154 quotes found
“Life is not a competition between you and others; rather, it's a journey to continuously make the very best out of your true abilities in life.”
“...every year for decades there had been great excitement over the Largest Vegetable competition ("That would be my husband", was the standard comment).”
“I believe Government should encourage competition, NOT prop up the weak when the going gets tough.”
“[Lizzie Bennington to a reporter who has asked for her opinion about Jack Archer's celebrated thighs.] When you come back from a set down and bring the match to a final set tiebreak and are a point...”
“He was working that charm right now on the trainer who kneeled before him and touched his thigh as though it were the thigh of David, Michelangelos glorious statue come to life right here on court.”
“Our teens are embedded in a culture driven by competition and perfectionism, where success is defined by status, performance and their appearance.”
“The pinnacle of human consciousness must be the rejection of unhealthy competition, war and violence.”
“Life is not a competition with others. Life is a competition with yourselfto do your personal best each day.”
“I think of the friendships I've strained, the generosity I've exploited, the bridges I've torched. Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; with them, forgive yourself. There may be hope for ...”
“My entire life, Ive never been able to understand the concept of not being happy or excited when others were successful or had something good happen to them. It quite honestly is a concept that I c...”
“Homo economicus was surreptitiously taken as the emblem and analogue for all living beings. A mechanistic anthropomorphism has gained currency. Bacteria are imagined to mimic "economic" behavior an...”
“Be careful... any time you find yourself defining the "winner" as someone other than the agent who is currently smiling from on top of a giant heap of utility.”
“...if the verses are for a literary competition, your grace should try to win second place; first is always won through favor or because of the high estate of the person, second is won because of p...”
“It did not occur to Adya that like being competitive during exam times, while being competitive in matters of life also the boys would actually tend to ditch their female counterparts in little lit...”
“Insecure people only eclipse your sun because theyre jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.”
“It is not important how many competitions you have attended, it only matters how many you have won.”
“Jealousy is love in competition.”
“If you just cant get rid of envy, then start creating a life, so that if you saw yourself from afar, youd be envious of you.”
“Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Try not to see it as an invitation to compete.”
“Understanding industry structure is also essential to effective strategic positioning P. 26”