"Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people." - David Sarnoff, quoted in Esquire

"Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one's conquests." - LOUISA MAY ALCOTT,

"Behind a Mask
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition
Approves all forms of competition."
- ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH, The Latest Decalogue

"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." - LILY TOMLIN, attributed

"It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up again." - Lombardi, Vince (1913-1970)

"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp." - Pratchett, Terry in 'The Light Fantastic'