Contest Quotes

345 Contest quotes by 294 unique authors

Photography is a contest between a photographer and the presumptions of approximate and habitual seeing. The contest can be held anywhere ... — John Szarkowski
An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Chess is a contest between two men which lends itself particularly to the conflicts surrounding aggression. — Reuben Fine
If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason… — Ulysses S. Grant
Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless… — George Washington
The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. — Robert Breault
Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the one who comes out the… — Cus D'Amato
A few days before the [Mr. America] contest we heard rumors about a man who had throngs of people following him along the Lake Michigan… — Unknown Author
The Academy Awards are obscene, dirty . . . no better than a beauty contest. — Dustin Hoffman
I say that Hitler ought to have the peace prize, because he is removing all the elements of contest and of struggle from Germany. By… — Gertrude Stein
I'm not here to win a popularity contest. I'm here to work and have a career. Let the haters hate. I'm ready for the criticism. — Rosie Huntington Whiteley
Charlie Chaplin and I would have a friendly contest: Who could do the feature film with the least subtitles? — Buster Keaton
Iâ€™m about to enter a national ass-kicking contest. With no legs. And a massive ass. — Julia Louis-Dreyfus
I don't make the mistake of thinking it's a major musical event. I love the Eurovision Song Contest and it will continue long after I'm… — Terry Wogan
I am proud to be part of the Toys for Tots program for a second year. In addition to giving kids the chance to design… — Dale Jarrett
In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to… — Leslie Banks
Addiction, obesity, starvation (anorexia nervosa) are political problems, not psychiatric: each condense and expresses a contest between the individual and some other person or persons… — Thomas Szasz
Ethnic life in the United States has become a sort of contest like baseball in which the blacks are always the Chicago Cubs. — Ishmael Reed
We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency. We expected to… — George Washington
My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good… — Richard Avedon

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