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I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.
An ethical man doesn't need a consensus of his allies in order to act against something he finds reprehensible.
When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.
I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.
I believe that truth is one of the most powerful tools we possess against victimization, exploitation, and fear.
Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.
Hate speech, racism, and bigotry are intolerable realities that we must all come together to take action against.
Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason.
I really enjoyed working with Rey Mysterio when we were up against Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit and The Guerreros.
Manchester is the same as Milan. The weather is the same, and you have two big clubs fighting against each other.
Mistletoe, the same plant you kiss under at holiday time, may be an effective aid against certain types of cancer.
My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.
One of the early lessons that I learned in leadership is that it's the leader's job to always go against the flow.
I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.
To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.
Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.
In the 1920s you could buy stocks on margin. You could put 10 percent down and borrow the rest against your stocks.
Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.
I'm against any religion, and Communism and Nazism - they're both equally religions. They're just replacement gods.
Being a dandy is a condition rather than a profession. It is a defense against suffering and a celebration of life.
We have to stick to the message: What are we proposing to the American people? Not, 'What are we fighting against?'
I would like Obama to be tougher on going up against the Republicans, I don't think he should try to be so moderate.
The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax.
They declaim against the passions without bothering to think that it is from their flame philosophy lights its torch.
An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings.
Founders are often great storytellers because they're in the business of constantly selling a dream against all odds.
Historically, gold has always been a safe haven against inflation and a safe haven in times of political instability.
I view everything in the context of Lord Krishna's will, and for me, it is fine if things go in my favour or against.
I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.
People feel like the system is rigged against them, and here is the painful part, they're right. The system is rigged.
If you look at things historically, Kanye West has really represented the battering ram against political correctness.
My parents loved classical music. And my father adored Mozart. But for some reason, I always had a reaction against it.
Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
If you're always battling against getting older, you're always going to be unhappy, because it's going to happen anyhow.
God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and sexual preferences.
Your pantry is your first line of defense against food-borne illness and things like high blood pressure and cholesterol.
Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality.
It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.
Once people sense their own power, no authoritarian government can stand against the people who are determined to be free.
I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion.
Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness.
In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.
With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists the small trumpet of your defiance.
I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer's gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.
Education is the key solution for change, for peace, and for help in the fight against racism and discrimination in general.
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.