Rivalry Game Quotes & Sayings

And it's a temptation for any intelligent person, and especially for perfectionists such as the ancients and ourselves, to try to murder the primitive, emotive, appetitive self. But that is a mistake. — Donna Tartt

Have exactly one hour to find your runaway table, get back your synco-whatsit, and install it in this engine, or the Argo II explodes, destroying Bunker Nine and most of the woods." "Basically," Leo said. Jason frowned. "We should alert the other campers. We might have to evacuate them." "No!" Leo's voice broke. "Look, the explosion won't destroy the whole camp. Just the woods. I'm pretty sure. Like sixty-five percent sure." "Well, that's a relief," Piper muttered. "Besides," Leo said, "we don't have time, and I - I can't tell the others. If they find out how badly I've messed up ... " Jason and Piper looked at each other. The clock display changed to 59:00. "Fine," Jason said. "But we'd better hurry. — Rick Riordan

He has no idea how beautiful the ordinary becomes once it disappears. — David Levithan

Tennis is at an amazing time when you've got two of the best players ever to play the game. You can argue the two very best playing in the same generation. It's a rivalry I think that we've never seen in our sport. — Andre Agassi

Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart. — Desmond Tutu

We're all just playing our own game. I don't see it as a rivalry. We're just trying to play our best. — Michelle Wie

A taste for books, which is still the pleasure and glory of my life. — Edward Gibbon

Everything went well, we had a good first period. We wanted to win, and we did. We have a big game in two days, and it will be fun. We worked hard, and it is our ultimate goal. We are ready. There is always a big rivalry between Canada and the United States; it's always fun, and we are really motivated. — Marie-Philip Poulin

Why do we want to have alternate worlds? It's a way of making progress. You have to imagine something before you do it. — Joan Aiken

I'm at the top of my game so, when I win or lose, I don't freak out ... I don't think we can call it a rivalry yet. There's just to many great players around. — Roger Federer

It was a rivalry-revenge game for us. They beat us very badly on our field last year. — Todd Martin

I wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything. For the chance to work on these conservation issues, to serve my country, to work for this president, I'd do it all over again, every single minute. — Bruce Babbitt