Rival Quotes

174 Rival quotes by 156 unique authors

How happy the lot of the mathematician. He is judged solely by his peers, and the standard is so high that no colleague or rival… — Wystan Hugh Auden
There's a terrible delight in watching a rival sink without a trace — Bernard Hinault
But thou that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation. — William Wordsworth
Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Yet from this lesson thou will learn to avoid… — Miguel de Cervantes
I will not say with Lord Hale, that "The Law will admit of no rival" . . . but I will say that it is… — Joseph Story
Concentrate . . . for the greatest achievements are reserved for the man of single aim, in whom no rival powers divide the empire of… — Orison Swett Marden
I don't look at it like that's my rival and I have to beat her. It's more like, I have to ski this as fast… — Picabo Street
Bear patiently with a rival. — Unknown Author
He to whom many objects of pursuit arise at the same time, will frequently hesitate between different desires till a rival has precluded him, or… — Samuel Johnson
Jesus was the poorest of the poor. Roman Catholicism, which claims to be His church, is the richest of the rich, the wealthiest institution on… — Avro Manhattan
I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't. — Jonathan Dimbleby
If you are to use Alexander Graham Bell’s product, which is to say the blower, you should, in all courtesy, use it as he would… — Mark Forsyth
Savannah is a . . . lovely pastel dream of tight cobbled streets. . . . There are legendary scenes . . . to rival… — Rosemary Daniell
Given is the word. Given publicly, on the first Good Friday, on a hill, in the sight of all, was the visible demonstration of the… — Unknown Author
No matter how strong the rival, the just will always win. — Mas Oyama
In all of America, there is no more promising an urban area for revitalization than your own Over-the-Rhine. When I look at that remarkably untouched,… — Arthur Frommer
Rather than seek to be squired and dated by their rivals why should it not be possible for women to find relaxation and pleasure in… — Germaine Greer
Strange bent over these things, with a concentration to rival Minervois's own, questioning, criticizing and proposing. Strange and the two engravers spoke French to each… — Susanna Clarke
Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all of the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through South America, search… — Frederick Douglass
As a dancer I couldn't outdance Ginger Rogers or Eleanor Powell. As a singer I'm no rival to Doris Day. As an actress I don't… — Betty Grable
The good is the greatest rival of the best. — Nellie L. McClung
I have never considered myself a poet. Therefore, I am not a rival of anyone, and I do not consider anybody my rival. — Muhammad Iqbal
I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if you succeed. — Christopher Hampton
Shakespeare might have met Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in the white streets of London, or seen the serving-men of rival houses bite their thumbs at each… — Oscar Wilde
If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate in placing the football first beyond one goal and then… — Bertrand Russell

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