Quotes by Rivals Each religion necessarily contradicts every other religion, and probably contradicts itself. Religions, like languages, are necessary rivals. What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what language he shall speak. George Santayana rivals historical men Other women looked on me as a rival. And it pained me a great deal. Grace Kelly rivals deals To be converted to faith in Jesus Christ is to return to the worship of the true God, and to dethrone all rivals to his authority. Graham Kendrick rivals return jesus After the collapse of socialism, capitalism remained without a rival. This unusual situation unleashed its greedy and - above all - its suicidal power. The belief is now that everything - and everyone - is fair game. Gunter Grass rivals suicidal games Lovers have an ineffable instinct which detects the presence of rivals. Henry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer rivals instinct love Of learned men, the clergy show the lowest development of professional ethics. Any pastor is free to cadge customers from the divines of rival sects, and to denounce the divines themselves as theological quacks. H. L. Mencken rivals atheism men I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals. Hermann Maier rivals race winning I am not a historian. I don't see what I do as being a rival to biography. Hilary Mantel historian rivals biographies The very large units of production and exchange have access to credit on a large scale, sometimes without any cover at all, merely upon the prospect of their success, and always upon terms far easier than are open to their smaller rivals. It is perhaps on this line of easier credit that large capital today does most harm to small capital, drives it out and ruins it. Hilaire Belloc rivals credit doe A professor is not one who knows, but one who professes to know, and [thus] is constantly in the position of inviting challenge. . . . He professes publicly where everyone is invited to come and challenge, [and] at any time he must be willing and able to defend it openly against all comers. The degree is originally a chivalric device-a gauntlet of defiance to all rivals-and not a safe rampart or dug-out for a scholar to hide behind in safe immunity from any challenge. Hugh Nibley rivals safe challenges The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades. Ian Bremmer two-worlds rivals war Rare is the man who suffers no remorse as he passes from the state of confidant to that of rival. Honore de Balzac rivals suffering men No woman has ever existed who did not know perfectly well in her heart what to expect from the superiority or inferiority of a rival. Honore de Balzac rivals inferiority heart Any man, however blase or depraved, finds his love kindled anew when he sees himself threatened by a rival. Honore de Balzac rivals love men The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author. Isaac D'Israeli rivals noble criticism The natural hostility of beasts is laid aside when flying from pursuers; so also when danger is impending the enmity of rivals is ended. J. K. Bharavi enmity rivals flying Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me. Jack Nicklaus rivals wells careers The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power. James Lovelock rivals nuclear oil Women do not disapprove their rivals; they hate them. James Parton rivalry rivals hate This policy of supplying by opposite and rival interests, the defect of better motives, might be traced through the whole system of human affairs, both private and public. James Madison rivals opposites might «12345678»