Quotessence
Home / Topics / Competition Quotes

Competition Quotes

Browse 2418 quotes about Competition.

Related topics

PeopleIfsThinkingWinningSportsWantWorldWayMenKnowsTryingMeanWellsYearsFirstsGamesDifferentFeelsKindNeedsShouldCompanyCompetingPlayHas BeensImportantAthleteGivingLongRunningBelievePlayerCountryGovernmentHardLevelsStillsCompetitorsHelpingWholeMayTodayTwoBigsIndividualFightingHumansLooksPersonsRealBusinessIdeasInspirationalLittlesMonopolyProductsEndsRaceStatesCareArtEconomicInterestJobsLawLosesProblemAbleDoeDoneEconomyFieldsFocusSchoolShowsGoalI CanCapitalismHealthyMotivationalOpportunityTeamTrainingBeatsChallengesGuyWarChildrenChoicesIndustryInternationalNextUseWritingAbilityConflictEnjoyLastsMindPracticemore

Competition Quotes

“The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is great; but the advantages of this law are also greater still than its cost- for it is to this law that we owe our wonderful material development, which brings improved conditions in its train.”

StillsLawWorkPayGreaterWonderfulConditionsMaterialsDevelopmentComfortCostAdvantageCompetitionTrainLuxury
Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay The Gospel of Wealth
Create image

“The mere possession of monopoly power, and the concomitant charging of monopoly prices, is not only not unlawful, it is an important element of the free-market system. The opportunity to charge monopoly prices - at least for a short period - is what attracts 'business acumen' in the first place; it induces risk taking that produces innovation and economic growth.”

FirstsImportantOpportunityGrowthRiskEconomicProducePeriodsElementsInnovationCompetitionMerePossessionFree MarketMonopolyEconomic GrowthRisk-takingChargingUnlawfulAcumenMonopoly Power
Author:Antonin Scalia
Create image

“We were massive underdogs at the beginning of the competition and I'll put my hands up say and I didn't think we were going to go all the way. But, as you can see, we are never beaten. The manager told us to keep our chins up, to try and score early in the second half and give some respect for the fans. The first goal gave us a bit of belief. The supporters have saved up for weeks and months to come here. I am so happy to lift the cup for the fans.”

ThinkingWayGivingTryingFirstsHandsBeliefBitsGoalHalfWeekFansMonthsCompetitionSavedCupsManagersSoccerLiftsScoreMassiveBeatenSupporterChinsHere I AmLiverpoolUnderdogHands UpChin Up
Author:Steven Gerrard
Create image

“Technological advances have always been driven more by a mind-set of 'I can' than 'I should' Technologists love to cram maximum functionality into their products. That's 'I can' thinking, which is driven by peer competition and market forces But this approach ignores the far more important question of how the consumer will actually use the device focus on what we should be doing, not just what we can.”

ThinkingShouldMindI CanImportantUseForceFocusProductsApproachCompetitionDrivenConsumersDevicesPeersTechnologicalMaximumMind SetImportant QuestionsFunctionality
Author:John Maeda
Create image

“"No one is doing what we're doing." This is a bummer of a lie because there are only two logical conclusions. First, no one else is doing this because there is no market for it. Second, the entrepreneur is so clueless that he can't even use Google to figure out he has competition. Suffice it to say that the lack of a market and cluelessness is not conducive to securing an investment. As a rule of thumb, if you have a good idea, five companies are going the same thing. If you have a great idea, fifteen companies are doing the same thing.”

IfsFirstsTwoIdeasUseLyingCompanyFiveFiguresEntrepreneurCompetitionInvestmentConclusionLogicalGood IdeasFifteenGoogleThumbsGreat IdeaCluelessBummer
Book:Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
Create image

“Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.”

NeedsHelpingGamesBalanceTrainingPressureCompetitionIntenseTennisRelaxTake TimeSchedulesFamily And FriendsToughnessWork Life BalanceMaking TimeLife BalanceMental ToughnessWork And Life BalanceTime To RelaxSports Mental ToughnessIntense Training
Author:Samantha Stosur
Create image

“Advertising as the printed form of selling would seem . . . ultimately to be justified in so far as it serves as a means of increasing legitimate human wants, as an agency of fair and economic competition in the distribution of goods, and as a stimulant to social progress.”

WantHumansMeanSeemsFormSocialProgressEconomicFairsCompetitionSellingAdvertisingAgencyGoodsJustifiedDistributionPrintedAdvertising AgenciesSocial ProgressStimulantsEconomic Competition
Author:Daniel Starch
Create image

“Human nature being what it is, peace must inevitably be a relative condition. The essence of life is struggle and competition, and to that extent perfect peace is an almost meaningless abstraction. Struggle and competition are stimulating, but when they degenerate into conflict it is usually both destructive and disruptive. The aim of political institutions like the United Nations is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it possible for nations to stay on the right side of that line.”

HumansPoliticalLife IsNationsSidesLinesPerfectUnitedStruggleConditionsHuman NatureConflictDrawsEssenceAimInstitutionsCompetitionDestructiveRelativeMeaninglessAbstractionUnited NationsDegeneratesDisruptiveEssence Of LifePolitical InstitutionsUnescoLife Is A StrugglePerfect Peace
Author:Javier Perez de Cuellar
Create image

“Utilities used deregulation to effect a series of mergers limiting competition. In order to accelerate profits, cost cutting ensued, involving the layoff of thousands of utility company employees, including some who were responsible for maintenance of generation, transmission, and distribution systems. A number of investor-owned utilities stopped investing in the maintenance and repair of their own equipment, and, instead, cut costs to enhance the value of their stock rather than spending money to enhance the value of their service.”

UsedValuesOrderMoneyNumbersCompanyCuttingGenerationsEffectsCostResponsibleCompetitionSeriesIncludingInvestingProfitSpendingEmployeeInvestorsEquipmentDistributionUtilityInvolvingMaintenanceTransmissionAccelerateSpending MoneyMergersDeregulationLayoff
Author:Dennis Kucinich
Create image

“What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women. The capitalists speculate on the two following factors: the female worker must be paid as poorly as possible and the competition of female labour must be employed to lower the wages of male workers as much as possible. In the same manner the capitalists use child labour to depress women's wages and the work of machines to depress all human labour.”

HumansChildrenMadeTwoUseGreaterFemaleMachinesPaidCompetitionWorkersMalesFollowingFactorsAttractiveLabourCapitalistDepressingWagesEmployedChild Labour
Author:Clara Zetkin
Create image

“This killing of Israel athletes is an act of war. And if there's one place that war doesn't belong, it's here. 1200 years. From 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., your fellow Olympians laid down their arms to take part in these games. They understood there was more honor in out running a man than in killing him. I hope the competition will resume, and if it does, you must not think that running or throwing or jumping is frivelous. The games were once your fellow Olympians answer to war – competition, not conquest. Now, they must be your answer.”

IfsThinkingMenYearsDoeWarRunningGamesAnswersArmsHonorUnderstoodFellowsCompetitionKillingAthleteIsraelThrowingConquestJumpingResumesOlympian
Author:Bill Bowerman
Create image

“I think competition in any kind of activity like music, art, literature - anything that's not done with a timer - is actually impossible. So, in effect, what you're doing is you're entering the lottery. You're hoping that you play well (and that) you play your best on the day that you're heard, and you're hoping that the people who are judging will like what you do.”

PeopleThinkingWellsKindArtDonePlayLiteratureImpossibleHeardEffectsJudgingActivityCompetitionEnteringLotteryTimer
Author:Emanuel Ax
Create image