Competition is the whetstone of talent.

Competition is the whetstone of talent.

The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage.

The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage.

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to read more

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more changes to learn and win.

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - read more

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.

Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.

Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many read more

Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it.

In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running; if you stand still, they will swallow you.

In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running; if you stand still, they will swallow you.

These are the days when it takes all you've got just to keep up with the losers.

These are the days when it takes all you've got just to keep up with the losers.

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. . . . Blood doesn't run in read more

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. . . . Blood doesn't run in races! Come on!