Adversaries Quotes · Page 13

For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with…

— Adolf Hitler

Both President Kennedy and President Reagan were roundly criticized by parts of the foreign policy establishment that felt they were being weak…

— Barack Obama

I think it was Alfred Hitchcock who said 90 percent of successful moviemaking is in the casting. The same is true in…

— Rob Lowe

First... a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is…

— William James

Conservatives understand Halloween, liberals only understand Christmas. If you want to control a population, don't give it social services, give it a…

— Tom Robbins

The two most capable nation state adversaries in the cyber domain are clearly Russia and, of course, China. And I do think…

— James R. Clapper

Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary.

— Mason Cooley

I think we have no apologies to make. We were in a state of global rivalry with a global adversary.

— Chester Crocker

But why do some people support [the heretics]?" "Because it serves their purposes, which concern the faith rarely, and more often the…

— Umberto Eco

Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice.

— Hanoi Hannah

It is astonishing that so simple a truth should ever have had an adversary; and it is one among a multitude of…

— Alexander Hamilton

Up until now, I believed the nuclear threat to the U.S. from Iran was limited to the ability of terrorists to penetrate…

— Joseph Farah

An arc of crisis stretches along the shores of the Indian Ocean, with fragile social and political structures in a region of…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to "play polo" with him; i.e., not to go at…

— Robert Baden-Powell

The shortest road to ruin is to emulate the methods of your adversary.

— Winston Churchill

Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it…

— Seneca the Younger

Being a patriot doesn’t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country,…

— Edward Snowden

The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

It's so graceless, being a martyr. It's honoring your adversaries too much.

— Ayn Rand

Unfortunately, when Trump meets with the Russian foreign minister and the Russian ambassador, he gives more fuel to the fire.So, I think…

— Susan Collins

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can…

— Frederick The Great

For touching an adversary's man, when it cannot be captured, the offender must move his King.

— Howard Staunton

Justice can seem to be so very demanding. But we must learn that when we put everything as right as we can…

— Boyd K. Packer

Our adversaries [ the Confederate States of America ] have adopted some declarations of independence in which, unlike the good old one…

— Abraham Lincoln

Bear in Mind...that all Histories from the Rock at Plymouth, and Jamestown to the present time, have been made by white men,…

— Sam Houston