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Quotations regarding 'Opponents'

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I want to say a simple thing, that the dividing line exists not between Jordan and Israel, but between the proponents of peace and the opponents of peace.
King Hussein I, Jordanian Statesman (1935-1999)
Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people.
William L. Jenkins, American Politician (1936-  )
I am making a collection of the things my opponents have found me to be and, when this election is over, I am going to open a museum and put them on display.
Lyndon B. Johnson, American President (1908-1973)
During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.
Eddie Bernice Johnson, American Politician (1935-  )
What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.
Robert Kennedy, American Politician (1925-1968)
The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.
Imran Khan, Pakistani Athlete (1952-  )
There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fiercest opponents this year. But we just have to focus on our game and be patient with the realistic hope that we'll be on top after all is said and done.
Jason Kidd, American Athlete (1973-  )
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
Bobby Knight, American Coach (1940-  )
Ward Churchill might be more valuable to the opponents of the academic left employed than unemployed. Above all, he can serve as a living window into the intellectual, moral, and political bankruptcy of the left.
Mort Kondracke, American Journalist (1939-  )
I and life: The case was settled chivalrously. The opponents parted without having made up.
Karl Kraus, Austrian Writer (1874-1936)
Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist (1951-  )
Each pursues his own theory, little solicitous to correct or improve it by an attention to what is advanced by his opponents.
Thomas Malthus, English Economist (1766-1834)
You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.
Wynton Marsalis, American Musician (1961-  )
Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents.
Martin McGuinness, Irish Politician (1950-  )
Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.
Dwight Morrow, American Businessman (1873-1931)
In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.
Jose Mourinho, Portuguese Coach (1963-  )
At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.
Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher (1844-1900)
You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.
Richard M. Nixon, American President (1913-1994)
The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is someone whose strength joined to yours creates a certain result.
Sadaharu Oh, Japanese Athlete (1940-  )
Men who are engaged in public life must necessarily aim at reducing opposition to a minimum, and one of the most obvious means to that end is by misrepresenting, discrediting or ruining their opponents.
Frederick Scott Oliver, -
 
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