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Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Always Among Beat Between Competing Contests Group Groups Humans Individuals Intense Selfish Win Within

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I always wear beige, black or white. For one thing I look good in them. For another, when I'm beside a star at a fitting, and she looks into the mirror, I don't want to be competing in any way.

~Edith Head

Topics: Always Another Any Beside Black Black Or White Competing Fitting Good Look Looks Mirror One Thing She Star Them Thing Want Way Wear White

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In those days I would go for an interview and find myself competing with this other chap who would always be younger and taller, and much handsomer than I.

~Edward G. Robinson

Topics: Always Chap Competing Days Find Go Interview Much Myself Other Taller Than Those Who Would Younger

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I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.

~Edwin Moses

Topics: Competing Save Time Used

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The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.

~Edwin Moses

Topics: Arthritis Competing Decided Having Important Joint Life Lot Me More My Life Rest Returning Than Track

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I love who I am. But being a woman competing in a male-dominated sport and always trying to push the envelope as a female athlete, you get a lot of comparisons to men and things like that.

~Elana Meyers

Topics: Always Am Athlete Being Comparisons Competing Envelope Female Get Like Lot Love Men Push Sport Things Trying Who Woman You I Am I Love

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It's a challenge, but every single German or Canadian I want to beat, I still have to love them. That means competing the way God wants me to compete and helping my opponents if they have a need.

~Elana Meyers

Topics: Beat Canadian Challenge Compete Competing Every German God Helping Love Me Means Need Opponents Single Still Them To Love Want Wants Way

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Having my dad play for the Falcons, what it did was really to expose me to a whole bunch of other elite-level athletes, which I think gives me an advantage and allowed me to understand what goes into sports. It is more than going out onto the field and going out onto the ice and competing.

~Elana Meyers

Topics: Advantage Allowed Athletes Bunch Competing Dad Did Expose Field Gives Goes Going Having Ice Me More Onto Other Out Play Really Sports Than Think Understand Which Whole I Think

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I was meant to date the captain of the football team, I was going to be on a romantic excursion every Saturday night, I was destined to be collecting corsages from every boy in town before prom, accepting such floral offerings like competing sacrifices to a Delphic goddess.

~Elizabeth Wurtzel

Topics: Accepting Before Boy Captain Collecting Competing Date Destined Every Excursion Football Football Team Goddess Going Like Meant Night Prom Romantic Sacrifices Saturday Saturday Night Team Town

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I've calmed down. Looking back, I was engaged more in dramas than I was in relationships. I've spent a lot of my life being in it for the plot, and I don't do that anymore. I'm satisfied. I'm not competing with myself. I accomplished things I wanted to do, so everything I do now is because I want to, not because I'm trying to prove something.

~Elizabeth Wurtzel

Topics: Accomplished Anymore Back Because Being Competing Down Dramas Engaged Everything Life Looking Looking Back Lot More My Life Myself Now Plot Prove Relationships Satisfied Something Spent Than Things Trying Want Wanted

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