Opposition Quotes

679 Opposition quotes by 546 unique authors

To hold in the mind forever two ideas which seemed to be in opposition. The first . . . acceptance totally without rancor, of life… — James A. Baldwin
The imaginary is not formed in opposition to reality as its denial or compensation; it grows among signs, from book to book, in the interstice… — Michel Foucault
Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God… — John Wesley
it is clear that we must trust what is difficult; everything alive trusts in it, everything in Nature grows and defends itself any way it… — Rainer Maria Rilke
the Twelve Apostles are the most evident sign of Jesus' will regarding the existence and mission of his Church, the guarantee that between Christ and… — Pope Benedict XVI
We make allowance for a certain degree of selfishness in men; because we know it to be inseparable from human nature, and inherent in our… — David Hume
The nightmares arrived like they always did, much like the best player in the opposition when you've heard rumors that he might be injured or… — Markus Zusak
The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A… — Napoleon Hill
God loves human beings. God loves the world. Not an ideal human, but human beings as they are; not an ideal world, but the real… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The real opposition is that between the ego-bound man, whose existence is structured by the principle of having, and the free man, who has overcome… — Erich Fromm
And woman is the same as horses: two wills act in opposition inside her. With one will she wants to subject herself utterly. With the… — D. H. Lawrence
It really does no good to ask questions that reflect opposition to the will of God. Rather ask, What am I to do? What am… — Richard G. Scott
This is what terrorism is occupied with as well: making real, palpable violence surface in opposition to the invisible violence of security. — Jean Baudrillard
Though opposition is a hopeless task, acquiescence would be worse. — Thomas M. Disch
I knew he was unreliable, but he was fun to be with. He was a child’s ideal companion, full of surprises and happy animal energy.… — E L Doctorow
When we are accomplishing the good, the greatest opposition comes. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood. — Swami Vivekananda
Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance. — Dan Brown
It's very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It's easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is… — Fred Rogers
They always believe that 'things are in a bad way now,' but they 'haven't any faith in these idealists.' One minute they call Wilson 'just… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
In a country where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not… — Leon Trotsky
So many things beat upon us in a lifetime that simply enduring may seem almost beyond us… But the test a loving God has set… — Henry B. Eyring
There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. Every serious and reflective person… — Max Planck
Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear his… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A life without problems or limitations or challenges--life without "opposition in all things," as Lehi phrased it (2 Nephi 2:11)--would paradoxically but in very fact… — Jeffrey R. Holland

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