Homo economicus was surreptitiously taken as the emblem and analogue for all living beings. A mechanistic anthropomorphism has gained currency. Bacteria are imagined to mimic “economic” behavior and to engage in internecine competition for the...

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition – in having put forth the best within you

We’ll get healthy competition to prepare for the state tournament.

We started learning a new dive on platform before this competition and Steve had a little bit of a mental lapse in that he performed the new dive instead of what we had entered him...

They want to get you into a scoring competition, and we needed to avoid that. But that’s exactly what happened. They are a tough team to beat in that type of game.

It’s the highest level of competition I’ve ever run against.

I was really happy with what the divers did all year long. The diving competition was more of a relaxed atmosphere, which allowed the divers to let it all out and not be worried. Michael...

I’m not going to talk about next year’s competition at any position. We’re going to stick with the Jets.

Oh, yeah? Me too. Let’s see whose friend gets here first.

Opening of financial markets should be mutually beneficial, but at the same time, developing countries face more competition and risk.

Pride is nothing more than false courage without long term solutions.

I think competition is very important; it breeds many good things in a person.

It is hardly a process at all. It is more like a lottery. It has become a rather squalid competition with no set procedure, shrouded in Big Power secrecy. They don’t even interview the candidates.

There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.

It is competition and cooperation… we must build a mature relationship under which we may see friction and cooperation coexisting.

When I win, it’s because I’m skilled. When I lose, it’s because my opponent is lucky. But when I fall in love, it’s because I’m lucky and she’s skilled.

Generally, competition is a good thing. But not when it’s between two nipples, specifically mine, over which one can suck the most.

I had a dream about you. We were waiting in line, and you were right in front of me. The line was three people long, and I felt like the bronze medalist of the Checkout...

He played really well in the spring and set himself apart from the competition. He earned that position, and we’re glad we got him back for another year.

Playing better competition never hurts. I think you need to be fair with your program. … I’m a true believer in playing real competition … and it makes it easier for them to play with...

This was pretty good for our first home meet. They ran enough to beat the competition. This was kind of like a workout for us.

Your reciept is your library card.” — On what killed the brick and mortar bookstores.

A game like this can help if our kids learn from it. We like to play this type of competition. But, our guys came out trying to feel them and we can’t do that. They...

will touch on the Microsoft situation but more broadly on how best to promote competition on the Internet.

Competition is a rude yet effective motivation.

I like the group we have going. This group has played against great competition on the national level and has a lot of confidence. It is the same group that has come off the course...

They are spending heavily to encourage future growth. They’ve got a lot of competition. Their competitive edge is their brand name and shopping experience.

When you look at the past without God’s eyes, you subject yourself to deception. The past no longer exists and God doesn’t linger there. However, Satan will show you whatever you want to see and...

We are very happy with our hardware, such as golf clubs and exercise equipment, but competition in clothing is as savage as ever and footwear is competitive as well.

I guess kids would rather watch that competition on TV. Because they didn’t come to the theater to watch it.

My artificial creations will be better than nature’s natural creations.

Conception is not some genteel, quiet pastime; it’s a fierce and unforgiving team sport.

Nobody loves the rat race, but nobody can think of anything else—Satan has us just where he wants us.

There is greater competition to hire people, so pay is higher.

I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.

Competition is important and there are formable opponents out there, but that can’t run your long-term plan.

Women need fair representation everywhere. Its not a matter of competition but of equality.

There wasn’t a lot of high-powered competition. There were mainly non-Division I schools, but there were definitely some very good athletes. There was not as much competition as a typical meet that we go to,...

I can’t understand how people can have grown up in the eighties, amidst all this competitive spirit, gangster battles, hiphop – and still pretend that artists are ‘colleagues’ that should be bloody nice to each...

Jimmy was amazing. After not performing well on floor on the first day of competition, he did what he needed to do on the second day in order to make the U.S. National Team.

We need to move from comparative advantage to perpetual advantage…

If you can keep those concepts of play and competition, the behaviors are somewhat addictive. You can be addicted to fantasy sports just like you can be addicted to on-line betting – and I think...

We need to get our new guys in there and get some competition because we’re not where we need to be right now.

In real life, it is very important to be able to see a tiny difference between need for speed or just want to overtake.

Angelina, I think of you as my friend, the dearest of friends, and it tortures me to go against you, but now is the time to stand with the slave. The time will come for...

It always nice to get a win and the competition here was as tough as some of the others too. It’s definitely a step in the right direction and it was a lot better than...

The biggest lie women tell themselves about men: When I get what I want, I will be happy.

He does better when there’s better competition. That hard work pays off. I think he thinks about shot put 20 hours a day.

He was working that charm right now on the trainer who kneeled before him and touched his thigh as though it were the thigh of David, Michelangelo’s glorious statue come to life right here on...

You’re competing against the guy across the street and so the market is set by the local competition in that area.