Quotes of: Against Keyword

To rebel against being born a woman seemed as foolish to her as to take pride in it.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Philosophy, as we use the word, is a fight against the fascination which forms of expression exert upon us.

Unknown

I hold a strict policy of automatic grudges against people everyone likes.

The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy

I fought against her, trying to mount some kind of defense, but it was like fighting Dimitri on crack.

Vampire Academy

Let us revolt against the nightmare, and work together for a kinder world.

Voice of Reason

Modern consumer life is a form of extreme passive violence against all people.

Voice of Reason

Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.

The Wise Man's Fear

Tapping a finger against the flesh of her elbow, she deadpanned, “Jacin Clay, there is an assassin under my bed.

Winter

He felt her heartbeat against his shoulder, through his jacket, light as raindrops.

Whatever Remains

having nothing to struggle against they have nothing to struggle for.

You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.

Bryant H. McGill

I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.

Claudio Reyna

The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants.

Helen Wills Moody

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

James Madison

I believe the biggest themes of life are put into the best focus when held up against the very sharp light of mortality.

Mitch Albom

You don't have to look far to taste some of the best food the world has to offer. I'd pit my grandmother against a 3-star Michelin chef any day.

Nadia Giosia

The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable obstacles. This is true in real life.

Sufjan Stevens

Human beings sometimes find a kind of pleasure in nursing painful emotions, in blaming themselves without reason or even against reason.

Robots and Empire

To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion.

George Eliot

I'm not against the virtual world; it's fascinating, but I don't like the way they try to impose it on us. It's a thing imposed by rich countries.

Leos Carax

For instance, I was a little surprised that the Shiites didn't rise up against Saddam and the Baath party across most of the country when the Americans moved in March and April of 2003.

Juan Cole