Even if victory were possible, it still couldn't provide meaning or genuine happiness, because saying "I want to be the best” is simply the polite way of saying "I want everyone else to be worse.”. (Malcolm Azania)

Even if victory were possible, it still couldn't provide meaning or genuine happiness, because saying "I want to be the best” is simply the polite way of saying "I want everyone else to be worse.”.

Malcolm Azania

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