#petition

I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject. ↗

— James Otis

#another #appear #behalf #considered #i

If anything I try to write something that would be more difficult to film. I tend to see film as competition and would like instead to do what books do best. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#best #books #competition #difficult #film

In America, we believe that competition strengthens us. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#believe #competition #strengthens #us

Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that doesn't pick winners and losers, but it invites competition and it levels the playing field for everyone. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#agenda #competition #everyone #field #government

Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

#competition #i #need #people #starting

It's a two-dimensional gig being a singer, and you can get lost in your own tedium and repetition. ↗

— Robert Plant

#get #gig #lost #own #repetition

What was the competition? Well, I remember this Puerto Rican who came out in a short skirt and a gun. ↗

— Sarah Vaughan

#competition #gun #i #i remember #out

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. ↗

— Colin Powell

#average #average people #competition #effort #healthiest

The human comedy is always tragic, but since its ingredients are always the same - dupe, fox, straight, like burlesque skits - the repetition through the ages is comedy. ↗

— Dawn Powell

#always #burlesque #comedy #dupe #fox

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#becomes #bigger #callous #colder #competition