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On rivalry, self-competition, and contests both small and large.

Competition appears here at very different scales - a mayor comparing notes with neighboring cities, and the old idea that the only competition worth taking seriously is with yourself. See also Best quotes.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I never thought, when I was a kid, that there was a sense of competition or animosity towards poor blacks. I just thought there was a recognition that they lived differently - they primarily lived on the other side of town. And we're both poor, but that's kind of it. There wasn't much explicit statement of kinship or of the lack of kinship.

Quotes by J. D. Vance

People
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Nov 07, 2020

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.

Quotes by Itzhak Perlman

Know
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Nov 07, 2020

We all know that the Champions League is the most important competition in the world.

Quotes by Isco

Mother
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Nov 07, 2020

I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.

Quotes by Isabella Rossellini

Nov 07, 2020

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

Quotes by Indira Gandhi

Food
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Nov 07, 2020

I do believe food plays an important role in preparation for the Olympics or any competition.

Quotes by Ilya Ilyin

More
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Nov 07, 2020

Playing in a competition like the Champions League is important for a player; it makes you feel much more of a professional in this sport.

Quotes by Iker Casillas

Flag
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Nov 07, 2020

It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the Olympics.

Quotes by Ian Millar

Nov 07, 2020

I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize. The first story was published in a newspaper. The second went out on radio.

Quotes by Ian Rankin

Prize
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Nov 07, 2020

When I was in my early 20s and still at uni, I won a short-story competition: £200 was the prize.

Quotes by Ian Rankin

Nov 07, 2020

I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.

Quotes by Ian Thorpe

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

Football is fantastic because you can live great emotion through a big competition.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

Important
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Nov 07, 2020

It's important to take every game seriously, whatever the competition is.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

Brave New World
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Nov 07, 2020

The futures of Crackle and Hulu and so forth become more and more important as we connect to more and more devices. We need our content to make our services as attractive as Apple's or Amazon's or Microsoft's. We're in a brave new world of fierce competition.

Quotes by Howard Stringer

Live
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Nov 07, 2020

I live for competition. It makes my life complete.

Quotes by Hope Solo

Farther
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Nov 07, 2020

The competition I played against was fantastic, but golf is a different game now. The courses have shrunk because the equipment has gotten better. They're hitting the ball 10 to 15 percent farther because of the changes in the golf ball.

Quotes by Hollis Stacy

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

I thrive in competition. It feels good to improve timings and create records.

Quotes by Hima Das

Nov 07, 2020

There was no race - but to the extent that there was an arms competition, it was almost entirely on the Soviet side, first to catch up and then to surpass the Americans.

Quotes by Herman Kahn

Progress
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Nov 07, 2020

Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

Country
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm on the Business Roundtable, the CEOs of the largest 100-odd companies in the country. Most of these people wanted very much to be the CEO of a large public company but realize that it's not exactly what they had anticipated, for lots of reasons. One is competition has gotten a lot worse, and more global.

Quotes by Henry Silverman

A couple of quotes widen the lens further, discussing competition between nations and the resource conflicts behind many disputes. Related pages: Better quotes and Good quotes.

Competition Quotes

On rivalry, self-competition, and contests both small and large.

A couple of quotes widen the lens further, discussing competition between nations and the resource conflicts behind many disputes. Related pages: Better quotes and Good quotes.

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