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Rivalry quotes

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“In love there are no friends. Everywhere where there is a pretty woman hostility is open.” Victor Hugo, “Les Misérables” - 1862

“The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life.” Anthony Trollope, “Phineas Redux” - 1874

“I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen.” Marilyn Monroe, “My Story” - 1974

“One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.” Henry Adams, “The Education of Henry Adams” - 1906

“Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them—especially as against the rivals, other children, and first and foremost as against their brothers and sisters.” Sigmund Freud, “The Interpretation of Dreams” - 1899

“That’s the problem with winning right from the start, thought Ender. You lose friends.” Orson Scott Card, “Ender's Game” - 1985

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