Alexander the Great
Military Leader, King
"I foresee a great funeral contest over me."
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Contests
43 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Dean Smith
Basketball Coach
"There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option."
Joseph Conrad
Novelist, Short Story Writer
"I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine."
Sylvester Stallone
Actor, Filmmaker
"In a contest between me and a bulldog, you would say the bulldog is cuter."
Al Gore
Politician
"The presidency is more than a popularity contest."
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"You are in a partnership with all other human beings, not a contest to be judged better than some and worse than others."
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"Elections are not a beauty contest. It is all about tolerance."
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"It's not a contest, and I ain't on no conquest for no mate."
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"I really idolize everything my sisters do,so I went into singing contests and won also. That's how I really got into singing."
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"It is the contest that delights us, and not the victory."
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"I am happy for there to be a leadership contest. I think there should be."
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