Fair Play Quotes
50 quotes by 44 authors
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We who feel that justice is not being done have but one thing to do: that is fight, by argument, by example, by insistence on…
— Theodore Dreiser
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Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.
— Joseph Wood Krutch
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The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving little reward and…
— Michael Parenti
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Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
— Eric Hoffer
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Fair play is a jewel.
— Walter Scott
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Fair play with others is primarily the practice of not blaming them for anything that is wrong with us. We tend to rub our guilty…
— Eric Hoffer
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If you believe women are constituted differently to men then remove taxation from them. But if you're a democrat and you believe in government of…
— James Munro
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Whatever your sex or position, life is a battle in which you are to show your pluck, and woe be to the coward. Whether passed…
— Henry David Thoreau
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We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines through…
— Gordon Brown
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'English fair play' is a fine expression. It justifies the bashing of the puny draper's assistant by the big hairy blacksmith, and this to the…
— Joseph Furphy
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Please, compete in the spirit of fair play, mutual understanding and respect. And above all, please compete cleanly by refusing doping.
— Jacques Rogge
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Performance enhancing drugs are banned in the Olympics. OK, we can swing with that. But performance 'debilitating' drugs should not be banned. Smoke a joint…
— Eddie Izzard
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It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the…
— Maya Angelou
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In south west Lancashire, babies don't toddle, they side-step. Queuing women talk of 'nipping round the blindside'. Rugby league provides our cultural adrenalin. It's a…
— Colin Welland
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'It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you,' cried the Inspector, with the magnificent fair play of the British…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Plants of great vigor will almost always struggle into blossom, despite impediments. But there should be encouragement, and a free genial atmosphere for those of…
— Margaret Fuller
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Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for…
— Michael Josephson
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The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth serene…
— Winston Churchill
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Lovers and warriors are not bound by the rules of fair play.
— Wayne Gerard Trotman
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Strong responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided.
— Louis D. Brandeis
Who Wrote These Fair Play Quotes
44 authors contributed a total of 50 Fair Play Quotes, led by these top contributors: