Opposition Quotes

679 Opposition quotes by 546 unique authors

Some claim a place in the list of patriots, by an acrimonious and unremitting opposition to the court. This mark is by no means infallible.… — Samuel Johnson
Everybody Moral courage is a virtue of higher cast and nobler origin than physical. It springs from a consciousness of virtue and renders a man,… — Samuel Griswold Goodrich
I know why there must be opposition in all things. Adversity, if handled correctly, can be a blessing in our lives. We can learn to… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
You and I were among those who used their agency to accept Heavenly Father's plan to come to earth, to have a mortal life, to… — Robert D. Hales
There has been plenty to criticize about President Obama’s handling of the economy. Yet the overriding story of the past few years is not Mr.… — Paul Krugman
It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to… — Thomas Jefferson
When you are fully present, you transcend duality and open into Oneness. In Presence, there is power without opposition. There is love without hate, acceptance… — Leonard Jacobson
But to be the Vicar of Christ, to claim to exercise his prerogatives on earth, does involve a claim to his attributes, and therefore our… — Charles Hodge
Her companion's discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch, to nothing more than a short, decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the face… — Jane Austen
Bound by conventions, people tend to reach for what is easy. Here we must be unafraid of what is difficult. For all living beings in… — Rainer Maria Rilke
In essence, sin is all that is in opposition to God. Sin defies God; it violates His character, His law, and His covenant. It fails,… — Joel Beeke
Being right is not too difficult. Your choose your perception. You select your information. You leave out what does not suit you. You drag in… — Edward de Bono
To express a marriage of two complementary colors, their mingling and their opposition, the mysterious vibrations of kindred tones... — Vincent Van Gogh
Your state is not at all to be measured by the opposition that sin makes to you, but by the opposition you make to it. — John Owen
You need people with the courage to stand up and voice their opposition without being labeled unpatriotic. — Wesley Clark
Commitment, by its nature, frees us from ourselves and, while it stands us in opposition to some, it joins us with others similarly committed. Commitment… — Michael Lewis
Great leaders inspire. They maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don't follow discouraged leaders.… — Rick Warren
MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious… — Ambrose Bierce
The obese is in a total delirium. For he is not only large, of a size opposed to normal morphology: he is larger than large.… — Jean Baudrillard
Opposition to divine sovereignty is essentially atheism. — Charles Spurgeon
Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows in the… — Dwight L. Moody
It really does no good to ask questions that reflect opposition to the will of God. Rather ask, 'What am I to do?' — Richard G. Scott
If you have no opposition in the place you serve, you're serving in the wrong place. — G. Campbell Morgan
Truth, purity, and unselfishness wherever these are present, there is no power below or above the sun to crush the possessor thereof. Equipped with these,… — Swami Vivekananda
If you’re going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, you’re going to… — Joel Osteen

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