Opponent Quotes

541 Opponent quotes by 340 unique authors

My opponent called me a cream puff. Well, I rushed out and got the baker's union to endorse me. — Clay Pell
If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel. — Mark Russell
I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, but proceeding with… — Richard V. Allen
I think what's dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, 'Well, I can totally handle myself now.' But if my… — Kate Beckinsale
Any time an elected official in the world we're in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their opponent but of… — Jeb Bush
Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself. — Paul Begala
Romney has to convince the American public that they need to do something they're not usually inclined to do - replace a sitting president with… — William Kristol
If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection and with the best of intentions, quite apart from… — Pope Francis
The best way to get a move to work is to make it so uncomfortable that the opponent gives it to you to stop the… — Carlson Gracie
The bigger my chest is, the more it gets in the way. It just creates space. It makes me much more efficient if I don't… — Ronda Rousey
Anyone who is serious about jiu-jitsu should know that the ability to defeat an opponent is nothing more than a metaphor for the ultimate combat,… — Rorion Gracie
Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's… — Caroline Wozniacki
My opponent Senator Menendez and his colleagues are pursuing what I consider a Jon Corzine economic policy. Higher taxes, more spending, more debt. — Joe Kyrillos
The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is someone… — Sadaharu Oh
The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn… — Eric Snow
It should be the aim of grand strategy to discover and pierce the Achilles' heel of the opposing government's power to make war. Strategy, in… — B. H. Liddell Hart
Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent. — B. H. Liddell Hart
For if we merely take what obviously appears the line of least resistance, its obviousness will appeal to the opponent also; and this line may… — B. H. Liddell Hart
If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of… — B. H. Liddell Hart
In the application of Satyagraha, I discovered, in the earliest stages, that pursuit of Truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on one's opponent,… — Mahatma Gandhi
Proved right should be capable of being vindicated by right means as against the rude i.e. sanguinary means. Man may and should shed his own… — Mahatma Gandhi
I have heard myself accused of being an opponent, an enemy of mathematics, which no one can value more highly than I, for it accomplishes… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Order is a lovely nymph, the child of Beauty and Wisdom; her attendants are Comfort, Neatness, and Activity; her abode is the valley of happiness:… — Samuel Johnson
It feels much nobler to feel guilty than resentful, and it takes more courage to express resentment than guilt. With expressing guilt you expect to… — Frederick Salomon Perls
It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the… — Viktor Korchnoi

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