The strong are always free by virtue of their superior strength. So long as government is a mere contest as to which… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Literature isn't a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off; the… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
To know John Kennedy, as I did, was to understand the true meaning of the word. He understood that courage is not… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
I was extraordinarily lucky. I wrote a book because I wanted to see if I could write a mystery. Someone nagged me… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
In the Christian combat, not the striker, as in the Olympic contests, but he who is struck, wins the crown. This is… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
If we will be true and faithful to our principles, committed to a life of honesty and integrity, then no king or… — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
Anyone can win a slam-dunk contest. The real Superman is dead. He was assassinated by Pat Riley. I'm the Big Cactus now… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
In sum, the purpose is to contest the popular view, because popular opinions are so frequently found to be untimely, misled (by… — Humphrey B. Neill Copy Share Image
I did win [on a contest]. And that started me on a new path, and into show business. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
I remember I was so crabby in my third trimester - I got gestational diabetes because I'd been acting like I was… — Caroline Rhea Copy Share Image
Perhaps you say, Why are the wicked joyous? Why do they live in luxury? Why do they not toil with me? It… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
Civil war was not a mere strife for territory and dominion, but a contest of civilization against barbarism. — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
People always complain about The Grammys because they're not a pop contest, but they're not supposed to be a pop contest. They're… — Emily Lazar Copy Share Image
It was like he was in a contest to see who could do the least work, only he was the only contestant. — Catherine Gilbert Murdock Copy Share Image
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that, considering numbers, nature,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
From its earliest beginnings, golf has been a gentleman's game - to be played as much for the sake of the game… — Tony Lema Copy Share Image
In a day and age when there are so many culinary competitions - ranging from contests of taste to those of technique… — Adam Richman Copy Share Image
When I was studying in secondary school, a teacher recommended me during a singing contest. I took the championship because of my… — Daesung Copy Share Image
When I went travelling around Europe there was the Eurovision song contest on, and I got a bit dunk and we missed… — George Ezra Copy Share Image
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