Opposition Quotes

To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.

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

We should make no mistake. The president has used his constitutional power to release convicted terrorists, despite the opposition of federal law enforcement officials, despite objections from the law enforcement community and despite the pleas of the victims and families of the dead -- killed in their wave of bomb attacks.

If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.

Wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone has been the most popular and most environmentally justified endangered species reintroduction effort, ... Opposition to wolves in Yellowstone has been extremely mean-spirited. However, once the appeals court has reviewed the law and the reintroduction effort, we are confident that it will permit the wolves to stay. They are the capstone to the Yellowstone ecosystem.

When I felt rather overcome with [my father's] opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work.

I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words.

The opposition may have the right to doubt every thing, but for myself, I call on opposition to practice its role within limits of objectively, responsibility and country interests.

My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it.

My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and that's why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one.

Every non-political human grouping of whatever kind, legal, social, religious, economic or other becomes at last political if it creates an opposition deep enough to range men against one another as enemies.

For national security considerations, we hope the opposition will approve the new bill as soon as possible.

Chalk one up to common sense, to committed opposition by trade unions, and to virtually the whole industry uniting in rejection of the package. But even as we congratulate ourselves and thank our colleagues worldwide for their support, we must remain vigilant. You never know when the next attempt to turn the industry on its head may come.

The full-strength squad we are taking to Germany will play against Greece. Greece are a formidable opposition and will provide the ideal start for Australia's World Cup assault.

We are pleased that our opposition to the original merger agreement has resulted in increased consideration for all shareholders.

The opposition should be more careful and prudent about their accusations. Attorney Lozano is not with the administration.

Filipinos are tired of political bickering and confrontation, that is why despite the relentless agitation by the opposition, there is no upheaval against the President or the government.

The strengthening of both the retail sector over Christmas and the housing market over recent months should limit the opposition to keeping rates on hold next week.

I feel she needs opposition. She's served the city well, but I think at some point you may need to revisit that.

The American people could not be clearer about their opposition to the continued exclusion of lesbian and gay Americans from our armed forces. Support for repealing the military's ban has grown by fifteen percent in the South, eight percent among moderate Republicans and nine percent among Catholics. In virtually every community, constituents are sending a clear message to their elected leaders that the time has come to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' Our nation supports treating everyone who sacrifices for our national defense, whether gay or straight, with the dignity and respect they deserve.

The expectation is that Koizumi will win by a reasonable majority, that reforms will go forward and the opposition to the Japan Post sale will be crushed.

We mourn the loss of Tom Fox, who combined a lightness of spirit, a firm opposition to all oppression, and the recognition of God in everyone.

[She joined Sheehan's protest and believes it helped rouse enough public opposition to the war to make it easier for politicians to demand a new Iraq policy. They hope that fervor will wash over a Sept. 24 anti-war rally in Washington and rock the capitol.] It should be easier for them now, ... The voice is there.

The opposition said we underestimated the number. ... We were right on. ... If we would have used their numbers we would have been overstated.

We haven't encountered any organized opposition whatsoever.