Second place is meaningless. You can't always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been - that you were never beaten - that time just ran out on you. — Vince Lombardi
Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose. — Ayrton Senna
I’d rather be probably out of second and third place so I don’t have to go to the prize-giving. — Kimi Raikkonen
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
No one remembers who took second place and that will neverbe me. — Enzo Ferrari
There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing. — Gabe Paul
They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that. — Kevin Keegan
First prize was a week in Philadelphia. Second prize was two weeks. — W. C. Fields
Mind you, I've been here during the bad times too - one year we came second. — Bob Paisley
The most difficult instrument to play in the orchestra is second fiddle. — Leonard Bernstein
The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake. — Savielly Tartakower
The Babe is here. Who's coming in second? — Babe Didrikson Zaharias
I would rather try a shot to win than play safe and finish second. — Phil Mickelson
We are in the trophy generation.Give them a trophy for 23rd place.That makes the parents happy — Tom Izzo
If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong. — Dennis Rodman
In war there is no prize for runner-up. — Seneca
I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome. — Julius Caesar
Second Place Image Quotes
Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it's now or never.
Coming In Second Place Quotes
I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog. — Gary Player
Coming in second place just means you were the first person to lose. — Jeff Hawkins
In 13 years I've come to the conclusion that I need to play for second or third place. — Sergio Garcia
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go on further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.
Anger does not come easy to me. It is something I have to encourage, like a greyhound in second place. — Joe Dunthorne
For the first time ever, everything is in place for the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Christ. — Ronald Reagan
All great religions have rightly regarded kama as the arch-enemy of man, anger or hatred coming only in the second place. — Mahatma Gandhi
Winning Second Place Quotes
The mindset of a champion is that I put myself in a certain situation to win, I don't play to lose, I dont prepare to lose, I hate second place and I definitely don't like silver. — Phil Heath
There is no doubt that man is a competitive animal and there is no place where this fact is more obvious than in the ring. There is no second place. Either you win or you lose. When they call you a champion, it's because you don't lose. To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. — Rocky Marciano
My dad taught us that there's no greater distance than that between first and second place. — Janet Jackson
First think, second believe, third dream and finally dare.
A runners creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best. — Ken Doherty
Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything in second place. — William C. Bryant
When you get second place, you say 'I could have won it here, I could have won it there.' When you win, you never say anything; it's finished. — Greg LeMond
A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.
But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there. — Bode Miller
There is no prize in sales for second place. It's win or nothing. The masters know this and strive for - they fight for - that winning edge. — Jeffrey Gitomer
I don't like second place; I'm out there trying to win everything. — Tony Gonzalez
I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning," she said. "How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position. — Lauren Alaina
Always Second Place Quotes
There are essentially two possibilities. One is to be, shall we say, an average architect and do the same thing everywhere. The other is to let yourself be inspired and even changed by the unique qualities of the place where you're building. We always try to take the second approach. — Rem Koolhaas
When I look at each of my brothers, I see two things. First, I see the next place I want to leave a rosy welt. Second, I see a good man who will always be there, no matter how hard life gets for me or him. Then, I get out of the way because I realize he's coming at me with a wet dish towel. — Daniel Pearce
Whatever the reason, first place was always Solo, always, always, always, and second place was usually Chewbacca, because if you weren't the one saving the galaxy, you might as well be eight feet tall and covered with hair. — Charles Yu
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing.
Surgery is always second best. If you can so something else, it’s better. Surgery is limited. It is operating on someone who has no place else to go. — John W. Kirklin
It's always been a dream of mine, and a childhood fantasy, to play a great champion. I would much rather haven been an athlete than an actor. This is like some second place consolation prize. — Mark Wahlberg
I think second place is always the most difficult one. It's not a nice feeling. — Bill Vaughan
You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.
You know how theres always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? Im not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place. — Condola Rashad
The studio is meant to be always a place where, first of all, they can be out of spotlight, and second, where they could work with a peer group on parts that they might not have played otherwise. — James Lipton
I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win. — Vince Lombardi
I really want to go to Ireland. It's really green I hear and very pretty. So I'd really like to go there and spend a nice amount of time because I always travel but for like a second. I never get to enjoy the places. — Selena Gomez
Third Place Quotes
I used to think that prayer should have the first place and teaching the second. I now feel that it would be truer to give prayer the first, second and third place, and teaching the fourth. — James O. Fraser
When your mind is clear and your third eye is open, you can see and know things that are taking place thousands of miles away from you. — Frederick Lenz
To search means, first, I need Being, Truth; second, I do not know where to find it; and third, an action takes place that is not based on fantasies of certainty— while at the same time a waiting takes place that is rooted not in wishful thinking but in a deep sense of urgency. — Jacob Needleman
Never speak from a place of hate, jealousy, anger or insecurity. Evaluate your words before you let them leave your lips. Sometimes it's best to be quiet.
I am writing a book and that takes third place of importance. — John Entwistle
If we can develop and design streets so that they are wonderful, fulfilling places to be - community-building places, attractive for all people - then we will have successfully designed about one-third of the city directly and will have had an immense impact on the rest. — Allan Jacobs
From the first place of liquid darkness, within the second place of air and light, I set down the following record with its mixture of fact and truths and memories of truths and its direction toward the Third Place, where the starting point is myth. — Janet Frame
Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find.
Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place. — Robert A. Heinlein
Albania in 1994 was the strangest place I've ever seen. It was like walking into the looking glass: falling apart, paranoid people, anarchy, no one farming, full of thieves. It was beyond any Third World country. They were living in their own private nightmare. — Paul Theroux
Lord Chesterfield designated ugly women as the third sex; how shall we place ugly men. — Anna Cora Mowatt
A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place. — Paulo Coelho
Last Place Quotes
The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look. — Julius Caesar
Accept your place in the sun as it was originally before the creation of this world... The black man is the first and last, maker and owner of the universe. — Elijah Muhammad
Motivation will die. Let discipline take its place.
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. — Lance Armstrong
I'm really looking forward to playing in Copenhagen again. Last time I stayed as long as I could, took pictures, signed autographs, and hung out until they through me out of the place! — George Duke
The lasting pleasures of contact with the natural world are not reserved for scientists but are available to anyone who will place himself under the influence of earth, sea and sky and their amazing life. — Rachel Carson
Life always offers you a second chance. It's called tomorrow.
If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth. — Ronald Reagan
The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer; and it is in this way, we have the greatest reason to suppose, that the glorious out-pouring of the Spirit, which we expect at last, will be bestowed. — William Carey
On the last day, when the general examination takes place, there will be no question at all on the text of Aristotle, the aphorisms of Hippocrates, or the paragraphs of Justinian. Charity will be the whole syllabus. — Robert Bellarmine
We millennials have been advertised to our entire lives, and we can tell when somebody is just trying to sell us something. I think church is the last place I want to go to be sold another product. — Rachel Held Evans
I do not wish to give (women) a first place, still less a second one- but the complete freedom to take their true place, whatever it may be. — Elizabeth Blackwell
Human blood has a chemical composition startlingly similar to seawater. An infant will reflexively breaststroke when placed underwater and can comfortably hold his breath for about forty seconds, longer than many adults. We lose this ability only when we learn how to walk. — James Nestor
Coffee is real good when you drink it gives you time to think. It's a lot more than just a drink; it's something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to be, but not like a location, but like somewhere within yourself. It gives you time, but not actual hours or minutes, but a chance to be, like be yourself, and have a second cup. — Gertrude Stein
When I got into the second half of 'Dragon Ball,' I had already become more interested in thinking up the story then in drawing the pictures. Then I started to not place much emphasis on the pictures. — Akira Toriyama
There comes a time when all the cosmic tumblers have clicked into place - and the universe opens itself up for a few seconds to show you what's possible. — Ray Kinsella
To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling... She has been placed here to help to enrich, to protect, and to guard the home--which is society's basic and most noble institution. — Spencer W. Kimball
Bostrom and many others also believe that the most likely scenario is that the very first computer to reach ASI will immediately see a strategic benefit to being the world’s only ASI system. And in the case of a fast takeoff, if it achieved ASI even just a few days before second place, it would be far enough ahead in intelligence to effectively and permanently suppress all competitors. Bostrom calls this a decisive strategic advantage, which would allow the world’s first ASI to become what’s called a singleton - an ASI that can rule the world at its whim forever, whether its whim is to lead us to immortality, wipe us from existence, or turn the universe into endless paperclips. — Tim Urban
I'm hearing in youth sports where you're not allowed to post scores of games online; everybody's gotta get a trophy. I mean, that's ridiculous. If you're a winner, you're a winner and you get a trophy. If you got second place, you don't get anything. — Carli Lloyd
Creating a classroom environment that encourages students to take the risk of learning. We've known for a long time that when students lack a sense of safety or of belonging or of contribution, learning takes second place to meeting those needs. — Carol Ann Tomlinson
Hardware is easy to protect: lock it in a room, chain it to a desk, or buy a spare. Information poses more of a problem. It can exist in more than one place; be transported halfway across the planet in seconds; and be stolen without your knowledge. — Bruce Schneier
I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly. — Ty Cobb
The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it. — Ray Kroc
I think one of the things that makes theater special is first of all, it's one of the last places you put your phone away. And second of all, it's one of the last places where we all have a common experience together. — Lin-Manuel Miranda
If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place. — Criss Jami
Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second, and you can hop from one place to another. It's a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means something, as in a dream. — Federico Fellini
In New York, they like winners. They don't like second place. — Eli Manning
The Second World War took place not so much because no one won the First, but because the Versailles Treaty did not acknowledge this truth. — Paul Johnson
If I cannot in honest happiness take the second place (or the twentieth); if I cannot take the first without making a fuss about my unworthiness, then I know nothing of Calvary love. — Amy Carmichael
A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place. — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile. — Viggo Mortensen
As far as population size goes, big is no longer important, and it can even be a drawback. In fact, the future belongs more to second-tier cities. Any place can become a world-class center today by finding an area in which it outperforms others, by thinking for the long term, by expanding its competitive abilities and by operating globally. — Charles Landry
The defensive (or passive) investor will place chief emphasis on the avoidance of serious mistakes or losses. His second aim will be freedom from effort, annoyance, and the need for making frequent decisions. — Benjamin Graham
Portland in particular is a cheap enough place to live that you can still develop your passion - painting, writing, music. People seem less status-conscious. Even wealthy people buy second-hand clothes and look a little bit homeless. — Chuck Palahniuk
Somewhere slightly before or after the close of our second decade, we reach a momentous milestone--childhood's end. We have left asafe place and can't go home again. We have moved into a world where life isn't fair, where life is rarely what it should be. — Judith Viorst
I'll admit, right away, that I am disappointed that we did not have a major trophy to show for our efforts. We were in four and we had a good side, but when you count second place as failure, then standards are becoming fantastically high. We never celebrate second place here. — Bob Paisley
It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. — Harper Lee
It's hard to remember that this day will never come again. That the time is now and the place is here and that there are no second chances at a single moment. — Jeanette Winterson
Let us be the ones who say we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he does not have the drugs you and I have. Let us be the ones to say we are not satisfied that your place of birth determines your right for life. Let us be outraged; let us be loud; let us be bold. — Brad Pitt
I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same. — Iris Murdoch
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