No Contest Quotes

“Let me note, finally, that most of the research for this book was done in the libraries of Harvard University, the size of whose holdings is matched only by the school's determination to restrict access to them. I am delighted to have been able to use these resources, and it hardly matters that I was afforded this privilege only because the school thought I was someone else.”
― Alfie Kohn, No Contest: The Case Against Competition: Why We Lose in Our Race to Win

“The simplest way to understand why competition generally does not promote excellence is to realize that trying to do well and trying to beat others are two different things.”
― Alfie Kohn, No Contest: The Case Against Competition: Why We Lose in Our Race to Win