Competing Quotes

340 Competing quotes by 302 unique authors

A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos. — Edward de Bono
Achamian tossed his hands skyward in dismay. “Foolish boy! How many faiths are there? How many competing beliefs? And you would murder another on the… — R. Scott Bakker
We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking… — Benjamin Hoff
It makes you realize how basically everything we do comes down to a) mating or b) competing for resources. It’s just like Animal Planet, only… — Deb Caletti
Try not to compare your children, even if you think you are skillful at it. You may say most positively that "Susan is pretty and… — Jeffrey R. Holland
A Warrior knows that an angel and a devil are both competing for his sword hand. The devil says: "You will weaken. You will not… — Paulo Coelho
Wars raged everywhere as men found new, inventive ways to kill even more of their race. It was like a contest, the many tribes of… — Darren Shan
I can't spend the rest of my life competing for your attention and coming in last. — Barbara Delinsky
We must not be satisfied to present Christianity as the most reliable position to hold among the competing options available. Rather, the Christian faith is… — Greg L. Bahnsen
I know what cancer was. How is it like humankind?" Sek Hardeen's perfectly modulated, softly accented tones showed a hint of agitation. "We have spread… — Dan Simmons
We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform. — Pete Cashmore
This use of advertising - to add a subjective value to the product - becomes increasingly important as the trends in our technology lead to… — James Webb Young
Because of jealousy you are in constant suffering; you become mean to others. And because of jealousy you start becoming phony, because you start pretending.… — Rajneesh
Competition is healthy. Competition is life. Yet most actors refuse to acknowledge this. They don't want to compete. They want to get along. And they… — Michael Shurtleff
The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before. — Steve Young
God is most glorified in us when our knowledge and experience of Him ignite a forest fire of joy that consumes all competing pleasures and… — Sam Storms
I never really understood that massive collaboration involving hundreds of people is what makes movies possible, and it's also why I would agree that curiosity… — John Green
The poet or storyteller who feels that he is competing with a superb double play in the World Series is a lost man. One would… — John Cheever
In my work I now have the comfortable feeling that I am so to speak on my own ground and territory and almost certainly not… — Heinrich Hertz
One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started. — Michael Johnson
Google started out when the dot-com boom was happening. It grew under the radar of big companies that were competing in but basically ignoring search.… — Evan Williams
I learned how to play football and I got pretty good at it. I enjoyed being on a team with other girls. In Hollywood, girls… — Nikki Ziering
Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for… — Vera Wang
I love competing. I love a challenge. I love going in and showing people what I can do, proving to them that I can get… — Keke Palmer
History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing… — Richard Lamm

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