Everybody in Hollywood has to beat the 'no' - and if you write code in Silicon Valley, or if you design cars in Detroit, if you manage hedge funds in Lower Manhattan, you also have to learn to beat the 'no.'

One of the favorite tricks of the Democrats is to try to get the Republicans to pass over their strongest candidate and nominate instead a candidate who will be easy to beat.

I'm not unbeatable.

I wanted no part of losing. Why play if you can't beat the other guys more often than they beat you?

It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up.

I beat Anderson Silva and then Luke Rockhold, who was, pound-for-pound, one of the best. Now I get to do Dan Henderson, who is a legend in the sport.

Of course, it means something to beat George Groves to winning a world title.

If I ever do meet John Mayer and we end up in the studio, hopefully he'll bring the guitar, and I'll make a beat to it or something.

Although professionals are able to extract a considerable amount of wealth from amateurs, few stock pickers, if any, have the skill needed to beat the market consistently, year after year.

Sometimes I need a boost, and I go for something that's a little bit more intense and a bigger beat.

I probably started trying to make beats at around 12.

It tickles me to beat George Allen.

Not anyone can rap to my beats.

I get paid to beat people up, which is the greatest job in the world.

Dirrell is a very good opponent. He's very talented. He's hard to beat.

I'm a reasonably accomplished journalist. I've worked as an investigative journalist, I've done crime beat stuff.

I started out with Buzz Sawyer in Sacramento. He had me shoot on guys and beat them up. They tossed me a few bones here and there. But, after Buzz passed away, I started seeking training elsewhere.

I learned at an early stage that the most important thing I could do for my players was to give them the tools necessary to beat their opponent.

If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you'll beat him though he has more talent than you.

I never liked socially conscious rap. I like rap that's physical, that's about a beat and bass and repetition.