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competing

«Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests.»
«Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.»
«Competing at the highest level is the greatest test of one's character.»
Author: Russell Mark (Athlete) | About: Challenge, Character | Keywords: competing
«I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.»
Author: Wilma Rudolph (Runner) | Keywords: competing, fresh, Fresh Air
«The idealist's program of political or economic reform may be impracticable, absurd, demonstrably ridiculous; but it can never be successfully opposed merely by pointing out that this is the case. A negative opposition cannot be wholly effectual: there must be a competing idealism; something must be offered that is not only less objectionable but more desirable.»
«There is a hereditary selective advantage to membership in a powerful group united by devout belief and purpose. Even when individuals subordinate themselves and risk death in common cause, their genes are more likely to be transmitted to the next generation than are those of competing groups who lack equivalent resolve.»
«It is with roses and locomotives (not to mention acrobats Spring electricity Coney Island the 4th of July the eyes of mice and Niagara Falls) that my ''poems'' are competing.»