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Rivals Quotes

Beyond myself, somewhere, I wait for my arrival.

Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger (1991). “The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987”, p.171, New Directions Publishing

I never single out any one competitor. I treat all my rivals equally.

Interview with Cat Nelson, www.timeoutbeijing.com. August 3, 2015.

Einstein explained his theory to me every day, and on my arrival I was fully convinced that he understood it.

Attributed to Chaim Weizmann, after a long trans-Atlantic journey; "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations" credits Nigel Calder, "Einstein's Universe", 1979.

Dada cannot live in New York. All New York is dada, and will not tolerate a rival.

Herbert R. Lottman, Man Ray (2001). “Man Ray's Montparnasse”, Harry N. Abrams

Dream the dreams of other men, you'll be no ones rival.

FaceBook post by Eddie Vedder from Dec 15, 2014

One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.31, Shambhala Publications

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 149-52, Curiosities of Literature, Literary Journals, 1922.