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Vernor Vinge

"We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light."

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"We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light."

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"Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes."

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"Indeed, we must foster cost-saving competition. And that means joining the marketplace of other industrialized countries - not just for the manufacturers who sell drugs, but for consumers as well."

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"It's not rage that drives me, it's competition."

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"France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete."

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"From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition."

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"The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility."
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