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Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

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I'm not competing in Iowa for a reason. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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When you introduce competition into the public school system, most studies show that schools start to do better when they are competing for students. ↗

— Bill Cosby

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Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers, if 'facts' are fictional, how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions? ↗

— J. C. Watts

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I just always expect the best because I'm a competitor and if I'm competing, then obviously I'm trying to be better in everything. ↗

— Lil Wayne

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Of course, rivals do affect athletes mentally, but if you are competing with top-notch athletes, you will push each other, you will encourage each other. ↗

— Liu Xiang

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Doesn't anyone here think this sounds like a vision of hell? While we are all competing or dying, when will there be time for sex or music or books? Stop the world, I want to get off. ↗

— Howard Stringer

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I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. ↗

— Kirk Hammett

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What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that’s why he's number two. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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What you did was live on very little. I think all of us that were competing - Bill is the same way - you don't need much to live. ↗

— Frank Shorter

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