#petition

On the basis of the familiar experience that that which is learned with difficulty is better retained, it would have been safe to prophesy such an effect from the greater number of repetitions. ↗

— Hermann Ebbinghaus

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The relation of repetitions for learning and for repeating English stanzas needs no amplification. These were learned by heart on the first day with less than half of the repetitions necessary for the shortest of the syllable series. ↗

— Hermann Ebbinghaus

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But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals. ↗

— Usain Bolt

#because #beside #biggest #competition #finals

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing. ↗

— Lou Brock

#competition #goals #i #keeps #me

I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition. ↗

— Suzanne Farrell

#because #competing #competition #form #healthy

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people. ↗

— Avery Brundage

#creating #education #end #games #itself

You can't have public health without a public health system. We just don't want to be part of a mindless competition for resources. We want to build back capacity in the system. ↗

— Paul Farmer

#build #capacity #competition #health #just

It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough. ↗

— Gary Burton

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I feel comfortable around every driver out there and each driver is in charge of their own car, but you feel very secure racing the competition out there. ↗

— Kurt Busch

#car #charge #comfortable #competition #driver

Small- and medium-sized businesses need access to a diverse range of finance options, including non-bank lending. These new forms of finance are still small in scale today but they should, over time, bring additional choice and greater competition to the lending market. ↗

— Vince Cable

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