Contestants Quote by Hugh Nibley

“Pardon me for budging into concoction of the aristocrats blowing their trumpets, the demagogues' doctrines, the antagonists' squeals, the hypocrites' assertions, the sycophants fawning…

— Mukesh Kwatra

“The keen sensitivity with which people detect the flaws of their rivals is one of nature's wonders. It takes a Herculean effort to control…

— Robert Wright

“It is hard to dispute the evidence that we are a race defined to a significant degree by our pettiness, by how vicious our…

— Christine Sneed

It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.

— Baden Powell de Aquino

Sometimes... we suffer from the tyranny of comparison. Contests, competitions, thrive on it. Who cares?

— Robert Genn

We now have contestants who will not let anything get in their way of victory. Some contestants have thrown each other under the bus…

— Ryan Seacrest

We are contaminated with the idea of "winning" and defeating others. Indoctrinated by parents, schools, and our ubiquitous media, hammered with a lie: The…

— Daniel Gillies

I take issue with those who criticize 'The Biggest Loser' for pushing contestants too hard. The whole point is to push them hard. Otherwise,…

— Alison Sweeney

Like families, competitors can bring out the worst as well as the best in each other. Like romance, competition has many faces, some of…

— Mariah Nelson

“Jealousy always trumps schadenfreude! It’s a rule from the heartbreak version of ‘rock, paper, scissors.”

— Julie Klausner

I started off as a contestant and I realise that it's not easy being scrutinised by experts. And when you are a judge you…

— Shakti Mohan

Jealousy creeps in. There's no healthy competition anymore.

— Mazher