Contests Quotes

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In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection," he… — Benjamin Franklin
In the Christian combat, not the striker, as in the Olympic contests, but he who is struck, wins the crown. This is the law in… — Saint John Chrysostom
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else. — Geoff Gaberino
It's great to win, but it's also great fun just to be in the thick of any truly well and hard fought contest against opponents… — Jack Nicklaus
When I played ball, I didn't play for fun. . . . It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a contest… — Ty Cobb
Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns. — Saint Ambrose
In a day and age when there are so many culinary competitions - ranging from contests of taste to those of technique - The World… — Adam Richman
I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by… — Eric Bristow
My husband, a.k.a. Swede, and I both come from athletic backgrounds, so once we identified the goal - get book published - we attacked it.… — Kresley Cole
I never want to be in that stage where a band ends up playing state fairs and casinos. I am not willing to go out… — Al Jourgensen
The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but a stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests… — Unknown Author
At an expense trifling indeed, compared to what she frequently spends upon unprofitable contests, she might place the moral world on a new foundation, and… — John Strachan
The time given to athletic contests and the injuries incurred on the playing field are part of the price which the English-speaking race has paid… — Henry Cabot Lodge
We're not communicating on defense. In the film against Indiana, they shot the ball well. But that was partly our fault too because we didn't… — Rajon Rondo
Brandon McCaw says when the Athenians and the Spartans found themselves as war witgh one another in 431 B.C.E., both sides believed a conclusion would… — Brandon McCaw

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