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Competition quotes

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“It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone.” C. S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity” - 1952

“anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you're both engaged in the same business—you know they're doing something that you aren't.” Malcolm X, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” - 1965

“My dear fellow, it isn't easy to be anything nowadays. There's such a lot of beastly competition about.” Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” - 1895

“If we continue to think and live as if we belong only to different cultures and different religions, with separate missions and goals, we will always be in self-defeating competition with each other.” Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly” - 2004

“In a competition of love we'll all share in the victory, no matter who comes in first.” Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly” - 2004

“Don’t go where it’s crowded. Go where it’s empty. Even though it’s harder to get there, that’s where you belong and where there’s less competition.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” - 2012

“In such an economy, there is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open...” Milton Friedman, “Capitalism and Freedom” - 1962

“in the nature of man, we find three principall causes of quarrel. First, Competition; Secondly, Diffidence; Thirdly, Glory. The first, maketh men invade for Gain; the second, for Safety; and the third, for Reputation.” Thomas Hobbes, “Leviathan” - 1651

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Capitalism and Freedom (1)