Quotes about Rivalry

It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

To become more popular, you need to be constantly doing things that bring you close to other popular people, and nothing brings people closer than a common enemy.

[On Hollywood:] There are millions to be grabbed out here, and your only competition is idiots. Don't let this get around.

Down the years, I have always enjoyed playing Raymond van Barneveld. There is always a frisson of excitement in the air, an edge to the contest that makes the sap rise, but it stops short of pure enmity.

And since perfected souls will be incapable of envy, all will rejoice in their lesser level of brightness, because it will be exactly what God wills for the common good; and all will identify with that common good as the fulfillment of their individual good, rather than a rival to it, as we fools do now.

Death puts an end to rivalship and competition. The dead can boast no advantage over us, nor can we triumph over them.

My mom's whole side of the family, they're all Packers fans. My mom's a Bears fan. My stepdad is a Vikings guy. So that gets ugly. My mom sits upstairs watching the Bears game; he sits in the basement. They can't watch it together. Football's a violent anger in our family dynamic.

Don't worry about making friends; don't worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can't hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can't stand you.

Goldberg argues that fascism and communism, far from being opposites, are "closely related historical competitors for the same constituents.

None knows better than the devil, that "to divide is to conquer.

Envy first brings depression: "My life isn't as good as yours." Then comes offense: "Why should you have what I don't have?" Which degrades into hatred.

Envy, bleating 'I'm as good as you', is the hotbed of Fascism.