Famous Quotes & Sayings

Laurence J. Peter

Competition in academia is so vicious because the stakes are so small.

Marc Benioff

You never want to be completely alone at what you do. Competition is good for everyone.

Lee Kuan Yew

India is scared of the competition... because Chinese goods will go into India and compete.

John D. Rockefeller

Competition is a sin.

Karl Rove

Our competition for American business is no longer in the next county or the next state, it's around the world.

Paul Davies

An argument often given for why Earth couldn't host another form of life is that once the life we know became established, it would have eliminated any competition through natural selection. But if another form of life were confined to its own niche, there would be little direct competition with regular life.

Jimmie Johnson

The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.

Jim Parsons

My Emmy competition is awfully good. My stomach is already in knots. The problem is that I don't drink, so I can't calm myself that way. I wish I could be better at pretending I don't care.

Jamie Dixon

They don't seem any different today than they were two days ago or before the Wisconsin game. I don't see any real changes. I think they just look forward to the competition in practice that day, and that's what they think about.

It's a discriminatory practice that implicates competition between the states. It would be a tariff by any other name.

There's a lot of pressure on these kids, especially the top seeds. We have to keep in mind they are teenagers. One simple move can lead to a mistake. And one mistake when you're facing quality competition can lead to a loss.

Shaun Maloney

There seems to be a regular flow of younger forwards into the national side. With Lee Miller and Derek Riordan having been in and Garry O'Connor and Craig there just now, the competition for a couple of places could involve about six players. We all want to be there.

There's concern about oversupply and price competition. Price competition has been very keen.

There's always been good competition in this tournament. This is the cream of the crop in the state.

There's a lot of tough competition. At a meet like this, fourth's pretty good. It helps so we know what we have to do (later).

There's always that possibility, but I thought there was that possibility before Katrina. Competition is not a new wrinkle. Katrina simply escalated it.

It's a tough business, ... You are bidding set prices on multi-dimensional construction projects and the competition is very steep.

It was friendly competition between us. He threw very well. I just told him he shouldn't be worried about anything. If he keeps throwing the way he is, he'll be up here soon enough.

It was competitive but a reflection of where the competition is. We are just jostling for places right now. I am not unhappy with the quality of play because we just introduced a lot of young players and to score three goals on the road is good.

It was real good competition and we are real psyched about it.

It was random, it took about three weeks. They filmed me for my first real competition as a competitive eater.

Jim Brown

It was really disappointing down there. It was a tough field, but that's the way I have always scheduled. I want our guys to play tough competition to see what it takes to get to that level.

It was a tough race out there with great competition. It was the strongest field that I can ever remember in terms of competition. I'm proud of our eighth-place finish. I think the girls had a great year, and it's a real honor to be in the top 10 at nationals.

It was a tough course and tough competition. Had we shot our best, we would have only jumped one or two teams.

Allen Johnson

It was a very tough year for the 110m hurdles. Every competition is like a World Championships final,

It was a very tough region, very tough competition and a very good golf course.

It will be a good way to get our feet wet. We are definitely going to see some tough competition, but we have prepared well in practice, and I think we are going to see that in the performance.

It's a competition. You should be able to boo. It gets the team fired up.

Elizabeth Gillies

In middle school, I was boy crazy and it was the worst! I would always lose, too. I was more into the competition than the boy by the end of it! I just wanted to win!

Carine Roitfeld

You can't put yourself into competition with a magazine like 'Vogue.' You have to create something new, something different.

Chris Moneymaker

The competition has improved tremendously. In 2003, I could teach a guy how to play poker in an hour and he could win some money. Today, it would take days. The game has gotten so much tougher. So I will spend my time with my family and play when I can.

We play each other for a reason. We need this kind of competition to get ready for district. They need to get ready for the playoffs.

We pretty much know who our competition is, and what to expect.