The competitive NATURE of most mums and dads is astounding. The FEAR they instil in our promising but SENSITIVE Johnny is utterly depressing. We need a parental CULTURAL REVOLUTION.

I am wired like a CEO and CARE a great deal about the bottom LINE, but I care about my customers EVEN more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.

I was discovered by Paul Marciano of Guess when I was actually, LIKE, two years old. And so I started with Baby Guess; I did Guess Kids, and then I stopped because I was a REALLY competitive horseback rider and a CLUB volleyball player. I went to Junior OLYMPIC qualifiers for volleyball. So, I kind of stopped modeling.

I'm not gonna be bad at ANYTHING, and I WANT to ACTUALLY be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm playing basketball, if I'm taking the SATs, like, there's a competitive spirit behind it. With production, it's the same thing.

My niece was BORN with cystic fibrosis 15 YEARS ago, and she's INCREDIBLY healthy and an incredible competitive DANCER, so I'm going to do some EVENTS for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

I was competitive ping-pong player. I PLAYED in youth TOURNAMENTS, under the AGE of 13.

By taxing CO2, firms and households would have an INCENTIVE to retrofit for the world of the FUTURE. The tax would also provide firms with incentives to innovate in WAYS that reduce ENERGY usage and emissions - giving them a dynamic competitive advantage.

Any time you have a competitive situation like politics is, there are WINNERS, and there are people who don't WIN, and their SUPPORTERS can sometimes be very emotional.

My dad has PRETTY much taught me, he's built this THING with me, he trains with me, practices with me, goes to the gym with me, we battle each other at the go-kart track. We're so competitive with each other, and I FEEL LIKE we both make each other better because we're so hard on each other, just trying to be the best we can.

Because if you don't have a great workforce, a great higher education system, you're not GOING to have the next eBay, the next AmGen, the next, you know, Miasole, and not only CALIFORNIA but America is going to fall BEHIND a whole NEW COMPETITIVE context which is obviously China, India, and other countries.

An ENTERPRISE that is constantly EXPLORING new HORIZONS is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining TALENT.

If you don't have a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, don't COMPETE.

The VALUES we DEVELOPED were INSTRUMENTAL in gaining a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.