Honorable Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at…

— Mike Krzyzewski

The possible ranks higher than the actual.

— Martin Heidegger

When I rise it will be with the ranks and not from the ranks.

— Eugene V. Debs

Second best is not good enough really. Although if someone turned around now and said 'you will be promoted, but you will come in…

— Steve Howey

I finished three years ranked No. 1, so the ranking doesn't matter anymore.

— Simona Halep

I want to be the best, it's not about the ranking, it's about being consistent.

— Saina Nehwal

I'm not satisfied with being ranked second and third.

— Alexander Gustafsson

Why be second best at anything?

— Paul Heyman

In my opinion, rankings are a very fickle measurement of one's success and it is best to not get carried away by it.

— Sunil Chhetri

If you want to see yourself successful in your life, compete with a person ranked above you but compare with a person ranked below…

— Anonymous

People make a big thing about rankings, but being first or second in the world doesn't mean much if you don't actually win anything.

— Phil Neville

The higher the rank the less pretence, because there is less to pretend to.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton