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Quotes About Antagonism

It always seems to be important to have at least one person in the vicinity to hate.
~ David Foster Wallace
By my head, here come the Capulets. Mercutio- By my heel, I care not.
~ William Shakespeare
I do believe, induced by potent circumstances That thou art mine enemy.
~ William Shakespeare
Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel.
~ William Shakespeare
George stared across the street. 'There is only one trouble with the Poldarks,' he said after a moment. 'They cannot take a beating.' 'And only one trouble with the Warleggans,' said Ross. 'They never know when they are not wanted.' George's color deepened. 'But they can appreciate and remember an insult.' 'Well, I trust you will remember this one.' Ross turned his back and went down the steps into the tavern.
~ Winston Graham
In war what you don't dislike is not usually what the enemy does.
~ Winston S. Churchill
Like all mechanical objects, we were instantly archenemies.
~ Woody Allen
Getawayfrommeyoumiserablelittlecreep.
~ Cinda Williams Chima
Don't be drinking the Haterade.
~ Holly Black
I thought I was playing the game of pissing off people who hated me already and eating the consequences.
~ Holly Black
Little did Prince Dain know that my real skill lies in pissing people off.
~ Holly Black
If I didn't have another reason to cross you, I would do it for spite.
~ Holly Black
Maybe living together is the reason we don't get on.' 'I don't like you, either,' I remind him.
~ Holly Black
You really hate me don't you?" he asks, his smile growing "Almost as you hate me," I say
~ Holly Black
You really hate me, don't you?" he asks, his smile growing. "Almost as much as you hate me
~ Holly Black
Jude, Cardan thought, hating even the shape of her name. Jude.
~ Holly Black
If they got beef Im the meat cleaver.
~ Lil Wayne
Sometimes you meet a girl and it's like matter and antimatter. You just hate each other for no damn reason.
~ Lilith Saintcrow
I don't like Van Gaal, and I am sure he doesn't like me, either.
~ Rivaldo
Internal fights between various agencies, i.e. between the CIA and FBI, are highly counterproductive.
~ James G. Stavridis
A reasonable being might think that he and I could find some common ground; have a cup of coffee and compare our Passengers, exchange trade talk and chitchat about dismemberment techniques. But no: Doakes wanted me dead. And I found it difficult to share his point of view.
~ Jeff Lindsay
We're defined and enlivened by what opposes us. And when the Watchmaker died, Lincoln Rhyme died a bit too.
~ Jeffery Deaver
Montmorency's ambition in life, is to get in the way and be sworn at. 
~ Jerome K. Jerome
Montmorency's ambition in life, is to get in the way and be sworn at. If he can squirm in anywhere where he particularly is not wanted, and be a perfect nuisance, and make people mad, and have things thrown at his head, then he feels his day has not been wasted. To get somebody to stumble over him, and curse him steadily for an hour, is his highest aim and object; and, when he has succeeded in accomplishing this, his conceit becomes quite unbearable.
~ Jerome K. Jerome