Quotes about Competition

But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.

Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.

company needs to be able to articulate exactly what it does, whom it serves, and against whom it competes. Why? Because all employees should be made to feel like salespeople or ambassadors for the firm, and they cannot do this without a fundamental understanding of an organization's business. More important, without this understanding, employees cannot connect their individual roles to the overall direction of the larger organization.

When employees at all levels share a common understanding of where the company is headed, what success looks like, whom their competitors are, and what needs to be achieved to claim victory, there is a remarkably low level of wasted time and energy and a powerful sense of traction.

To become more popular, you need to be constantly doing things that bring you close to other popular people, and nothing brings people closer than a common enemy.