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We have a world minus a whole lot of talent that has stepped out of contention for leadership, only because they don't want to seem too aggressive, too smart, unattractive, or too male.

~Abigail Disney

Topics: Aggressive Because Contention Leadership Lot Male Minus Only Out Seem Smart Stepped Talent Too Unattractive Want Whole World

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Nobody wants to see teams out of contention showcased in December and January. I'm sure this is something that will be discussed again this off-season.

~Al Michaels

Topics: Again Contention December Discussed January Nobody Off-Season Out See Something Sure Teams Wants Will

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When you shoot in a room, that's a symmetrical thing that contains you. When there's no contention, the sensation is overwhelming you. That's a challenge, to do that.

~Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Topics: Challenge Contains Contention Overwhelming Room Sensation Shoot Thing You

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It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no time to read.

~Anita Brookner

Topics: Contention Market No Time Read Time Tortoise Writing

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In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.

~Anita Brookner

Topics: Any Around Busy Case Contention Every Every Time Game Hare Life Look Market No Time Read Real Real Life Time Too Tortoise Who Winning Wins Writing You

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The contention is if you don't do it in the first quarter, if you don't box out and control the glass in the first quarter, you are not going to do it in the fourth quarter and overtime.

~Anne Donovan

Topics: Box Contention Control First Fourth Glass Going Out Overtime Quarter You

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It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not encounter violence every day. I think we prepare people for violence, and I think just as importantly we prepare people for the definition of being gentle.

~Bob Keeshan

Topics: Being Contention Day Definition Encounter Every Every Day Gentle Importantly Just Most Mugged People Prepare Think Violence World I Think

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When you think about musicians who are reading music, my contention has always been the energy that you're using deciphering what the symbol is is taking away from the maximum creative energy that you might have had if you understood that it's but a symbol.

~Cecil Taylor

Topics: About Always Away Been Contention Creative Energy Had Maximum Might Music Musicians Reading Symbol Taking Think Understood Using Who You

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George Orwell's contention was that it is a sure sign of trouble when things can no longer be called by their right names and described in plain, forthright speech.

~Christopher Lasch

Topics: Contention George Longer Names Plain Right Sign Speech Sure Things Trouble

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Our spirits are corroded by living in an atmosphere of unrelenting contention - an argument culture.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Argument Atmosphere Contention Culture Living Our Spirits

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