competition quotes

• So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on; and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die; that is to say, civilization will die. (William Morris) [system/competition/exchange/life]
• Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress. (Herbert Hoover) [competition/basis/protection/civilization & progress]
• Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs. (Henry Ford) [competition/business]
• So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on; and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die; that is to say, civilization will die. (William Morris) [system/competition/exchange/life]
• The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. (Colin Powell) [competition/people]
• Like many businessmen of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient. And so he simply set about achieving that efficient monopoly. (Mario Puzo) [genius/competition]
• Success by the laws of competition signifies a victory over others by obtaining the direction and profits of their work. This is the real source of all great riches. (John Ruskin) [competition/direction/source]
• Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. (Bertrand Russell) [life/competition]
• There's only one person in this world I'm in competition with - MYSELF. (Jennifer Lopez) [competition]
• I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool. (Janet Jackson) [competition/think/competition/thing]
• Competition is for dogs and horses. (Geri Halliwell) [competition]
• There was some healthy competition going on, but it wasn't about the music itself. (Debbie Harry) [competition/music]
• There's always competition out there. That's what makes life exciting. (Carolyn Murphy) [competition/life]
• I was very competitive with my brothers when I was younger. Now we are all in completely different worlds. I'm not in direct competition with my brothers for anything, ever. Stephen and I and Billy and I are better at staying in touch with each other. Danny is married, he has a new baby and he is very peripatetic, he goes to golfing tournaments and charity things. He really travels a lot. (Alec Baldwin) [competition/charity]
• “It will be very challenging, to say the least, ... We have strong non-conference competition in road games against Maryland, projected to be a top-20 team, and Louisville, a 2004-05 final four participant. Playing against in-state rival Seton Hall at the Meadowlands is another highlight, and we'll be competing against St. Peter's and Drexel, both of which had good seasons last year.” (Tom Green) [willpower/competition/team]
• “I'm very, very humbled by that. There's a lot of competition out there.” (Sylvester Stallone) [competition]
• “I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?” (Cate Blanchett) [competition/think]
• Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better. (Christine Lahti) [competition]
• I've been in competition in the evening, I know what that's like. (Diane Sawyer) [competition/evening]
• I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to. (Isabella Rossellini) [competition/mother]
• “But I really, honestly, do not believe in competition. There is ALWAYS somebody better out there, in whatever you're doing. So, I'm really not down with that, I like letting out my aggressions but I don't want to lose my teeth in the process.” (Michelle Rodriguez) [competition]
• “We believe that Take-Two overpaid for the license given the lack of exclusivity and relatively small size of the baseball category, ... The only winners here are the Players Association due to the size of the minimum guarantees, and first-party publishers due to the lack of future competition from EA Sports in the baseball genre.” (Gary Cooper) [future/competition]
• “We believe that Take-Two overpaid for the license given the lack of exclusivity and relatively small size of the baseball category. The only winners here are the Players Association due to the size of the minimum guarantees, and first-party publishers due to the lack of future competition from EA Sports in the baseball genre.” (Gary Cooper) [future/competition]
• “We can't keep making excuses going into competitions because with the talent we have in our country we have to go into this competition with the aim of going as far as we can.” (David Beckham) [talent/competition]
• “I’ve been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience.” (Maria Sharapova) [competition/life]
• “You practice hard and work on a lot of things, but the actual competition is totally different. I was just trying to get in a groove.” (Maria Sharapova) [competition]
• “There was a lot of rustiness, ... The first match (after a layoff) is always tough. You practice hard and work on a lot of things, but the actual competition is totally different. I was just trying to get in a groove, get my feet wet.” (Maria Sharapova) [competition]
• “I think that's why I play tennis, because of the challenge, because of the competition, ... That's why we love to play tiebreaker in the third set. It makes it more exciting, and the bigger support in the stand, and more fans involved in it. I really enjoyed the competition and took a lot of hard work to make myself No. 1 at 18 years old.” (Maria Sharapova) [think/competition/love/more]
• “I think that's why I play tennis, because of the challenge, because of the competition. That's why we love to play tiebreaker in the third set. It makes it more exciting, and the bigger support in the stand, and more fans involved in it. I really enjoyed the competition and took a lot of hard work to make myself No. 1 at 18 years old.” (Maria Sharapova) [think/competition/love/more]
• “That's makes it even tougher but that's what it's all about. That's why we're here, for the competition. I love it when it gets tough.” (Maria Sharapova) [competition/love]
• There are horses people use for competition, and if they don't perform well or go lame, then people ask the vet to put them down to get the insurance money. And my vet knows I love horses, so he gives them to me. (Daryl Hannah) [people/competition/people/insurance]

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