Opponent Quotes

541 quotes by 340 authors

It's good to be a little frightened. It's good to respect your opponent. It keeps you sharp. In the fight game, the head rules the… — Bryce Courtenay
Havenâ€™t you ever noticed that people who win say itâ€™s because the gods know they are in the right, but if they lose, it wasnâ€™t… — Tamora Pierce
A war was coming either way. Now all I had to do was choose my opponent — Becca Fitzpatrick
Rage is the opposite of thought, whoever has put you in this frame of mind has more control over you right now, than you have… — Sister Souljah
I didn't know your identity, but I had an impression of who my opponent was, being surrounded by things you made. — Erin Morgenstern
To injure your opponent is to injure yourself. — Paulo Coelho
Youâ€™re better off fighting hand to hand than wielding a weapon you donâ€™t know how to use. A skilled opponent would simply disarm you. Then… — Maria V. Snyder
It is a matter of perspective, the difference between opponent and partner," Tsukiko says. "You step to the side and the same person can be… — Erin Morgenstern
The non-violent resistor not only avoids external, physical violence, but he avoids internal violence of spirit. He not only refuses to shoot his opponent, but… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I look coolly in to the blue eyes of the person who is now my greatest opponent, the person who would keep me alive at… — Suzanne Collins
I was told once that the most important part of a fight is making sure your opponent looks worse than you do when youâ€™re through. — Julia Quinn
A retaliator behaves like a hawk when he is attacked by a hawk, and like a dove when he meets a dove. When he meets… — Richard Dawkins
You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself. — Arthur Ashe
Although Verwoerd thought Africans were lower than animals, his death did not yield us any pleasure. Political assassination is not something I or the ANC… — Nelson Mandela
Mercy is the mark of a great man! (stabs defeated opponent) I guess I'm just a good man. (stabs opponent again) Well ... I'm alright. — Jane Espenson
True strength isnâ€™t in killingâ€”or ignoringâ€”your opponent, itâ€™s in having the will to shield those who need your protection. — Ilona Andrews
A good player who loses at chess is genuinely convinced hat he has lost because of a mistake, and he looks for this mistake in… — Leo Tolstoy
Resistance is not a peripheral opponent. Resistance arises from within. It is self-generated and self-perpetuated. resistance is the enemy within. — Steven Pressfield
A warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent. — Paulo Coelho
Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be. It… — Unknown Author

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