Opposition Quotes

679 Opposition quotes by 546 unique authors

I have given up the idea that there is an opposition-free church out there. But I have gained something else - an appreciation for the… — John Ortberg
I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid… — Franz Beckenbauer
My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition. — Georges Pompidou
It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends.… — Bidzina Ivanishvili
I was forced to come into politics because Saakashvili had destroyed the opposition. I had a choice either to leave the country, because it was… — Bidzina Ivanishvili
I grew up in a very difficult country, a very oppressive situation because of the Somoza dictatorship. My family was in opposition to Somoza; Somoza… — Gioconda Belli
John Quincy Adams ranks with Jimmy Carter on the roster of ex-presidential redemption. Instead of completing a biography of his father, he let himself be… — Thomas Mallon
Our focus needs to be on freeing dissidents and continuing to support the opposition movement within Cuba - not rewarding Castro and subsidizing and strengthening… — Mel Martinez
Strong people are made by opposition like kites that go up against the wind. — Frank Harris
Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result… — John Acton
Everything is produced by the workers, and the minute they try to get something by their unions they meet all the opposition that can be… — Harry Bridges
I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions frequently… — Georg Cantor
These men were religious when the spirit of religion was buried in forms and ceremonies, and when the priesthood had armed itself with the civil… — Ethan A. Hitchcock
You can make plans but if the opposition plays well, then all your plans become worthless. — David Gower
We always knew when we took on the issue of violence against women that somehow our opposition would come after us. — Patricia Ireland
In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their… — John Burns
I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I… — Anne Campbell
I am bitterly opposed to my country entering the war, but if, notwithstanding my opposition, we do enter it, all of my energy and all… — George William Norris
The opposition may have the right to doubt every thing, but for myself, I call on opposition to practice its role within limits of objectively,… — Ali Abdullah Saleh
We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and… — Joschka Fischer
For example, the opposition between acute and grave phonemes has the capacity to suggest an image of bright and dark, of pointed and rounded, of… — Roman Jakobson
If they think they have issues with the president not doing enough for the poor now, wait and see what happens if the opposition takes… — Cornel West
In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre. — George Osborne
Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it… — Kay Bailey Hutchison
You must never underestimate your opposition. — John Scarlett

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