Opponents Quotes

832 Opponents quotes by 548 unique authors

It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success,… — Niccolo Machiavelli
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
If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get… — Dale Carnegie
Lissa knelt down, compassion on her face. I wasn't surprised, since she'd always had a thing for animals. She'd lectured me for days after I'd… — Richelle Mead
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
Teaching, therefore, asks first of all the creation of a space where students and teachers can enter into a fearless communication with each other and… — Henri Nouwen
[W]hat makes patriotic and religious fanatics such dangerous opponents is not the deaths of the fanatics themselves, but their willingness to accept the deaths of… — Jared Diamond
I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political… — Ronald Reagan
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
the very best that can happen is to have energetic opponents. The more extreme they become, the more powerful the reaction they will have to… — Jostein Gaarder
A war was coming either way. Now all I had to do was choose my opponent — Becca Fitzpatrick
I try not to underestimate my opponents, no matter how ridiculous their beards. — Derek Landy
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
He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him. Galloran… — Brandon Mull
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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