Quotes & Sayings About 2nd Place

I welcome opposing viewpoints, but I should warn you that you'll be facing off against the 2nd-place finisher at the 1981 Charleston County High-School Debate Tournament. And whatever became of that county champ who argued in favor of tractor safety modifications? Last time I checked, she didn't have her own show. — Stephen Colbert

Aaarrggg, ahoy me matey, thars a great grand vagina over yonder. Penises talk like pirates when I'm drunk. — Tara Sivec

Democracy requires accountability and consent of the governed, which is only possible if citizens know what is being done in their name. — Glenn Greenwald

My sophomore year I placed 2nd, and my junior and senior year - I got smart and piled up enough points between myself and second place where I didn't have to run the mile. — Bo Jackson

I care about Bahrain. — Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

We live in perilous times and at crossroads. On the one hand, we risk our extinction and that of our planet because of the devastating combination of ancient tribal habits and modern technologies that have the ability to obliterate every living being on the planet several times over. On the other hand, we also possess a nervous system through which the universe is becoming self-aware. More than ever, we have the means and insight to create a brave new world in which our current stage of survival of the fittest can evolve to one of survival of the wisest. The road we choose will determine our future. — Deepak Chopra

In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner fearsome, makes him feared. — Alexandre Dumas

I enjoy the hell out of writing but don't like what follows: promotion and publicity, which I always strive to keep to a minimum, sometimes to my publisher's dismay. — Dean Koontz

When has a civilian ever stopped a mass shooting with an AR-15? An AR-15 is a perfect weapon for mass murderers
not so much for self-defense. Would you bring an AR-15 along on a date? To your place of work? To the movies? If not, how can owning an AR-15 save your life in the event of a mass shooting? Why does the NRA keep telling us we need semi-automatic rifles for self-defense? Whose side are they really on? — Quentin R. Bufogle

I can be dramatic. I can be funny. I can be sexy. I can be sad. I can be glad. — Kimberly Elise

My name is Katniss Everdeen. My home is District Twelve. Peeta was taken prisoner. He is thought to be dead. Most likely is dead. It would probably be best if he were dead ... - Katniss EverdeenS — Suzanne Collins

That's probably why she has added the two severed heads to the uprights of the throne. They lend her an undeniable air of not screwing around. — Nick Harkaway

Why does Mosley always speak as though he were a feudal landlord abusing tenants who are in arrears with their rent ? — Clement Attlee

I totally believe that art is an open dialogue and that it is not logical. It does not always make sense. — Lynda Benglis

The wrinkles in my brow,
The furrows in my face,
Say, limping age will lodge him now
Where youth must give him place. — Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux Of Harrowden

The constitution of the universe is total natural law. 'Natural law,' we say from the field of science. 'Will of God,' we say from the field of religion. It's the same thing. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

You cannot beat the person who never gives up. — Anonymous