97 Quotes About Opposition

Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. Albert Einstein

The critical nature of 'choices' -- [the] timing will prove to be an asset or liability; it will reward wisdom or expose stupidity. Either way, we learn from the path of suffering or satisfaction… by choice and by design. T.F. Hodge

[W]hen someone finds himself quite unjustly attacked and hated on all sides, there is no need for such a person to feel dismayed by misfortune. See how Fortune, who has harmed many a one, is so inconstant, for God, Who opposes all wrong deeds, raises up those in whom hope dwells. Christine De Pizan

The physique of a Messiah. But too clever to believe in God or be convinced of his own mission. And too sensitive, even if he were convinced, to carry it out. His muscles would like to act and his feelings would like to believe; but his nerve-endings and his cleverness won't allow it. Aldous Huxley

All life depends upon the opportunistic interplay between elemental forces, the mysterious dualities of the numinous universe. Ying and yang forces of the natural world (lightness and darkness, fire and water, expansion and contraction) create tangible dualities that are complementary, interconnected, and independent. Without the firmament in the midst of the waters, without both sunshine and water, no life forms could subsist on this rocky orb. Without the rich soil surrounded by a canopy of an illimitable sky how could we feed ourselves, how could we breathe?. Kilroy J. Oldster

Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a home. Let the silence rise from unwatered graves and craters left by bombs. Let the silence rise from empty bellies and surge from broken hearts. The silence of the hidden and forgotten. The silence of the abused and tortured. The silence of the persecuted and imprisoned. The silence of the hanged and massacred. Loud as all the sounds can be, let my silence be loud so the hungry may eat my words and the poor may wear my words. Loud as all the sounds can be, let my silence be loud so I may resurrect the dead and give voice to the oppressed. My silence speaks. Kamand Kojouri

Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in Harry Truman

The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Those special people who speak out in such a way as to shake up not only the self-assurance of their enemies, but the complacency of their friends, are precious catalysts for change. Howard Zinn

All great leaders find a sense of balance through their levels of reception. For instance, those who support a leader may soften him, those who ignore him may challenge him, and those who oppose him may stroke his ego. Criss Jami

Light and flow is what shifts the world’s vibration, not the stagnation and resistance that comes with opposition. Alaric Hutchinson

Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition. Jane Austen

When I see an arrogant man, I see one less competitor. Amit Kalantri

Every great dream, meet an opposing views. The certainty within our spirit made the dream reality. Lailah Gifty Akita

The skeptic says that the believer has lost his own mind under God. On the contrary, it is the people who follow God who are most like his children, who willingly and consciously walk in his will; but those who oppose him oppose him vainly and at their own expense, and, figuratively, seem to be more like his tools. They don't diminish his glory, but instead he still manages to use them in ways of unconsciously carrying out his will. Criss Jami

The central feature of pride is enmity–enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen. Enmity means “hatred toward, hostility to, or a state of opposition.” It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us. Ezra Taft Benson

The Devil is a master of disguise and takes on many forms. He comes to conquer you, steal your joy, kill your spirit, and destroy your faith. When you are doing right, he attacks you from the left but know that God is all powerful and God is in you and that no weapon formed against you shall prosper. C.L. Hall

By all means, somebody will oppose it, but if only it is a noble cause pleasant to God, you have no reason to retreat! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

The power of the night, the press of the storm, the post of the foe; where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, yet, the strong man must go. Robert Browning

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place. Criss Jami

To lose a problem, do not oppose, let go of any need to control, perhaps it's all an illusion we project, more like a game we play than real? Jay Woodman

As a black woman interested in feminist movement, I am often asked whether being black is more important than being a woman; whether feminist struggle to end sexist oppression is more important than the struggle to racism or vice versa. All such questions are rooted in competitive either/or thinking, the belief that the self is formed in opposition to an other.. Most people are socialized to think in terms of opposition rather than compatibility. Rather than seeing anti-racist work as totally compatible with working to end sexist oppression, they often see them as two movements competing for first place. . Bell Hooks

You may not be able to change the world for the better, but the world is able to change you for the worst, don't give them the rock you stand on. Anthony Liccione

We all feel that the opposite of our own highest principle must be purely destructive, deadly, and evil. We refuse to endow it with any positive life-force; hence we avoid and fear it. C.g. Jung

The crazy creatives are the creatives who never go completely mad. They aren't so easily disheartened by the seemingly endless amounts of scrutiny that creative individuals tend to receive because they, like insanity, are the ones who feed off of opposition and negative feedback and manage to continue along with a healthy ambition. It is the crazy that teaches us to use our gifts wisely and own all the attackers. Criss Jami

Look for the person everyone hates, and love them. Criss Jami

The higher you climb, the more Satan will take notice. Keep climbing! Heaven's gate has a lock. Shannon L. Alder

Resistance is a sign that shows you're going the right way Constance Friday

Without opposition, there could be no creation. All life would cease without resistance. Emotions also have their polar opposites: attraction — repulsion, love — hate, aggression — meekness, and mercy — callousness. Kilroy J. Oldster

Whereas literalists and fundamentalists tend to choose one pole of any dilemma or opposition, whereas modern political parties and religious groups tend towards demonizing each other, the creative individual must be born again and again in the crucible created by the tension between opposing instincts, conflicted feelings, and contrasting ideas. Michael Meade

Pseudo-artists think that being an artist means opposing whatever seems to be an establishment. That is not creative at all. True creativity is the ability to gain perspective wherever you may have missed it before. Criss Jami

The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.. Our way of life is under attack. Those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe..no war ever posed a greater threat to our security. If you are awaiting a finding of "clear and present danger, " then I can only say that the danger has never been more clear and its presence has never been more imminent.. For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence—on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations. Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed. . Unknown

There are those whose views about religion are not very different from my own, but who nevertheless feel that we should try to damp down the conflict, that we should compromise it. … I respect their views and I understand their motives, and I don't condemn them, but I'm not having it. To me, the conflict between science and religion is more important than these issues of science education or even environmentalism. I think the world needs to wake up from its long nightmare of religious belief; and anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion should be done, and may in fact be our greatest contribution to civilization. . Steven Weinberg

God blesses you when you stand up for what you believe in despite opposition. Jim George

Life is a test.  It was designed to be so.  It is where we taste the bitter and the sweet; where we feel pain and pleasure; where we learn right from wrong; where we pass through both darkness and light.  It is a time to make choices.  And through this process we form our characters–some grand and glorious, some barely decent, and others just plain monstrous.  Richelle E. Goodrich

If you do not see light at the end of the tunnel, consider it an opportunity to create an opening yourself, wherever you want. Ashok Kallarakkal

An enemy of yours is an enemy of mine; an enemy of mine is an enemy of yours; if an enemy of mine is not an enemy of yours, then you're an enemy of mine. Unknown

Today's opponents can be your allies tomorrow. And today's allies can be tomorrow's opponents. Suzy Kassem

Before you cut down the tree, think of the birds that take refuge on it Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Every idea, both good and bad will definitely have an opposition. The fact that someone mocks your ideas and dreams does not mean they are bad. Take note! Israelmore Ayivor

You may face opposition not only because you are doing something wrong, but because you are doing something right. Not all oppositions are meant for a better life! Israelmore Ayivor

Don't obey the commandments of obstacles. Resist every opposition schemed to break you down. Wake up! Israelmore Ayivor

In every dream you pursue, you attract its respective version of opposition. Going back will not solve any problem; Regrets will not change anything either; Feeling of Superiority over every obstacle should be your priority! Israelmore Ayivor

There is an easy way to silence your critics; just try to do what they say you can't do. If they are still not content, do more of it! Keep doing it until you become a master. Then look around, and you will see fewer critics and many compliments! Israelmore Ayivor

I wanted Kat out. Every cell of my being demanded that I protect her, even though I knew she was hella capable of doing so herself, but I wanted her far away from here. Hell, I'd keep her in Bubble Wrap if it weren't so damn creepy and also inconvenient, considering I had a terrible habit of obsessively popping the damn things until not a single bubble was left. Jennifer L. Armentrout

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein

Anything worthwhile is opposed. Michael Hyatt

You see, the point is that the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. Henrik Ibsen

The greater your ambition for the health of the world, the more sinister, diabolical, complex, and threatening the resistance you will meet. Steven Franssen

Medicinal Spirit, Inside MirrorTherapy becomes a harmony, and that harmony is built on levels, No one knows how to upscale another, for it has to come from the inside grails, Striking inflicts at the mirror and hatred to the being of creator, Causes hate in mirror too and abused flesh to the author, Changes come from its prudence and rationalism liberation, Not its pardon, A mirror is but a substance of a conscious, But identity says "let me fly" when journeying from the subconscious to the conscious. John Shelton Jones

You can quarrel with a person's ideas, but not with their experience. Marty Rubin

People who take you for granted would be mad at those who regard you as something. Michael Bassey Johnson

Moral concepts are useful to the extent that they provoke opposition. Marty Rubin

The fear of meeting the opposition of envy, or the illiberality of ignorance is, no doubt, the frequent cause of preventing many ingenious men from ushering opinions into the world which deviate from common practice. Hence for want of energy, the young idea is shackled with timidity and a useful thought is buried in the impenetrable gloom of eternal oblivion. Robert Fulton

There are challenges and opposition, everywhere! But we will fight the fight of faith! Lailah Gifty Akita

Opposition should never keep you from the work God has called you to do. Jim George

No matter the level of opposition from external forces, whoever God has elevated, will definitely stay elevated. Unknown

If I had many who oppose me, it means I have stood for something sacred that only my heart knows. Lailah Gifty Akita

..The happy Warrior.. is he.. who, doomed to go in company with pain, and fear, and bloodshed, miserable train turns his necessity to glorious gain; in face of these doth exercise a power which is our human nature's highest dower: controls them and subdues, transmutes, bereaves of their bad influence, and their good receives: by objects, which might force the soul to abate her feeling, rendered more compassionate; is placable— because occasions rise so often that demand such sacrifice; more skillful in self-knowledge, even more pure, as tempted more; more able to endure, as more exposed to suffering and distress; thence, also, more alive to tenderness. William Wordsworth

Mr. Cat and Mr. Dog were neighbors who fought like, well, cats and dogs. That is until Mr. Rat moved in. It's fascinating how easily two enemies ally at the introduction of a third. Richelle E. Goodrich

Be grateful to those who refuse your demands. They are your benefactors. Marty Rubin

I do not understand those who take little or no interest in the subject of religion. If religion embodies a truth, it is certainly the most important truth of human existence. If it is largely error, then it is one of monumentally tragic proportions–and should be vigorously opposed. Steve Allen

There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who are against the existing chief power. Oppositions which do not express genuine social forces are as trivial, in relation to entrenched power, as the old court jesters. James Burnham

5. That people do not believe in you or in your ideas does not necessary mean that you are not good or that your ideas are not good enough. The problem is not with you but with them. For every great invention, we have today encountered this opposition. If you, therefore want to be great you must learn not to live your life based on the opinion of others but on your convictions. Bien Sufficient

When they judge you, yawn. When they misunderstand you, smile. When they underestimate you, laugh. When they condemn you, ignore. When they envy you, rejoice. When they oppose you, prevail. Matshona Dhliwayo

I have witnessed how the power of listening, storytelling and embracing gray areas breaks through the rigid 'us vs. them. Aspen Baker

Make use of every friend– and every foe. Alexander Pope

If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed.... In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal. George Whitefield

Your life oppositions will position or disposition you in the best or worst way depending how you position or disposition your oppositions. Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

If you want to strengthen an enemy and make him exult - hate him. Idries Shah

The hostility and venomous response the topic of sexual trauma and rape in the military brings up, especially with men from my Era, is revealing. This opposition speaks to their guilt and toward the truth that stays hidden. Diane Chamberlain

When several creatures, men or animals, have worked together to overcome something offering resistance and have at last succeeded, there follows often a pause, as though they felt the propriety of paying respect to the adversary who has put up so good a fight. The great tree falls, splitting, cracking, rushing down in leaves to the final, shuddering blow along the ground. Then the foresters are silent, and do not at once sit down. After hours, the deep snowdrift has been cleared and the lorry is ready to take the men home out of the cold. But they stand a while, leaning on their spades and only nodding unsmilingly as the car-drivers go through, waving their thanks. Richard Adams

Peace does not mean an absence of conflict, because opposition, polarity and conflict are natural and universal laws. Bryant McGill

If the oppressed must be alert enough to follow the rulers' instructions, they are therefore conscious enough to be able to challenge them. Terry Eagleton

Sometimes the only option is to raise the stakes, to throw yourself the other way, to force your opponent further down the path they've chosen, further than they might want to go. Mark Lawrence

Myth offers a third place to stand or a third way to see when we find ourselves caught between opposing ideas and hardening ideologies. Michael Meade

There is a law of opposition apparent in all life which guarantees balance and fullness. Bryant McGill

Serving your enemies is the fastest way to learn to love them. Will Davis Jr.

By saying that human issues are more important than non-human issues, that violence to humans is more relevant than violence to animals, one forgets that the animal liberation movement implies a message of peace for every being on earth and the opposition against the mindset of oppression. To make a distinction between one violence and another is exactly the root of all violence: Some wouldn't do any harm to those who share with them a flag, a religion, a language, etc. but would easily condemn to suffering and death those who are different. This tragic use of diversity as an excuse to inflict pain on others for a matter of profit and convenience is the cause of suffering for both human and non-human animals. . Mango Wodzak

O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, butthe tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her.? Europe regards her like a stranger, and Englandhath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare intime an asylum for mankind. Thomas Paine

One of the most wonderful things about Pride and Prejudice is the variety of voices it embodies. There are so many different forms of dialogue: between several people, between two people, internal dialogue and dialogue through letters. All tensions are created and resolved through dialogue. Austen's ability to create such multivocality, such diverse voices and intonations in relation and in confrontation within a cohesive structure, is one of the best examples of the democratic aspect of the novel. In Austen's novels, there are spaces for oppositions that do not need to eliminate each other in order to exist. There is also space - not just space but a necessity - for self-reflection and self-criticism. Such reflection is the cause of change. We needed no message, no outright call for plurality, to prove our point. All we needed was to reach and appreciate the cacophony of voices to understand its democratic imperative. There was where Austen's danger lay. . Azar Nafisi

Peterson thought it an unusual friendship, one only the Army could forge. David Halberstam

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