![I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves? Even when you get to be a chess master, there are other chess masters you want to beat or outperform. And to me business is just a sport that I love to compete in; a continuous intellectual challenge that really motivates me.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-love-the-competitive-aspect-of-it-business-its-like-playing-chess-why-do-p.jpg)
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sports winning thinking
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sports thinking throwing
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sports vanity play
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moving people actors
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moving moving-forward
I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society. Al Sharpton
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play pursuit said
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play scripts film
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play people mouths
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play theatre audience
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play propaganda
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