Opposition Quotes

679 Opposition quotes by 546 unique authors

The real leaders cannot appear in the peaceful time; nor can the serious opposition emerge from within the peaceful atmosphere. Without an open confrontation, there… — Vladimir Bukovsky
I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily… — C. J. Mahaney
Indeed, the economy and the environment need not be seen in opposition. — Jacob Rothschild
What my research has shown me is that experts tend on the whole to form very rigid camps; that within these camps, a dominant perspective… — Noreena Hertz
In the late Fifties and early Sixties, opposition to state terror and aggression and torture and so on was zero. That was a horrible time:… — Noam Chomsky
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and… — Stephen Covey
President Obama is a gifted politician. He is gifted with rhetoric virtuosity. He is gifted with the ability to lie directly to camera without blinking.… — Ben Shapiro
To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless. — Bruno Dumont
If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy action committees as… — Bill Shorten
Costa Rica and Germany have simply been pawns in the Japanese quest to silence Sea Shepherd in an attempt to stop our annual opposition of… — Paul Watson
Benjamin Netanyahu has made the official policy of the Israeli government the two-state solution, at a time when he had opposition from many quarters. That… — Michael Oren
When I consider a problem, it is now instinctive for me to think about the institutions involved, the authorizing environment, possible coalitions, likely opposition, implementation,… — Robert Zoellick
My record of opposition to illegal immigration is unquestioned. — Ann Wagner
Rule of thumb: When Democrats lose, they blame the candidate. When Republicans lose, they blame the opposition. — Timothy Noah
Congress becomes the public voice of opposition. — Robert Dallek
According to the situation, your role changes in one-day cricket, especially in a phase like the Powerplay. If I bowl four spells, four times I… — Harbhajan Singh
I think that President Obama has done the best he possibly could during the first term considering that his opposition was willing to do whatever… — Stephen Stills
In Tunisia, the so-called Yasmin revolution has led to the installation of a relatively moderate Islamic government. Whether or not that means democracy will, however,… — Martin Van Creveld
A complete investment in the Obama administration required that any real opposition had to be demonized. The investment in Barack Obama had to be protected. — Bob Ehrlich
Everybody who goes into government gets somewhat chewed up in the process. Being a senior appointee is like being at a startup, only more so:… — Tim O'Reilly
My transition from wanting to be a cartoonist to wanting to be a writer may have come about through that friendly opposition, that even-handed pairing,… — John Updike
The culmination of a long struggle was 2013, which could clearly be labeled the Year of the Gay. State after state had legalized gay marriage,… — Edmund White
There is nothing so marginal as a party that has been in power for 18 years and slides into opposition. You influence nothing. — Sebastian Coe
Opposition is an inevitable reality of pastoral life. — John Ortberg
Some leaders are not intimidated by opposition; they actually thrive on it. It wakes them up. It energizes them. It calls them to battle. It… — John Ortberg

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