Contests Quotes

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When Bob came through Cincinnati, he wanted a girl singer to be on his show. There was a local contest, and my sister and I… — Rosemary Clooney
You have to believe in what you are saying. Maybe they will like it or not but they cannot contest that what you are saying… — Jean-Christophe Maillot
I didn't get hurt in the contest. I hurt it the next day. — Jimmy Piersall
I won the first contest I ever entered, when I was 6. — Ryan Sheckler
You know, I've occasionally tried to watch other shows besides Scrubs, but comparing them is a bit like me competing in the special Olympics. Obviously… — Zach Braff
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity; the next is, to strive, and deserve to conquer: but he whose… — Samuel Johnson
Economic activity is no longer an adversarial contest between embattled sellers and buyers "In the distributed economy, where collaboration trumps competition, inclusivity replaces exclusivity and… — Jeremy Rifkin
Greatness of spirit is to bear finely both good fourtune and bad, honor and disgrace, and not to think highly of luxury or attention or… — Aristotle
There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness;… — Pope Gregory I
Not only do we mock the Eurovision Song Contest itself, but we lampoon other European countries for taking it so seriously, and they all retaliate… — Unknown Author
Elections are not a beauty contest. It is all about tolerance. — Unknown Author
The greatest intensification of the horrors of war is a direct result of the democratisation of the State. So long as the army was a… — Herbert Read
Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise. — James Surowiecki
I've watched all (of Webb's) dunks on tape. I talked to him about what his preparations were going into the dunk contest. He just said… — Nate Robinson
For forms of government let fools contest; Whate'er is best administer'd is best. For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong… — Alexander Pope
And the issue is never the merits of the evidence but always the jealous rivalry of the contestants to see which would be the official… — Hugh Nibley
They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." They brought an end to such ancient evils as infanticide and gladiatorial contest. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one… — Abraham Lincoln
Psychopaths view any social exchange as a â€˜feeding opportunity,â€™ a contest or a test of wills in which there can be only one winner. Their… — Robert D. Hare
I think there are very few invisible musical instrument players out there who can claim the chops and sheer perseverance of BjÃ¶rn TÃ¼roque, the world's… — John Hodgman

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