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- Nov 07, 2020
Competition Quotes
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
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
Advertising as the printed form of selling would seem... ultimately to be justified in so far as it serves as a means of increasing legitimate human wants, as an agency of fair and economic competition in the distribution of goods, and as a stimulant to social progress.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
There will be a competition for the memorial. And then it can be developed with trees, with planting. It can become a very beautiful place protected from the streets, because it is below. And it can be something very moving and very private.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm letting competition drive me, and when competition drives me, I don't think anyone can compete with me.
- Francisco
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got lucky. I won the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1977 while I was still at San Francisco State.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remarkably successful people habitually do what other people won't do. They go where others won't go because there's a lot less competition and a much greater chance for success.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of these topics we talk about with the team on our 'Competition Wednesday' is iron sharpening iron. That's the process we go through to get each other ready, and that's why we have some periods where we get to compete against one another.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever we're on the red carpet, we look like competition winners. It's a joke.
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strictly' has evolved - there are such beautiful stories within each dance. We're not doing a ballroom and Latin competition, it's an entertainment show.
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in competition.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are surrounded by your competition and you are outworking these people, outmaneuvering these people, it's hard not to let your confidence take over. It just builds and builds and builds.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
The beauty of the World Cup is that while thirty-two countries get to cheer for their respective teams, the event also affirms a global pluralism - it is as much a festival of cultural multiplicity as it is a competition featuring some of the best athletes in the world.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020