The Opposition Quotes

To somebody like Obama, substantive opposition is not tolerable. The objective is to eliminate all opposition - be it a political party, be it media, or what have you.

Think of the Republican Party as the opposition to the Democrats. It doesn't exist in California!

The left want to get rid of all opposition. They don't want to debate the opposition. They don't want to argue. They just don't want there to be any.

We are past opposition. I mean, we've crossed that threshold before [Donald] Trump was inaugurated.

If you're seeking progress, all presidents are the opposition. You're just fighting different kinds of battles -

Try telling a Cuban: 'You should pay higher rent, or pay for your own healthcare' ... There is no serious opposition to the current government.

There's a difference between loyal opposition that has a different view, and those who are advocating a defeatist approach that sends the wrong message to our troops and the enemy.

The package destroys not just the peace process but all the peace dynamics in society. This is a bid to crush opposition.

When literature becomes deliberately indifferent to the opposition of good and evil it betrays its function and forfeits all claim to excellence.

There is a distinction, but no opposition, between theory and practice. Each to a certain extent supposes the other. Theory is dependent on practice; practice must have preceded theory.

It's unlikely that machines would spontaneously decide they didn't like people, or that they had goals in opposition to those of human beings.

In those days [1935] I would read what the opposition papers got out, and I'd say to myself, 'What I'm doing just isn't good enough.'

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

Many of the opposition [to the new Federal Constitution] wish to take from Congress the power of internal taxation. Calculation has convinced me that this would be very mischievous.

The clergy believe that any power confided in me will be exerted in opposition to their schemes, and they believe rightly.

A lot of my opposition to President Obama's policies had behind them 5, 6, 7 years of bad policies that made America less safe in my regard.

Lord Cranborne told the leader of the opposition to 'back me or sack me' - he succeeded in doing both.

The two policies that Ken Clarke is most famous for are his opposition to the Iraq war and being a very defensible and quite courageous pro-European. These are both policies he shares with us.

The bureaucracy has grown such powerful roots in Russia, and corruption is so widespread, that people from opposition have no interest in changing anything.

It has been said that England invented the phrase, 'Her Majesty's Opposition'.

Islam developed in opposition to orthodox Christianity from the very start, and it considers itself superior to Christianity. So far, it has only been tolerant in places where it is in the minority.

You need people with the courage to stand up and voice their opposition without being labeled unpatriotic.

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

I do stand in opposition to those who want to implement Sharia and essentially attack the Constitution of the United States.

Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.

Make use of every friend— and every foe.

The real purpose of the opposition is to minimize the amount of money the ruling party will have stolen from the people at the end of its term.

The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

We seldom learn much from someone with whom we agree.

Good becomes better by playing against better, but better doesn't become the best by playing against good.

With grace, you will succeed despite strong opposition.

Every victory and success that God will give you will make others jealous it will cause hatred and opposition as well

People will oppose your progress. They will remind you of your past failures, belittle you, etc. The only way to stand against such opposition and belittling is to knowthe reason for your existence.

Oppression is opposition.

With God, anything that stands against you will always be inferior to what resides within you.

Today the world seems to be like a stagnated place, because the majority of humanity are not eager to see others rise.

His supporters will push him to disaster unless his opponents show where the dangers are.

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

Embrace contradictions for they make upall of life:You will eternally be looking for yourself andseeking ways to lose yourself.

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.

When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.

When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.

Light and flow is what shifts the world’s vibration, not the stagnation and resistance that comes with opposition.

Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.

The road to success is paved with doubters and haters.

It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.

The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.