Opposition Quotes

679 Opposition quotes by 546 unique authors

Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind. — Hamilton Wright Mabie
Much more prevalent than physical fear is the fear of criticism, rejection, and verbal opposition. — Derek A. Cuthbert
In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain the legitimacy it… — Barack Obama
Within the Nazi Party, the beginnings of a personality cult around Hitler go back to the year before the [Munich] putsch... Outside these small groups… — Ian Kershaw
Difference of opinion leads to enquiry, and enquiry to truth; and I am sure...we both value too much the freedom of opinion sanctioned by our… — Thomas Jefferson
My notion of a failed writing workshop is when everybody comes out replicating the teacher and imitating as closely as possible the great original at… — Nicholas Delbanco
Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly. — Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces — Ron Atkinson
The new season will be all about scoring more goals than the opposition. — Alvin Martin
Whenever a single definite object is made the supreme end of the State, be it the advantage of a class, the safety of the power… — Lord Acton
There has been opposition to experimenting on animals for a long time. This opposition has made little headway because experimenters, backed by commercial firms that… — Peter Singer
I fear the popular notion of success stands in direct opposition in all points to the real and wholesome success. One adores public opinion, the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his opposition and the obstacles before… — Mahatma Gandhi
Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down… — Harry S. Truman
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires the political power to do… — Robert A. Heinlein
This earth is not our home. We are away at school, trying to master the lessons of "the great plan of happiness" so we can… — Bruce C. Hafen
The path to eternal life is not on a plateau. Rather, it is an incline, ever onward and upward. Hence, ever-increasing spiritual understanding and energy… — Keith K. Hilbig
We don't want to be prejudging outcomes here," she said of US opposition to scientific guidelines for rich nations to cut emissions by 25-40 percent… — Paula Dobriansky
The public discourse on global warming has little in common with the standards of scientific discourse. Rather, it is part of political discourse where comments… — Richard Lindzen
I am sorry to upset my colleagues by saying we wasted four years in opposition, but if you do get so badly defeated as a… — Kenneth Clarke
It is no strain of metaphor to say that the love of God and the wrath of God are the same thing, described from opposite… — Unknown Author
It is not surprising that liberals believed in progress. The idea of progress justified the entire transition from feudalism to capitalism. It legitimated the breaking… — Immanuel Wallerstein
The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for… — Georges Bataille
Upon the whole I doubt whether the Benefits of opposition to the Constitution opposition to the Constitution will not ultimately be productive of more good… — George Washington
But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single State, or of… — James Madison

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