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We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

~Edward Gibbon

Topics: Contest Improve Must Ourselves Over Victories Win

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The Book of Revelation is all about the conflict, the contest between the forces of Good and Evil.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: About Between Book Conflict Contest Evil Forces Good Good And Evil Revelation

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Anything that could give rise to smarter-than-human intelligence - in the form of Artificial Intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, or neuroscience-based human intelligence enhancement - wins hands down beyond contest as doing the most to change the world. Nothing else is even in the same league.

~Eliezer Yudkowsky

Topics: Anything Artificial Artificial Intelligence Beyond Change Change The World Contest Could Doing Down Else Enhancement Even Form Give Hands Human Human Intelligence Intelligence League Most Nothing Rise Same Wins World

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The mission of '8 Mile' is essentially to garner sympathy for a white rapper involved in an old-school shootout - a rap contest. This may be the final frontier for pop, more unbelievable than the prospect of launching a member of 'N Sync into orbit.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Contest Essentially Final Frontier Garner Involved Launching May Member Mile Mission More Orbit Pop Prospect Rap Rapper Sympathy Sync Than Unbelievable White

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If you asked me which gives me more joy, my work or my family, there is no question that it's my family. Hands down. If I had to give one up, it wouldn't even be a contest.

~Emily Oster

Topics: Asked Contest Down Even Family Give Gives Had Hands Joy Me More No Question Question Up Which Work You

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You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.

~Epictetus

Topics: Always Any Contest Depend Does Enter Issue May Never Victorious Where Wholly Will You Yourself

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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Accomplishing Around Between Choice Contest Given Just Lie Lying Rather Something

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All language is a popularity contest.

~Erin Mckean

Topics: Contest Language Popularity

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Playing guitar is not a beauty contest.

~Ernie Isley

Topics: Beauty Contest Guitar Playing

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I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

~Fedor Emelianenko

Topics: Ability Best Compete Contest Every Prepare Same Train I Can

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