- 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
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
All the truly great players have had to demonstrate their importance and value in the most difficult competition of all.
- Monopoly
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- Nov 07, 2020
They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.
- Factors
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that one of the motivating factors was in my last year of law school: we had a competition, and I won the competition; it was judged by several of the federal judges at the time. I got a tremendous amount of encouragement to pursue litigation from them at the time.
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020
Just as predatory animals follow a similar general design and behave in similar ways, so organizations, especially those in competition with one another, must follow certain design principles if they are to succeed and prevail.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
The public is looking for free lunches, and the political competition for votes makes the politicians offer them free lunches.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the government picked companies and gave them monopoly rights to frequencies in San Francisco and Los Angeles and New York and Chicago, it was picking the winners of the competition; it wasn't setting the terms of the competition.
- Nov 07, 2020
Out-working your competition is a lot easier to achieve if you're passionate about what you are doing.
- Economic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition.
- Fair Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
A good boxing competition gives one the sight of fine men in their prime, trained to the ounce, showing the highest skill, pluck and endurance in carrying out their attack and defence under strict rules of fair play and good temper.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the competition that Nextel Cup gives us. The schedule is difficult. But this is something I want to do for sure.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
With experience also comes the understanding that you have to beat the rally before you can beat the competition.
- Nov 07, 2020
As skateboarding evolved, it evolved away from competition. Having a best-trick contest doesn't work.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love competition.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020