I knew better, even as a child, than to even attempt to compete with Donald.
If you want to be a virtuoso then you have to set your sights above me. You have to go beyond what I'm doing. And that's for you to figure out. Because if you can do that, then I'm going to be trying to go beyond you.
It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
There's always another record, then there's always another person to catch up with or to pass.
No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with.
If you really want to rebel against your parents: outearn them, outlive them, and know more than they do.
Honorable beginnings should serve to awaken curiosity, not to heighten people's expectations. We are much better off when reality surpasses our expectations, and something turns out better than we thought it would.
There were so many fellows ranked over me I couldn't just whoop them all. I had to out-shadow them by talking.
Everyone eventually matches or leapfrogs everyone else.
The reality is more excellent than the report.
He who attains his ideal, precisely thereby surpasses it.
I'm always impressed when fans' knowledge surpasses me.
Its always good to go above a local rival.
I know, but I had a better year than Hoover.
It is cliched, but you have to beat the best to be the best.
My goal is to actually top him and be bigger and busier than John Cena.
