The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

Stability and a prosperous life cannot be set off against a set of political rights and freedoms.

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.

There is a backlash against me and everyone who has done buildings that have movement and feeling.

Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war.

We must heed the call of action and, with courageous steps and humble hearts, work against tyranny.

When you're nice, you're not bullying people. But when you're kind, you stand up against the bully.

I can't go against my nature because I am what I am. I don't try to be anyone different to who I am.

Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized.

In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.

The lesson of the Cold War is that against nuclear weapons, only nuclear weapons can hold the peace.

The struggle against patriarchy and racism must be substantively robust and inextricably intertwined.

The entire universe is working against me. I can't believe the entire universe could be that foolish!

Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.

I was sad Jon Ronson, who wrote in the Guardian and has made a TV show for Channel 4, took against me.

Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is standard.

Architecture is measured against the past; you build in the future, and you try to imagine the future.

I'm not against being beautiful or sexy or anything, but I have this 'cool' image that I want to keep.

I'm totally not against plastic surgery. I've tried Botox before. That's the only thing that I've done.

There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color.

If we are not actively fighting against regressive ideologies, we are contributing to making them grow.

I am a feminist. Women are discriminated against in so many ways, and they make up half the population.

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.

The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule.

I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me.

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

People are saying I am against the chador. I am not. On the contrary. I am for traditional family values.

We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in a race against time, until we run out of money.

Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.

You can be a big fish in a small pond, but you're only going to be competing against people at that level.

On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life.

The war against sexism is portrayed increasingly a battle long ago won. To which my response is, 'if only'.

I was determined to play my horn against all odds, and I had to sacrifice a whole lot of pleasure to do so.

I'm not a multilateralist against anybody. I'm a multilateralist because I believe in a multilateral order.

Opening for the first time in Test cricket, I scored 128 against the likes of Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan.

If we support human rights, we cannot ignore legalized brutality against any group of our global community.

Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

I have had a lot of blessed, interesting things happen to me and have bumped up against some amazing people.

I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.

You don't paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars.

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

We need to stand up and become a united front against a common enemy. It's important for us to not be divided.

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.

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