Opposition Quotes

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.

Opposition is true friendship.

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

The Western musical canon came about not merely by accumulation, but by opposition and subversion, both to the ruling powers on whom composers depended for their livelihoods and to other musics.

Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.

Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.

I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition.

It won't take 40 years for opposition to same-sex marriage to dissipate.

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

I was faced more with apathy than opposition.

For me, opposition is just another opposition.

You can make plans but if the opposition plays well, then all your plans become worthless.

To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist.

In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views.

In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.

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

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

Ah, but it's nice to be in the opposition, nice to be a bone in somebody's throat.

What is in the Constitution is the burning desire and aspiration of all the people of Vietnam. So for the moment, we don't think about opposition parties.

We supported the contras. We're not against all opposition to government, or all paramilitary operations.

I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.

In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.

The classic rule of thumb is that if you are an intellectual ideological magazine, you do better in opposition than you do if your views are reflected by people in power.

You must never underestimate your opposition.