Opposition Quotes (646 Quotes)

He's going to be running against a very popular figure, and obviously things were very different in 1990, where you had a very unpopular incumbent who was a member of the opposition party,

What he has going for him is that there is no political alternative or coherent opposition. The Democrats are all over the place on the war.

We express our strong indignation and opposition.

This nation was founded by men and women who wanted nothing more than freedom to practice their faith without government opposition, ... If we don't stand up for the religious rights of people around the world, who will

Opposition to this merger just adds to the list of (Federal Communications Commission Chairman William) Kennard-Klein policies that ultimately will reduce innovation and choice and raise the cost of telephone services for residential customers, particularly those in rural America,

Voting in favor would put senators in a better position to oppose later or a vote in opposition would put the president on notice that he better put somebody up who was acceptable to a broad spectrum of senators.

As 'moral suasion' or veiled threats become less effective, it is not surprising that governments feel more tempted to use outright opposition.

It's something we've expected for a very long time. Today's decision is a slap in the face of the public, which almost unanimously spoke in opposition to the development.

Kallis tends to the 'wall', he's the rock around which we normally build our innings. But Herschelle has played beautifully so far. He's been playing well all week and the good thing about Herschelle is he scores (quickly). He also tends to take out time and the game away from the opposition. We are really looking for a big partnership from them.

Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score.

'Of this voyage, I observe,' says the Admiral, 'that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by the many signal miracles that He has shown on the voyage, and for me, who for so great a time was in the court of Your Highnesses with the opposition and against the opinion of so many high personages of your household, who were all against me, alleging this undertaking to be folly, which I hope in Our Lord will be to the greater glory of Christianity, which to some slight extent already has happened.'

It comes down to the first innings when you have to put on a big score and put some pressure on the opposition. We need to apply a lot more pressure in Mumbai.

But when it comes to being negative or intimidating the opposition, that's where it becomes negative.

Rock' music. . . is the expression of elemental passions, and at rock festivals it assumes a cultic character, a form of worship, in fact, in opposition to Christian worship. People are, so to speak, released from themselves by the experience of being part of a crowd and by the emotional shock of rhythm, noise, and special lighting effects. However, in the ecstasy of having all their defenses torn down, the participants sink, as it were, beneath the elemental force of the universe.

The opposition are bad losers...Voting is supposed to be secret. Why do they think all the missing names are their supporters

What he's saying is not necessarily in opposition to the idea that the labor market may be stabilizing, but he's raising a warning flag, ... If we don't see layoffs get any worse, then they're actually getting a lot better -- that's critical information.

Today, there are a lot of opposition members of parliament who are not only ready for elections, they're pushing for them,

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

Our focus needs to be on freeing dissidents and continuing to support the opposition movement within Cuba - not rewarding Castro and subsidizing and strengthening his totalitarian regime.

Elections without any opposition and with low turnout aren't good for anyone, not least the government, which should evaluate the anti-democratic impact.

They're finally going in and trying to pacify these parts of Iraq that were left lawless and left in the hands of the opposition figures for twelve months. This was an enormous mistake.

It was a catalyst to further action both in support of the freedom of same-sex couples to marry and in opposition to that.

We are responsive to the opposition groups whom we are supporting in that effort right now, ... I think it would be fair to say that if the opposition groups were to ask us not to bomb a specific facility or location so they can continue their discussions, we'll certainly honor that.

We are on the ground with them. We are providing airstrikes against targets that our U.S. service members on the ground with the opposition forces are able to identify as proper targets, and we are striking those,

The better the opposition that's put in front of you, the better your team plays,

You always want to have an opposition figure that will galvanize your base, and Bush is that figure for Hillary.

It certainly gets the fire in your belly when your direct opponent wins the game for the opposition, ... You take that. You take that into training and you take that into tonight's game.

I think that one of the things that is often overlooked about the relationship between the prime minister and the chancellor is that these two men worked together every single day when we were in opposition and I can remember being in Gordon's office a lot when I was Treasury whip and they would be constantly on the phone to each other talking all the time,

What we intend to do between now and then is not to play chicken with the opposition. It's to govern and progress on our legislative agenda.

We have to note that the regime continues to control the army and security services, the Syrian opposition is very weak and America is bogged down in Iraq,

The entire notion of 'splitting the opposition' is false and without any basis of truth. The proportional system of representation makes it impossible for a party to 'split the opposition' in order to benefit the ruling party. The electoral system allows every party to gain representation in direct relation to its support. Even if a party doesn't win a single ward, it would win representation in proportion to its total ward- and proportional votes.

What this shows is that if someone wanted to change the motto, they're not really going to get any significant opposition. There's fairly strong support for this across the land.

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.

I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to.

We have the potential to develop into a really good side and have managed to put ourselves into contention for most of the time. However, we must learn to be far more decisive and to close the door on the opposition when we have the initiative. The Hong K

I think we must praise the opposition parties' decision to stand on the side of the people. The opposition parties are taking the mood and feelings of the people into consideration.

It's clear that there is still significant opposition. There's no question of that,

We would call upon the opposition to Prop. 71 to now respect the voters' mandate and drop the appeal. Any delay at this point is inexcusable.

It is time for the ruling party and the opposition to move forward to bring about a lasting solution to the political instability prevailing in Ethiopia, which could stall the progress witnessed in the economy over the last few years. We would like to see better progress on the human rights condition of the country as well as professional security forces.

I did not detect malice from anyone, any clear opposition,

With the World Cup taking place in Europe, scheduling matches has been extremely difficult this time around. However, I think the opposition we will be facing will give us the right type of competition we need as we move forward with our preparations for Germany.

I remain happily opposed to the advertising and sponsorship ban being proposed by the European Commission. I will certainly do my best to ensure that our government maintains its opposition.

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

He also made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government,

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.

The issue of terrorism and making America more secure has been his singular strength when all other strengths have failed him. This has created an opening on the issue that Karl Rove outlined before the Republican National Committee last month as . . . a key electoral issue in 2006. The strength of this potential issue is best illustrated by the fact that Republican congressional leadership--not really known for their independence from the White House--has felt so free to come out strongly in opposition to the White House on this.

Most people have trouble caring if he gets re-elected or not. They're having a difficult time seeing that he's different from the opposition. He needs to give them a reason to care.

We want that run, too, but we want him to shut down the opposition today, and in five days and in 10 days. That's the way I look at it. He's fun to watch. He can put the bat on the ball. He's got energy. He's a good asset. He's an athlete out there.

It would be possible to lead the opposition toward support of the government if it goes this way.

The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.