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Competition is sin. J D Rockefeller
Government and cooperation are in all things the laws of life; anarchy and competition the laws of death. John Ruskin, Unto this Last 1862
I am not interested merely in a better organised society; I am not interested merely in working capitalism more efficiently than the capitalists themselves. I am interested in a society which is based upon co-operation and not upon competition. Trevor Park, address Labour Party Conference 1958
Greed and Competition are not the result of immutable human temperament ... Greed and fear of scarcity are in fact being created and amplified ... The direct consequence is that we have to fight with each other in order to survive. Bernard Lietaer, founder of EU currency system
We need to shake up failed school bureaucracies with competition. John McCain, presidential hustings
The first all-priests’ Stars in Their Eyes look-alike competition I thought I had a chance of winning. Father Ted s1e4: Competition Time, Channel 4 1995
And that’s what this is – a giving things up competition. Father Ted 2e8: Cigarettes & Alcohol & Rollerblading, Ted
King of the Sheep ’98. Father Ted s3e2: Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep
Competition is sin. John D Rockefeller
Well. I’ve finished the new car competition. I’m going to win a Ford Tippex any minute. It’s quite easy really. All you’ve got to do is match up six pictures of famous noses with six pictures of famous bogies. Thought that would shock you. Well it’s not true. Because then then you’ve got to say in ten words what Cornflakes mean to you. So I’ve put Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. Cornflakes. The Young Ones: Boring, BBC 1982
The more the division of labour and the application of machinery extend, the more does competition extend among the workers, the more do their wages shrink together. Karl Marx, ‘Wage, Labour and Capital’
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give. Howard Cosell
Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity. Nancy Pearcey
It’s not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You’re often racing against time. You’re frequently running everything through your mind. You’re always competing against preconceived ideas. It’s not really the person next to you that you worry about. Summer Sanders
As long as a rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it can only spur everyone on. Eric Cantona
There are more than 350,000 young dancers and 4,000 dance schools in Australia … Every year they compete in over 700 dance competitions. The most prestigious of these is the Sanosafe Troupe Spectacular. Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance 2007 starring Nick Twiney & Kerry Armstrong & Denise Roberts & Tara Morice & Ben Miller & Jane Hall & Nadine Garner & Toni Lamond & Noeline Brown & Josephine Barwick & Barry Crocker & Damon Gameau & Scott Irwin et al, director Daren Ashton, captions
The important thing in life is not the victory but the contest; the essential thing is not to have won but to have fought well. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, 1863-1937
It’s a contest they say of stamina but it’s who can maintain their sanity the longest. Hands on a Hard Body, 1997
These people stand beside the truck with their hand on it and the last one to take their hand off wins the truck. ibid.
The mosquitoes started biting me. ibid.
Mystical kind of experience. ibid.
I’m going to be here till I pass out. ibid.
I know the Lord was giving her the strength during that time. ibid.
He was hearing voices or something. ibid.
It’s going to go down to whoever loses their mind. ibid.
The internet contest we entered, Ricky. Rush’s biggest fan. We won … We’re going to see Rush in Ireland! Trailer Park Boys: Live in Fuckin’ Dublin, Netflix 2014
At its peak the Miss World contest had a global audience of 100 million. In 1970 London played host to the contest. In the same year the Women’s Liberation Movement was born in the UK. But sexism wasn’t the only thing on the agenda. It was one night that sparked a revolution. Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens & Bedlam, BBC 2020
‘Always the thing at the back of your mind that a lot of people didn’t like it. I was aware of that. The contest was being left behind by the world.’ ibid. Michael Aspel
‘Post-imperial European-centric view of the world.’ ibid. Peter Hain
Miss World Bomb Sabotage Bid. ibid. Evening Standard 20.11.1970
Lola: What are you reading?
Mandy: The Guinness Book of Records. Mandy s1e2: Susan Bloody Blower, at the nailbar, BBC 2020
These people are gods: they’ve done something with their lives … I’m not a record breaker. But I am a line-dancer though. I’m going to win the local line-dancing endurance competition. Practising? I’ve done twenty-two hours straight through. I’ve got a secret … [inaudible] … nappies … ibid.
Mandy: I heard you’d gone to the Peak District to start a new life. I heard you’d got a hot-tub.
Susan Blower: I did. But it’s all gone to shit … It’s all gone. I want to make it up to you. ibid.
Lola: Step 1: Gaze into the eyes of the voodoo head; Step 2: Name you foe; Step 3: Tell the head what you want – and you must be specific.
Mandy: I want to be the last one standing at the local line-dancing endurance competition. ibid. Lola buys head on internet
Announcer: The prize will go to the lady line-dancer standing. And remember, you must keep your thumbs in your belt-loops at all times. Otherwise you are DISQUALIFIED! OK, good luck everyone. Positions please. And here we go. ibid.
… [20 seconds into competition Mandy staggers] … Lola! Water! ibid.
Loo roll! Loo roll! ibid. Mandy et Susan remain
Announcer: Susan Blower wins the award. God rest her soul. ibid. Susan crushed by giant glitterball with voodoo-head mistakenly brought into competition hall and onlooking from table
Come To Fabulous Firecombe What the Hell For Carry on Girls 1973 starring Sid James & Barbara Windsor & Joan Sims & Kenneth Connor & Bernard Bresslaw & June Whitfield & Peter Butterworth & Jack Douglas & Patsy Rowlands & Joan Hickson & David Lodge & Wendy Richard & Bill Pertwee et al, director Gerald Thomas, graffiti on seaside sign
Chaperone? You and a bunch of beauty queens? It’s like asking Dracula to be in charge of a blood bank. ibid. Connie to Sidney
Sidney: When you get a bunch of young dollies, you’ve got to expect a bit of banging.
Connie: Well I expect you to get them all into bed at a reasonable hour. ibid.
I’m supposed to be covering the mayor’s opening this afternoon. ibid. photographer
And Miss World 1974 is – Miss Switzerland. The World of Miss World, Sky Arts 2012, Eric Morley at rehearsals
Miss World Says: I Quit. ibid. Daily Express headline November 27th 1974
‘The girls benefit’. ibid. Eric Morley