Against Quotes · Page 40

A boycott is directed against a policy and the institutions which support that policy either actively or tacitly. Its aim is not…

— John Berger

I choose totally by instinct. And the only time I've ever gone against my instincts, I've regretted it.

— Julia Roberts

I don't have anything against homosexuals, but 'Cigano' needs to get out of the closet.

— Fabricio Werdum

Being a Labour home secretary in the 21st century means fighting a constant battle against both extreme Right and Left.

— David Blunkett

Violence against women is as American as apple pie. I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience.

— Gwen Moore

If Republicans are going in the wrong direction, I am still willing to stand up against them.

— Steve Scalise

In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is…

— Alfred Whitney Griswold

When I'm playing against players like Wilfried Zaha, I want it. I want to test myself against someone like that. It's exciting.

— Ben White

I think that if you get too close to the character, if you do too much historical research, you may find yourself…

— Tim Curry

All we can do is keep going up against then as long as Ray is alive because when he dies it will…

— William Pepper

I read The Conspiracy Against the Human Race and found it incredibly powerful writing. For me as a reader, it was less…

— Nic Pizzolatto

Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against…

— Vera Wang

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a war against Arizona. I mean, the fact…

— Carol Moseley Braun

The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in…

— Helen Wills Moody

Why do I hate Obamacare? Because it is a blast against freedom. It is a socialist program which will not work. It…

— John Raese

I think the success around any product is really about subtle insights. You need a great product and a bigger vision to…

— Chad Hurley

When someone commits fraud against the state, they are stealing from all Virginians.

— Glenn Youngkin

There's been almost a dozen films that have been made against me. There's actually more films made attacking me than films I've…

— Michael Moore

How can you even racially talk about someone else, or discriminate against them because they're a different colour to you?

— Callum Hudson-Odoi

A friend is someone who will allow me to be a really bad friend and not hold it against me.

— Ted Danson

Women are never the protagonists; we're always reactionary against everything that's done to us. I like people who write for women that…

— Neve McIntosh

I don't consider myself part of the Resistance because that's against something, and you have to be for something.

— Elissa Slotkin

When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against…

— Desi Arnaz

If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize.

— Rita Levi-Montalcini

I was racially discriminated against for years as a child in Leeds because I was an Italian.

— Marco Pierre White

All of Obama's policies are working against economic growth, not for it, and Republicans ought to be talking about it and they're…

— Richard Mourdock

In commendably seeking to protect freedom of speech, we must not lower our defences against the evil of racial and religious intolerance.

— Barry O'Farrell

“Don’t be disappointed if the whole world is against you, maybe it is because you are a tough ass.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

I think, as an artist, part of your job is being aware of what's going on around you and not selling out…

— Tyler Farr

If you'd have said Evangelical in 1957, most people wouldn't know what you were talking about. And then, they'd be against it.

— Billy Graham

There are only two sides to this question. Every man must be for the United States or against it. There can be…

— Anonymous

We were given no chance against them, but we held our own and we will be trying to do the same this…

— Robbie Keane

I don't have anything against Jon Jones. We are fighters and we do whatever we want with our lives.

— Glover Teixeira

I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors.

— Scottie Pippen

The power of the priesthood heals, protects, and inoculates all of the righteous against the powers of darkness.

— Sheri L. Dew

The average Tea Partier is sincerely against government spending - with the exception of the money spent on them.

— Matt Taibbi

And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.

— Don Shula

It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different.

— John Shelby Spong

Hashim Amla is someone that stands out. He's a world-class player and I have not had a huge amount of success against…

— James Anderson

Messi is a phenomenal player and as a professional, you want to play against all those sorts of names.

— Ruben Dias