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I'm tired of being second ... I'm done with it. — Kevin Durant

Self-awareness of one's faults, far from being the first step to growth, is very often the second foot in the mud. — Bauvard

Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed. — Casey Miller

He was smart, but he had to be smarter. No points for second place. — Kenneth Eade

Are you an idiot, or an idiot?' Gargarin hissed.
'The first one. I really resent being called the second. — Melina Marchetta

You get NOWT for being second. — Don Revie

I stared at him. Maybe it had been hard for him being second best too. — Jacqueline Wilson

His second ... must give him the pleasantest proof of its being a great deal better to choose than to be chosen, to excite gratitude than to feel it. — Jane Austen

A good friend stands in harm's way for you the second you ask
but a great friend does it without being asked at all. — Ian Caldwell

I'm saying that some men are saints. Some are happy being meek and humble and unambitious. Some men are born content to be second-best. — James Clavell

Yes, Shelby, You're the real best thing in his life. I know. I guess I can deal with being second best."

- Emily to Shelby — Ruth Ford Elward

I don't believe in being broken beyond repair. I believe in second chances. — Jillian Lauren

My first world is humanity. My second world is humanism. And, I live in the third world being merely a human. — Santosh Kalwar

Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best. — William Lyon Phelps

Mr Newton, a fellow of our College, and very young, being but the second year master of arts; but of an extraordinary genius and proficiency. — Isaac Barrow

It just gets hard, always being someone's second choice — Morgan Matson

The new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's second largest oil producer. — Bob Beauprez

In climbing, there was always a fraction of a second between the security of being locked in and the freedom of an actual rappel. — Paul Aertker

Like the one-sentence paragraph, the second-person point of view can also make us suspect that style is being used as a substitute for content. — Francine Prose

If you want to know the value of a second, ask the person who just crossed the road at the wrong time and barely escaped being hit by a speeding car. — Sunday Adelaja

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. — Erma Bombeck

There is no pressure at the top. The pressure is being second or third. — Jose Mourinho

I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it. — Robin Williams

A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. — James Madison

The Second World War is and was constantly being drudged up by Blair and Bush to rationalize the invasion of Iraq. — Robert Fisk

If we try to emulate the leadership style of others we perceive as successful, we end up being second-rate versions of someone else. — Henna Inam

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it. — Ray Kroc

Taking without being taken in the anguish of becoming prey is the dangerous game of adolescent feminine sexuality. — Simone De Beauvoir

No matter what you do, give it everything you have. Be the best, not the second best. — Michael Jackson

People go on about the first time being important, but it's the second time that really matters. Or the second person, anyway. — Nick Hornby

I stay where I am for just one second longer, for one second reveling in the feeling of being held, touched with tenderness, even if it isn't real. — Cindy C. Bennett

Garments are our second skin, and the truer of the two for being the one we choose. — A.E. Marling

The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are, The second greatest is being happy with what you find. — Auliq Ice

The best people are always the worst. They drive everyone mad by being so good at second-guessing everything bad. — Criss Jami

I understand we're on our way to being a Third World country. Could we just stop at 'Second World' before we get there? — Bill Maher

I don't like the phrase having it all. It implies we're being greedy, like "have a second piece of pie." — Kirsten Gillibrand

The second attention is the occult side of the being. It is the ability to manipulate others, be it for good or ill intent. — Frederick Lenz

If my parents had made love a tenth of a second earlier or later, I wouldn't exist. What an enormous miracle, just being given life. — Warren Farrell

I was always more interested in being a woman first and an advertising person second. — Shirley Polykoff

There are two sides to being pregnant. There is the beautiful, wonderful blessing side. The second side - it sucks! — Tamar Braxton

I think being a woman is like being Irish ... Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the time. — Iris Murdoch

The hardest thing about being productive is not the work, but the split second it takes to decide to take control. — David Allen

If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem. — Julius Erving

The human being to lack that second skin we call egoism has not yet been born, it lasts much longer than the other one, that bleeds so readily. — Jose Saramago