All Quotes By Tag: Competition
“The fact that compulsive drives for success will arise only in a competitive culture does not make them any less neurotic.”
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“The phrase “it’s better to be lucky than good” must be one of the most ridiculous homilies ever uttered. In nearly any competitive endeavor, you have to be damned good before luck can be of any use to you at all.”
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“Adopt as your ambition the creation of a world in which those who work against you see the light and wake up and succeed, so that the better at which you are aiming can encompass them, too.”
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“The top challengers are usually understood, but there are always a few dark horses in the running for every major tournament.” —Oscar Auliq-Ice”
“I don’t compete against other women. To uplift others means I’m never looking down on them. I applaud their strength, and I remind them that we never know how strong we are until we are tested. And this life will test you… But it’s not a competition. I want us all to make it.”
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“That person staring back at you when you look in the mirror… that’s your competition.”
“The only person worth competing with is yourself. Work to be a better version of you, not a better version of someone else.”
“Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don’t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don’t like it.”
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“It’s in those quiet little towns, at the edge of the world, that you will find the salt of the earth people who make you feel right at home.”
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“Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humble.”
“Jillian had charged into the bathroom on seven, but she just shot straight to ten. Her nature may be reserved, but she didn’t take shit off anybody. “Don’t patronize me. And don’t you dare come down here and judge us!” She pointed her finger directly at AJ. “We’re the ones doing the heavy lifting, so people like you can come along at the very end and ride along on our coattails. You can act tough all you want, but it’s just an act, AJ. You, with your expensive suits and shiny shoes,” she sneered. “You wouldn’t survive one minute out there on those streets. You’re weak.” Before she realized what was about to happen, AJ seized her by the shoulders and threw her against the wall. Pinning her with her own body, she pressed her index finger over Jillian’s lips. “That’s enough.” Those glittering green eyes warned Jillian not to say another word. The impact had completely knocked the breath out of her. AJ pressed her body tighter into hers, preventing Jillian from taking a replenishing breath, so she breathed short shallow breaths through her nose. Her heart pounded. What was happening? She wasn’t in control of the situation, and oddly enough, for once she didn’t want to be. She had just been manhandled, yet she had no desire to fight back. Instead, she wanted to hook her leg around AJ’s waist and draw her closer to where AJ’s heat seared her core.”
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“As Darwin discovered, competition is important for the survival of our species. It may not be the competition with others but the competition within ourselves.”
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“Has she glanced you way yet?”Twice,” Nick said on a note of satisfaction.Meaning?”Nick glanced at him. “She’s not completely disinterested.”I see Moreland. That makes it an even half dozen hanging out for a rich wife. Four looking for their second. Rossman, the old satyr, certainly isn’t likely to be much competition. What in the hell does he think he’s doing anyway? He must be sixty.”Basking, I should think. She hasn’t given him the cold shoulder yet,” Nick responded coolly.”
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“Capitalism can no longer be viewed as a soaring success. And yet, the left wing and right wing are fighting, only accelerating their collective downfall.”
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“COMPETITOR is one who can steal a few deals, but, the pinch of which, A VISIONARY Never feels…!”