“Capitalism places every man in competition with his fellows for a share of the available wealth. A few people accumulate big piles, but most do not. The sense of community falls victim to this struggle.” PeopleMenBigsFallCommunityWealthStruggleShareCapitalismFellowsVictimCompetitionAvailableEvery Man Book:Sixty stories Source: Sixty stories
“Has it ever occurred to you how lucky you are to be alive? More than 99 percent of all the creatures that have ever lived have died without progeny, but not a single one of your ancestors falls into that group! ... Not a single one of your ancestors, all the way back to the bacteria, succumbed to predation before reproducing, or lost out in the competition for a mate.” WayFallLostAliveGroupsAtheismLuckyCreaturesPercentDiedCompetitionPositive AtheismMatesAncestorBacteriaLucky YouProgenyReproducing Author:Daniel Dennett
“You have to compete in life because if you don't have no competition - no competition, no spirit, you know, you'll fall under the slightest struggle.” IfsKnowsSpiritFallStruggleCompetition Author:Mike Tyson
“From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.” FallLostSportsCompetitionMarchOctober Author:Scott Hamilton