Contest Quotes

345 Contest quotes by 294 unique authors

Ninety-five percent of the time when I run a contest I've purchased the giveaway prizes with advertising money. — Ree Drummond
I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have to… — Rachel Johnson
A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not about political prestige or military power.… — Ben Bova
I won a dancing contest to get into wrestling. That involved fans voting. — Stacy Keibler
Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We… — Dallin H. Oaks
Love does not dwell on how much one receives in return. If there is ever any balance in love, it is in a contest of… — Criss Jami
A good 80 percent of the vault is still physical and another percentage of it, 20, 25 percent is mental. Mental is always the mental… — Bela Karolyi
Playing guitar is not a beauty contest. — Ernie Isley
There is a big risk for the Republicans in a race, especially with Hillary Clinton as a likely Democratic nominee in a contest that will… — Barack Obama
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and… — Zhuangzi
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis best to argue… — Thomas Browne
Great contest follows, and much learned dust Involves the combatants; each claiming truth, And truth disclaiming both. — William Cowper
I'm not in a contest. I make movies. I'm not a racehorse... — George Lucas
So, you see, it's a real chore for me to write a book review because it's like a contest. It's like I'm writing that book… — John Irving
This contest between the secular and religious visions of government is really the main choice to be made. It won't be decided in one election,… — Adnan Pachachi
Our human landscape is overburdened with competitions and contests. Art need not be a contest. Art is a personal quest for quality. Quality is the… — Robert Genn
In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval. — Gerald R. Ford
I always believe in going hard at everything, whether it is Latin or mathematics, boxing or football, but at the same time I want to… — Theodore Roosevelt
So the horns of the stag are sharp to offend his adversary, but are branched for the purpose of parrying or receiving the thrusts of… — Erasmus Darwin
To know John Kennedy, as I did, was to understand the true meaning of the word. He understood that courage is not something to be… — Gerald R. Ford
Good advertising is a happy wedding of words and pictures, not a contest between them. — Leo Burnett
We are already engaged in World War III. It is a war against nature, and it is simply no contest. As a result, the threat… — Norman Myers
You can't enter a contest emotionally charged. It clouds your judgment, it clouds your reaction. — Conor McGregor
A boxing contest is a brain-damage contest. Who can give out more brain damage and who can absorb more of it? — Jonathan Gottschall
The fact is, the contest has always been invulnerability, and even when you win, you still lose. — Brenna Yovanoff

Who Wrote These Contest Quotes

294 authors contributed a total of 345 Contest Quotes, led by these top contributors: