We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.
The adoption by Jefferson and the Republicans of the political structure of their opponents is of an importance hardly inferior to that of the adoption of the Constitution by the states.
Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.
I never lose in any argument, because I always make sure that my opponent wins.
If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.
Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them. By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies, they won that respect that the opponent has for them.
Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports.
Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.
One of the principles of nonviolence is that you leave your opponents whole and better off than you found them.
Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding.
Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs," I said. "We have a protractor.
Sarcasm is a manifestation of anger, and anger can make you the puppet of your opponents.
I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent.
If you are strong and fighting the weak, then if you kill your opponent then you are a scoundrel... if you let him kill you, then you are an idiot.
Each pursues his own theory, little solicitous to correct or improve it by an attention to what is advanced by his opponents.
Watching tape is key. I basically watch every game. It's the only way to break down your opponents.
Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.
The airline business is the biggest team sport in the world. When you're all consumed with fighting among yourselves, your opponents can run over you every day.
Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.
I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent.
