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Quotes About Competition

Jack Peyton is HOT!" someone from the audience yelled. "Toby Klein is HOTTER" a male voice argued, and I almost went into an epileptic fit of disgust at both the words and the tone. "Now, now," Jack said, raising his hands. "Don't be ridiculous. Mr. Corkin is clearly the hottest
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
All's fair in love and war--and black ops.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Life is full of drowning people, ready and willing to drown you, too.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
But now all I could think about was that, yes, Harry used to scowl when I outmaneuvered him on the chess board, but his eyes had gleamed. He'd called me princess and horrible girl, and I'd called him old man.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
There is no such thing as fighting dirty, I told Nash, if you win.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
You don't like me much, that's okay. I'm a hypercompetitive, bisexual perfectionist who likes to win and looks like this. I'm no stranger to being hated.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
I could see, already, how this was going to end. "You'll have checkmate in three moves... Luckily for me," I told him, my fingers closing around my own queen, "I'll have checkmate in two.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
I used to play chess with him in the park," I said. "Every morning.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Is this all just a game to you?" "Everything's game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
By the time I'm done," I said, "that picture will win you this election." ... There was a long moment of silence, and then Emilia tossed her ponytail over her shoulders. "There's no way you're that good." I smiled. "Try me.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Life is full of drowning people, reading and willing to drown you, too.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Well then, Heiress." Jameson stepped forward. Standing directly to my side, he brought his lips down to my ear and whispered, "Game on.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
To my surprise, Brooke smiled, and I realized that even though two of the other teams had managed to bug their marks' cell phones, the information Tara and I had received might just prove it self to be even more useful. Take that Chloe!
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Everything's a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Do you know why Jameson was daddys favorite when by all rights it should have been perfect, dutiful Grayson?" "It wasn't because my Jamie is brilliant or beautiful or charismatic. It was because Jameson Winchester Hawthorne is hungry.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Ik zag nu al hoe het zou aflopen. 'Over drie zetten zet u me schaakmat.' ... 'Maar gelukkig,' zei ik, terwijl ik mijn eigen koningin van het bord plukte, 'zet ik u in twee zetten schaakmat.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Tegen de tijd dat ik klaar ben, heb je het aan die foto te danken dat je de verkiezingen wint.' ... Het bleef even stil. Daarna zwaaide Emilia haar lange paardenstaart over haar schouder. 'Zo goed ben je nou ook weer niet.' Ik glimlachte naar haar. 'Moet jij eens opletten.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Wat is onze regel over smerige spelletjes ook alweer? - Nash Smerige spelletjes bestaan niet, zolang je maar wint. - Avery
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Well then, Heiress. Game on.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
On your marks, boys," Tobias Hawthorne said on the recording. "Get set. Go.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principle characteristic seems to be—what human nature mostly delights in—a fight.
~ Emanuel Lasker
I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.
~ Emanuel Lasker
On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in a checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.
~ Emanuel Lasker
Wasn't it true that the moment two women were together in the presence of their lovers their first idea was to do one another out of them? It was a law of nature!
~ Émile Zola