Opposition Quotes - Page 20

• Opposition is true friendship.

  William Blake

  Friendship, Artist, True Friendship

  William Blake, Michael Mason (1998). “Selected Poetry”, p.83, Oxford University Press, USA

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• You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.

  Mary J. Blige

  Pain, Thank God, Trying

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• People are no longer primarily in opposition, nor can they be said to be interacting, rather they are participating in this pool of common meaning which is capable of constant development and change.

  David Bohm

  People, Development, Common

  David Bohm (2006). “Unfolding Meaning: A Weekend of Dialogue with David Bohm”, p.175, Routledge

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• He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

  Edmund Burke

  Inspirational, Life, Education

  Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

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• Grudge no expense - yield to no opposition - forget fatigue - till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, the spirit of love shall have overcome .

  Maria Weston Chapman

  Prayer, Sacrifice, Yield

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• An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country.

  Bainbridge Colby

  Loyalty, Country, Intelligent

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• No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Government, Long, Political

  'Coningsby' (1844) bk. 2, ch. 1

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• I would like to thank those who spoke boldly against the 'gay marriage float' in the 2014 Rose Parade. Apparently, that vigorous opposition came from perhaps millions of people, and it had a significant influence on how the matter was handled on network and cable television.

  James Dobson

  Gay, Rose, People

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• Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, St. Martin's Press

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• Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

  George Eliot

  Inspirational, Sweet, Men

  George Eliot (2016). “Complete Works Of George Eliot”, p.258, ShandonPress

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• Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known.

  Nigel Farage

  Levels, Well Known, Integration

  "Fruitcakes can be good for you" by Nigel Farage, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2009.

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• I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Country, Sainthood, World

  Gerald R. Ford's speech to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as quoted in "The New York Times", May 4, 1974.

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• Governing was always difficult for conservatives, but as they return to the opposition, they are rediscovering their skill at blame evasion.

  Thomas Frank

  Skills, Return, Blame

  "Richard Perle’s Apologia" by Richard Perle’s Apologia, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 29, 2009.

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• Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.

  Al Franken

  Seriousness

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• There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible.

  John Galsworthy

  World, Politics, Impossible

  John Galsworthy (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)”, p.3926, Delphi Classics

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• However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology threatens widely held values so fundamental that they must be called religious.

  Garrett Hardin

  Religious, Thinking, Roots

  Garrett James Hardin (1982). “Naked emperors: essays of a taboo-stalker”, Course Technology Ptr

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• First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.

  Stephen Harper

  Responsibility, Government, Leader

  "Harper appears open to working with Bloc in 2004 CBC interview". Interview with Evan Solomon, www.theglobeandmail.com. December 5, 2008.

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• The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government.

  Stephen Harper

  Government, Leader, Alternatives

  "Harper appears open to working with Bloc in 2004 CBC interview". Interview with Evan Solomon, www.theglobeandmail.com. December 05, 2008.

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• We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians.

  Stephen Harper

  Country, Responsibility, Government

  "Harper appears open to working with Bloc in 2004 CBC interview". Interview with Evan Solomon, www.theglobeandmail.com. December 05, 2008.

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• There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.

  Stephen Hawking

  Real, Brain, Connections

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• Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

  Dorothy Height

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Perseverance

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• To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Nihilist

  Christopher Hitchens (2009). “Letters to a Young Contrarian”, p.12, Basic Books

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• The irony of environmental opposition to the Keystone XL project is that stopping the pipeline to the U.S. will not stop production in the oil sands of Canada. Instead of coming to the United States, the oil will still be produced and shipped by rail or a pipeline similar to the Keystone XL to Canada's Pacific Coast.

  John Hoeven

  Oil, Environmental, Keystone Pipeline

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• The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics. Irrespective of what the numbers are, it's far too many.

  Patricia Ireland

  Numbers, Statistics, Blame

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• I have no spy stories to tell, because I saw no spies. Nor did I understand, at that time, any opposition between American and Russian national interest.

  Elia Kazan

  Spy, Stories, Saws

  "A Statement: Communism, Free-Speech, and 'Naming Names'" by Elia Kazan, www.capitalismmagazine.com. April 19, 1999.

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