Competition is man's driving force — Men do not desire merely to be rich, but to be richer than other men.

Competition is for losers — all failed companies are the same: they failed to escape competition.

Competition is sure to bring out the best in products and the worst in people.

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

Crisis is necessary for growth — Skilful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Crisis is a revealer — A friend is never known till needed.

Crisis is revealing of vulnerabilities — North wind show the cracks in the house.

Crisis is definitionally unexpected — If men could only train for them [shipwrecks] and have them occur when the men had reached pink condition, there would be less drowning at sea.