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In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Against Best Come Compete Everyone Few First Judged Just Much Rather Sport Tenth Than Want Would You

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I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

~Dalia Mogahed

Topics: Admire Against Character Courage Develop Even Friends Myself Perseverance Right Self Self-Discipline Stand Stand Up Tell Traits Up Work You I Can

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It's my luck to be at the frontier of what looks to be a resurrection of roots music on the international scene. That's really what reggae music is about: that voice against oppression and struggle.

~Damian Marley

Topics: About Against Frontier International Looks Luck Music Oppression Really Reggae Resurrection Roots Scene Struggle Voice

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Real practice means working on stuff you're not good at. Real practice is about butting your head against the wall repeatedly until you get it right.

~Damien Chazelle

Topics: About Against Get Good Head Means Practice Real Repeatedly Right Stuff Until Wall Working You Your

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It's a great advantage to be able to play people off against each other, isn't it? You go to Christie's and get a quote on something. And then you go to Phillips' and you tell them what Christie's has given you. I like auctions for artists.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Able Advantage Against Artists Each Get Given Go Great Great Advantage Like Off Other People Play Quote Something Tell Them Then You

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One of the questions writers bump up against in their work, whether they know it or not, is about lying. Because fiction is a form of deceit, and one's abilities are measured by how convincingly one can persuade readers that these events really happened.

~Damon Galgut

Topics: Ability About Against Because Bump Deceit Events Fiction Form Happened How Know Lying Measured Persuade Questions Readers Really Up Whether Work Writers

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Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

~Damon Runyon

Topics: Against Always Enough Long May Money Off Rub Some Try Up You

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I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.

~Damon Runyon

Topics: Against Came Conclusion Life Long

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Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.

~Dan Auerbach

Topics: Against Always Dad Everybody Listened Louder Music Nobody Parents Rebel Than Wants

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Well, you know, in any novel you would hope that the hero has someone to push back against, and villains - I find the most interesting villains those who do the right things for the wrong reasons, or the wrong things for the right reasons. Either one is interesting. I love the gray area between right and wrong.

~Dan Brown

Topics: Against Any Area Back Between Either Find Gray Gray Area Hero Hope Interesting Know Love Most Novel Push Reasons Right Right And Wrong Right Reasons Right Things Someone Things Those Villains Well Who Would Wrong Wrong Reasons Wrong Things You I Love

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