(251 quotes found)
“We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.”
Edward Gibbon
“We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the contest, and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: none is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope! Rally to the standard, and be no longer the scoff of mercenary tongues! Be men, be free men, that your children may bless their father's name.”
Sam Houston
“It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.”
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
“I opened-up a yogurt, underneath the lid it said, "Please try again." because they were having a contest that I was unaware of. I thought maybe I opened the yogurt wrong. ...Or maybe Yoplait was trying to inspire me... "Come on Mitchell, don't give up!" An inspirational message from your friends at Yoplait, fruit on the bottom, hope on top.”
Mitch Hedberg
“It's no coincidence that three of the top five stock option traders in a recent trading contest were all ex-Marines.”
Robert Prechter Jr.
“Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.”
Walter Savage Landor
“It was a hole in one contest and I had a three.”
Abe Lemons
“Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest!”
Chris Rock
“Half of those were very well defended and contested. Those are the ones that take your breath away and take the wind from an opponent's sails.”
Bruce Pearl
“Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it?”
Ben Hogan
