Activity Quote by John George Nicolay Download Open image “Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.” — John George Nicolay ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Activity Competition Politics Produce Rivalry
Competition in politics is just as important as competition in everything else. — Charlie Baker Copy Share Image
Political rivalry is one thing but personal smear campaigns scrape the barrel of political infighting. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
“Many people feel that playing the political game involves devious plotting or blatant self-promotion. But in reality, “politics” is what naturally happens whenever people… — Marie G. McIntyre Copy Share Image
I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition. — Robert Kagan Copy Share Image
Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Competition is a moral problem and an emotional tangle and a political conundrum. — Valerie Miner Copy Share Image
There is always competition for influence, but there are also opportunities for cooperation. — Lee Hsien Loong Copy Share Image
“Typically, we use the term “playing politics” only to describe our colleagues’ behavior—never our own. They are sucking up, scheming, and manipulating, but we… — Marie G. McIntyre Copy Share Image
As politics is not subtraction but addition, those who share views and ideas need to join forces and they have to cooperate with political… — Park Won-soon Copy Share Image
Rivalry causes us to overemphasize old opportunities and slavishly copy what has worked in the past. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively new period… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers and distinguished… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincolns single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress. — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
The death of Mrs. Lincoln was a serious loss to her husband and children. Abraham's sister Sarah was only eleven years old, and the… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician. — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction. — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors… — John George Nicolay Copy Share Image
Where I grew up, learning was a collective activity. But when I got to school and tried to share learning with other students that… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
It must be assumed and established as a principle, that the right of private property must be regarded as sacred. Wherefore, the law ought… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. — Plato Copy Share Image
And also I think the rise of other, you could say, destinations for international jihadis mean that Pakistan isn't necessarily the place where people… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
To evoke in oneself a feeling one has once experienced, and having evoked it in oneself, then by means of movements, lines, colors, sounds,… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
There were books everywhere in my house. Books were very present. I just loved books. I never understood reading as anything but a pleasurable… — Lisa Lucas Copy Share Image
For war to man, like childbirth to women, is simplifying in its emotions and activities. All the real problems of life can be put… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
For the longest time, neuroscientists were forced to be passive observers of brain activity. — Gero Miesenbock Copy Share Image
Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity. — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
Once an activity has been socialized, it is impossible to point out, by concrete example, how men in a free market could better conduct… — Leonard Read Copy Share Image
