Quotes About Adversaries

I'm running against the Democrats. I'm running against evil.

We must modernize our greatest deterrent and keep peace among our adversaries with our nuclear arsenal.

To be teammates in Formula One actually means you are first rivals, not really mates.

Pan stood on the bank, aiming one of the stun guns. She'd taken all four of the mercenaries out, in the dark, from twenty metres.

If you can't come into a room and tell right away who is for you and who is against you, you have no business in politics.

What you want in warfare is room to maneuver. Tight corners spell death. Having enemies gives you options. You can play them off against each other, make one a friend as a way of attacking the other, on and on.

Realize this: In your struggle for power you will stir up rivalries and create enemies. There will be people you cannot win over, who will remain your enemies no matter what.

What gets us into trouble in the realm of power is often our own overreaction to the moves of our enemies and rivals.

The same is true of adults: it is through your battles with others that you learn what works, what doesn't, and how to protect yourself. Instead of shrinking from the idea of having enemies, then, embrace it. Conflict is therapeutic.

Your enemies, on the other hand, are an untapped gold mine that you must learn to exploit.

What gets us into trouble in the realm of power is often our own overreaction to the moves of our enemies and rivals. That overreaction creates problems we would have avoided had we been more reasonable.

If you have no enemies, find a way to make them

most of the Trollocs had moved off the Heights to attack below.

My adversaries were those with a traditional mind-set, the usual opponents of any idea "not invented here," those fearful that what I was trying to do threatened their existing programs and procurements.

A person, Bobby would tell his oldest daughter Kathleen, could be judged by the enemies he made.

He doesn't drink coffee or tea,' I said. 'We just drink the blood of our enemies,' Nicky said.

[C]reationists [and] other religious enthusiasts [are], in many parts of the world ..., the most dangerous adversaries of science.

The antagonists of finance's future, the diaboli ex machina, may have no face at all.

Orcs do not have enemies." Monde tried to search for the proper term, "We have…adversaries.""Isn't that the same thing?""Depends on who's winning the war.

You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.

When it's done, only our enemies leave roses.

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.

I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life.

In Martin Luther's life and behavior is very courteous and friendly, and there is nothing of the stern stoic or grumpy fellow about him. He can adjust to all occasions. In social gathering he is gay, witty, ever full of joy, always has a bright and happy face, no matter how seriously his adversaries threatening him. One can see that God's strength is within him. – Petrus Mosellanus