Quotes About Opposition

The technical term for this shotgun marriage of contrasting thoughts is antithesis, meaning "opposing idea.

I like nature but not its substitutes. Naturalist art, illusionism, is a substitute for nature. I remember that in arguing with Mondrian (in Paris 1920s, ed.), he opposed art to nature saying that art is artificial and nature is natural. I do not share this opinion. I do not think that nature is in natural opposition to art. Arts origins are natural.

The obese is in a total delirium. For he is not only large, of a size opposed to normal morphology: he is larger than large. He no longer makes sense in some distinctive opposition, but in his excess, his redundancy.

The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it.

This is what terrorism is occupied with as well: making real, palpable violence surface in opposition to the invisible violence of security.

Despite Sumner's vigorous opposition, the Senate, after an all-night debate, adopted a resolution introduced by Senator Oliver P. Morton of Indiana authorizing the commission, and the House followed suit.51

If we behave like those on the other side, then we are the other side. Instead of changing the world, all we'll achieve is a reflection of the one we want to destroy.

Limited by the world, which I oppose, jagged by it, I shall be all the more handsome and sparkling as the angles which wound me and give me shape are more acute and the jagging more cruel.

Dès qu'on entre en lutte contre la guerre, on entre en lutte contre le gouvernement.

And, what is more, we know how an all-consuming passion for freedom in the world never fails to lead to conflicts and wars which are no less consuming.

The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same.

Demokratien pflegen ihre Feinde, sie liquidieren ihre Gegner.

No por nada el perro y el gato se tienden furiosos el uno contra el otro. Son dos formas de pasión que se desafían gruñendo

don't wanna, don't hafta, ain't gonna'.

In the fight between you and reality, be discouraging.

most hot-blooded insurrectionists hold their role of 'opposition to a thoroughly secure establishment' as more important than the overthrow of the establishment.

There are two kinds of people in this world. And I'm not one of them.

Hickenlooper's guns had range on him.

I have all the guns and all the money. I can withstand challenge from without and from within. Am I right, comrade?

Impatience which would brook no opposition had been a part of John Pendleton's nature too long to yield very easily now to restraint

We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children, between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves. Or not.

General Gar, the leader of the Conquerors, was waiting for them. The Devourer.

We should call it a draw. You tried to shoot me, I tried to poison you. As I said before Peabody, we are well matched.

Nay!" he shouted out loud