Adversaries Quotes

245 Adversaries quotes by 199 unique authors

Were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under the waters of the ocean, the American military-industrial establishment would have to go on, substantially unchanged, until… — George F. Kennan
There is no such thing as pure good or pure evil, least of all in people. In the best of us there are thoughts or… — Terry Goodkind
Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. — Jennifer Crusie
Tragedy and adversary are the stones we sharpen our swords against so we can fight new battles. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatusâ€”the bureaucracy, the police, the military. Not the… — Simone Weil
The Duchess set about studying Annette and shortly found her adversary's tragic flaw. Chocolate. — William Goldman
We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate… — Dallin H. Oaks
It's so graceless, being a martyr. It's honoring your adversaries too much. — Ayn Rand
Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity. — Chinua Achebe
I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable greyness, with nothing underfoot, with… — Joseph Conrad
I am looking for the human who admits his flaws Who shocks the adversary By being kinder not stronger What would that be like? We… — Naomi Shihab Nye
He stared down at the golden curls of the Adversary, Destroyer of Kings, Angel of the Bottomless Pit, Great Beast that is called Dragon, Prince… — Neil Gaiman
But why do some people support [the heretics]?" "Because it serves their purposes, which concern the faith rarely, and more often the conquest of power."… — Umberto Eco
We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I did what all good Iriah dads do when faced with a worthy adversary..I said Ask your mother!! — Eoin Colfer
No one can say 'He jests at scars who never felt a wound' for I have never for one moment been in a state of… — C.S. Lewis
Weâ€™d spent years as adversaries, two predators sharing territory and a certain, unwelcome attraction. Somehow, during all those years I spent outwardly acquiescing to his… — Patricia Briggs
If losers can exploit what their adversaries teach them, yes, losers can become winners in the long term. — David Mitchell
Three quarters of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world would finish if people were to put on the shoes of their adversaries and understood… — Mahatma Gandhi
The real Art of Peace is not to sacrifice a single one of your warriors to defeat an enemy. Vanquish your foes by always keeping… — Morihei Ueshiba

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