up getting into a fight with someone, make sure that you win by at least half a mile.

The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it.

When you're betting for tiles in an archery contest, you shoot with skill. When you're betting for fancy belt buckles, you worry about your aim. And when you're betting for real gold, you're a nervous wreck. Your skill is the same in all three cases - but because one prize means more to you than another, you let outside considerations weigh on your mind. He who looks too hard at the outside gets clumsy on the inside.

desire is the catalyst that enables a person with average ability to compete and win against others with more natural talent.

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

The playing field of life is not level, and for you to compete in the game of life, you need an equalizer of some kind. In the old West, the equalizer was the six-shooter. It enabled a little guy to chop a bigger man down to size. Desire is also an equalizer--and nowadays is highly encouraged over a six-shooter!

You look hot. The straight men will want you, the gay men will want beauty tips, and the women will want to scratch your eyes out. If that isn't the stuff of fairy tales, I don't know what is.

Listen," Mac interrupted, "you still have to knock it out of the park. But it's a degree-of-difficulty thing. You're doing a triple lutz and she's skating. You're the Sasha Cohen here.

man can live or work far beyond the earth's atmosphere … the first nation to do this will control the earth.

Anybody spending $40 billion in a race to the moon for national prestige is nuts,' declared Eisenhower.

This formulation rendered Judaism more than just a competing religion. It became a source of evil.

Did you play any sports?" Malcolm questioned as he took a bite of his salad. "Cheerleading!" "That's not a sport!" he said with a laugh. "You wish!

While boys create connections through friendly competition, girls create connections by downplaying competition and focusing on similarities.

To survive, the weak must feed on the hearts of the strong.

As with any game, once you're in the game of life, you should play to win.

You feel resentful to be on the low side of the comparison, yet being on the high side brings no peace either, because there's no such thing as being better all the time. So this is a great game to give up---you win by walking away.

The game itself is bigger than the winning.

There are no winners in real games.

Our job as writers, as we begin that journey, is to figure out what we can do. Only do what you can do. It's a rule I live by. Among other things, it means I can have novels heavier with dialogue than description. But more important, if you only do what you can do, you never have to worry that someone else is doing it. It keeps you from competing. It keeps you looking inside for what's true rather than outside for what's popular. Ideally. Your writing is your fingerprint.

Sport was my absolute love. It was very sporty household. We had my - my brother and I both loved sports.

I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything.

Hoy el país señala a los corruptos con el dedo índice, pero no sabe qué hacer con el resto de la mano. ¿Empujar las reformas estructurales o detenerlas? ¿Abrir más los mercados a la competencia o frenarla? ¿Promover un proyecto alternativo de nación o criticar su falta de viabilidad?