Opponent Quotes

541 Opponent quotes by 340 unique authors

So be gentle with yourself; show yourself the same kindness and patience you might show a young child - the child you once were. If… — Dan Millman
If your opponent has you by fifty pounds, winning a fight against him is a dubious proposition, at best. If your opponent has you by… — Jim Butcher
For fear, real fear such as shakes you to your foundation, such as you feel when you are brought face to face with your mortal… — Yann Martel
I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how… — Yann Martel
I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated. "I don’t play… — Rick Riordan
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example;… — Benjamin Franklin
Never take your eyes off your opponent. And never think you don’t have to work for a victory. Even now, you could surprise me. (Takeshi) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The result of this is that so-called peace propaganda is just as dishonest and intellectually disgusting as war propaganda. Like war propaganda, it concentrates on… — George Orwell
I had become too accustomed to the pseudo-Left new style, whereby if your opponent thought he had identified your lowest possible motive, he was quite… — Christopher Hitchens
The opponent strikes you on your cheek, and you strike him on the heart by your amazing spiritual audacity in turning the other cheek. You… — E. Stanley Jones
For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and… — Haruki Murakami
It was completely impossible to box with her. She had only one style, which we called Terminator Mode. She would try to nail her opponent,… — Steig Larsson
Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so… — Scott Westerfeld
Each of us has interests which conflict the interests of everybody else... 'everybody else' we call 'society'. It's a powerful opponent and it always wins.… — B.F. Skinner
Success in fighting means not coming at your opponent the way he wants to fight you. — John Locke
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
Haven’t you ever noticed that people who win say it’s because the gods know they are in the right, but if they lose, it wasn’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
You’re better off fighting hand to hand than wielding a weapon you don’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

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