Competition Quotes

1541 Competition quotes by 1153 unique authors

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion. — Major Owens
Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that doesn't pick winners and losers, but it invites competition and it levels the playing field for… — Sarah Palin
If anything I try to write something that would be more difficult to film. I tend to see film as competition and would like instead… — Chuck Palahniuk
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is… — George S. Patton
Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity. — Nancy Pearcey
In China, export lobbies have fought for policies that favor their interests and limit foreign competition. — Henry Paulson
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition. — James Cash Penney
South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge. — Tom Peters
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. — Emo Philips
There's a misconception that survival of the fittest means survival of the most aggressive. The adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless competition; you used… — Steven Pinker
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. — Colin Powell
The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous… — Dennis Prager
I've been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don't go out and just run. There's an offense… — Steve Prefontaine
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. — Ayn Rand
Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets. — Orville Redenbacher
I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing. — John C. Reilly
Competition is a sin. — John D. Rockefeller
In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true today.… — Christina Romer
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… — Christina Romer
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Our competition for American business is no longer in the next county or the next state, it's around the world. — Karl Rove
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. — Bertrand Russell
There is a consensus of willing leaders from both parties coalescing around the right way forward in health care. Reform should address government-imposed inequities and… — Paul Ryan
All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature; the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost… — Marquis de Sade
The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities. — Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

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