Opponent Quotes
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Robust faith in oneself and brave trust of the opponent, so called or real, is the best safeguard.
Mahatma Gandhi
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To act intelligently in human affairs is only possible if an attempt is made to understand the thoughts, motives, and apprehension of one's opponent so fully that one can see the world through their eyes.
Albert Einstein
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By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him.
Mahatma Gandhi
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I must add... my gratitude to you for the attention with which you have listened to me, for, from my numerous observations, our Liberals are never capable of letting anyone else have a conviction of his own without at once meeting their opponent with abuse or even something worse.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Earlier today, President Bush said Kerry will be a tough and hard-charging opponent. That explains why Bush's nickname for Kerry is math.
Conan O'Brien
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Cus was my father but he was more than a father. You can have a father and what does it mean?—it doesn't really mean anything. Cus was my backbone . . . . He did everything for my best interest . . . . We'd spend all our time together, talk about things that, later on, would come back to me. Like about character, and courage. Like the hero and the coward: that the hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters.
Mike Tyson
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While I do not agree with the tactics my opponent used to achieve this office, the voters have spoken and I respect their decision.
Baron Hill
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We're kind of in the wild west, and, you know, it would be very difficult to run for president without raising a huge amount of money and without having other people supporting you because your opponent will have their supporters.
Hillary Clinton
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The satyagrahi should not have any hatred in his heart against the opponent.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Like mortars in old war films, they are often ready to destroy the opponent's unsupported defences.
Alexey Suetin
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My toughest opponent has always been me.
Muhammad Ali
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Heraclitus was an opponent of all democratic parties.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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I never would wish technology failing on any sort of opponent or enemy.
Harper Reed
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The proper method of playing mixed doubles is to swipe the ball accidentally and straight at the woman opponent as hard and as accurately as possible. Male players must not only retain equanimity on their side of the net, but create dissension on the other.
Art Hoppe
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However much I may sympathise with and admire worthy motives, I am an uncompromising opponent of violent methods even to serve the noblest of causes.
Mahatma Gandhi
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
Arthur Ashe
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Play against the Game, not your opponent.
Bud Wilkinson
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The end of nonviolent 'war' is always an agreement, never dictation, much less humiliation of the opponent.
Mahatma Gandhi
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A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
Nigel Short
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We wrestle with our own opponents on a daily basis. These challengers can come in numerous forms whether it be a physical challenge, emotional, or even relational issues that can overtake us. No matter what opponent we are wrestling against we can be UNSTOPPABLE.
Anthony Robles
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I can't overlook any opponent because all fighters are dangerous. Every fighter is dangerous.
Brandon Rios
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Would you kick an opponent when he was down? Yes, if I thought he might get up.
Edmund Rouse
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When you play against an experienced opponent who exploits all the defensive resources at his command you sometimes have to walk time and again, along the narrow path of 'the only move'.
David Bronstein
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There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
Lao Tzu