"Professional competitions are overrated."

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Source : Online Interview, www.goldenskate.com. March 7, 2003.

Oksana Baiul

#Competition Quotes #Overrated Quotes

“Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Architecture is about public space held by buildings.”

Source : "Interview: architects Richard Rogers, Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour". Interview with Charlotte Higgins, www.theguardian.com. January 27, 2012.
“Wal-Mart, with its legendary focus on customer value in terms of price, is innovating in sustainability. Now, we're beginning to see the mirror image, a convergence, as the not-for-profit sector is beginning to serve more effectively by applying private sector accountability and efficiencies to social needs. This reflects a rising recognition that to serve others best requires more than good intentions; it mandates a focus on real-world results. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are among the most conspicuous advocates and representatives of this transformation.”
“The annoying thing about being an atheist is that you'll never have the satifaction of saying to believers, 'I told you so.'”
“It is not about bits, bytes and protocols, but profits, losses and margins.”
“The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself.”
“For some reason I believed that if you fell in love it was a guaranteed thing that your path would cross with his, and I never wondered how if would feel to fall in love with a man whose future just couldn't include you.”

Source : Laura Pritchett (2011). “Sky Bridge: A Novel”, p.158, Milkweed Editions
“The heart at peace is its own reward, needing nothing outside of itself to be fully content.”

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