Well being that at the house and being in the competition it was very hard to be with family. We couldn't have visitors out of respect for everyone else there. But being the American Idol the focus would have been on me.

Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce.

Today's leading real-world retailer Wal-Mart uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities which it has used to crush its competition.

I was looking for something like baseball where there's a lot of data and the competition was pretty low. That's when I discovered politics.

I've always written. When I was in school the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet.

Competition in armament both land and naval is not only a terrible burden upon the people but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world.

All all is theft all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost - the most legitimate - passion nature has bred into us and without doubt the most agreeable one.

I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.

I don't think the competition's so rough within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.

I don't think of it as a competition - which might surprise you given the way movies are reported constantly.

Do your work with your whole heart and you will succeed - there's so little competition.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.

I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more responsive to consumers.

You should be having more fun in high school exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.

I am drawn to women who are independent and creative which is problematic because it's a struggle a competition of careers. There's jealousy.

Many memory techniques involve creating unforgettable imagery in your mind's eye. That's an act of imagination. Creating really weird imagery really quickly was the most fun part of my training to compete in the U.S. Memory Competition.

The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There's just a lot of distraction a lot of competition for the parent's voice to resonate in the children's ears.

I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries including America. I admire women.

I believe we can incentivize more affordable health care in general by better regulating insurance and creating meaningful competition for health care services.

When you're young you don't think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day the next week the next competition. You don't think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.

Health care comprises nearly 20 percent of our national economy but outdated bureaucracy and red tape have stifled competition and raised costs. As a result today more than 45 million are without any health coverage.

You can't have public health without a public health system. We just don't want to be part of a mindless competition for resources. We want to build back capacity in the system.

It's correct that I wanted health reform to do more to create choices and promote competition.