Quotes About Opposition

To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist.

I am not the opposite of theism. I am right in the middle of those non-believers and believers. It's not even about being agnostic or nastik. Why would I take a name given to me by my opposition? I am just a rationalist.

Do not be afraid to offer ideas that draw opposition. Remember, if no one is against your idea, then your idea probably doesn't do anything.

You need to hunt something that can shoot back at you to really classify yourself as a hunter. You need to understand the feeling of what it's like to go into the field and know your opposition can take you out.

In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.

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, despite intense opposition from the religious right.

It's our job as Liberal Democrats to be an effective opposition - and an increasingly tough one as well.

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.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

The chief modern rival of Christianity is 'liberalism'... at every point, the two movements are in direct opposition.

Conflict and opposition are as necessary as cooperation and agreement, but the scale is off balance, with conflict and opposition overweighted.

Well I think all I would say on that is, when we were in opposition in Britain and Hawke and then Keating were in power here, Labor was in power here, we learnt a huge amount from the ALP's experience here.

I do think a healthy opposition is very necessary in a democracy.

Almost everything I think we've accomplished for the good of the country has been because of liberals against conservative opposition.

So, I think China desperately needs to legitimize some form of opposition.

When you are in the government, you have to demonise your opposition.

The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.

When the federal government gets around to cleaning up their lists, I am sure we'll take another look at the Lowey amendment. But until then, this effort will continue to have bipartisan opposition.

One of my favorite things - and I am sure everybody else's in this Chamber - is to give away money. You really don't get much opposition when you give away money.

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

Getting respect from the opposition is a nice thing.

We already have a sabbatical system. It's called opposition, and I've had enough of it.

We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government.

Historically, opposition to immigration in the United States has been racially and religiously motivated in the ugliest, nastiest way possible.