Rival Quotes

174 Rival quotes by 156 unique authors

China is not only formidable, it is also aggressively building its own economic infrastructure. Just a few years from now, China will rival the U.S.… — Jo Ann Emerson
The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people… — Nicholas D. Kristof
A poor degenerate from the ape, Whose hands are four, whose tail's a limb, I contemplate my flaccid shape And know I may not rival… — Aldous Huxley
No rival will steal away my sure love; that glory will be my gray hair. — Propertius
The actions of bad men produce only temporary evil, the actions of good men only temporary good ; and eventually the good and the evil… — Henry Thomas Buckle
For years I said if I could only find a comfortable chair I would rival Mozart. — Morton Feldman
The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author. — Isaac D'Israeli
Potter is potter's enemy, and craftsman is craftsman's rival; tramp is jealous of tramp, and singer of singer. — Hesiod
Woman [in the 14th century] was the Church's rival, the temptress, the distraction, the obstacle to holiness, the Devil's decoy. — Barbara Tuchman
Either you have a rival or you don't. If you have one, you must please in order to be preferred to him, and if you… — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
A Christian is one who rejoices in the superiority of a rival. — Edwin Booth
In drawing attention to the physical characteristics of women leaders, they can be dismissed as either too pretty or too ugly. The net effect is… — Naomi Wolf
...the avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise — David Fairchild
But would you sing, and rival Orpheus' strain. The wond'ring forests soon should dance again; The moving mountains hear the powerful call. And headlong streams… — Alexander Pope
The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains. — Hesiod
Few topographical boundaries can rival the frontiers of the mind. — Salman Rushdie
Michelangelo is a constructor, and Rafael an artist who, great as he is, is always limited by the model. When he tries to be thoughtful… — Paul Cezanne
Great Homer's birthplace seven rival cities claim, Too mighty such monopoly of Fame. — Thomas Seward
A Frenchwoman, when double-crossed, will kill her rival; the Italian woman would rather kill her deceitful lover; the Englishwoman simply breaks off relations-but they all… — Charles Boyer
I can say that Thiago Silva has no rival in his position. He is by far the best defender in the world. It’s a compliment… — Paolo Maldini
A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may * * * readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. — William E. Gladstone
A rational reaction against the irrational excesses and vagaries of scepticism may, I admit, readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. To be engaged… — William E. Gladstone
Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children, rival authors, and… — Richard Armour
Obama ran a hard-edged and negative campaign against Romney, hoping to convince recession-weary voters that his rival was unworthy of the job. — Ron Fournier
Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the… — Ron Fournier

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