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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
- Boards
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- Nov 07, 2020
Executive pay has skyrocketed for many reasons - including the prevalence of overly cozy boards and changing cultural norms about pay - but increasing scale, competition, and innovation have all played major roles.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers. In the United States, we import everything consumers want. So why not pharmaceuticals?
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers.
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the first times I came to New York was for a modeling and talent competition, IMTA, which I won. I came with a group, like a modeling school from Fresno.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If every other store in town is paying workers $9 an hour, one offering $8 will find it hard to hire anyone - perhaps not when unemployment is high, but certainly in normal times. Robust competition is a powerful force helping to ensure that workers are paid what they contribute to their employers' bottom lines.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many of my students assume that government protection is the only thing ensuring decent wages for most American workers. But basic economics shows that competition between employers for workers can be very effective at preventing businesses from misbehaving.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I worry about the most is the competition for young eyeballs. We have so many other competing forms of media. I don't take any audience members for granted.
- Entire Career
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm what you call a good, old-fashioned working actor who has had delusions of grandeur for my entire career and has known what I want to do, but there's a lot going on out there. There are a lot fewer films being made, and there's a lot of competition.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 20th century was all about hierarchies: if you want to create something, if you want to start a country, create a product, whatever it is. Your goal is to create a highly efficient hierarchical model, scale it, because that's what the competition's doing.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It's a sport, competition, so I'm used to it.
- Innovation
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- Nov 07, 2020
A company's best advantage should be a quality product offered at the right price. That fair competition is what drives innovation.
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- Nov 07, 2020