#opponent

Each pursues his own theory, little solicitous to correct or improve it by an attention to what is advanced by his opponents. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

#attention #correct #each #his #improve

American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East. ↗

— David Mamet

#american #american football #ball #east #football

While the coach is entitled to celebrate the team's victories, there is a manner and a way of doing so without aggravating the opponent. ↗

— Diego Maradona

#celebrate #coach #doing #entitled #manner

Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents. ↗

— Martin McGuinness

#also #around #commission #country #decision

Because you basically won a close re-election, your first task is to unify the city. And it's done not with words but with actions, by reaching out, to the supporters of your opponent as well as to reassure your own supporters. ↗

— Marc Morial

#basically #because #city #close #done

In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents. ↗

— Jose Mourinho

#had #i #less #match #never

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach. ↗

— Andy Murray

#fear #how #itself #just #knowing

Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual opposite of what it takes to succeed in office. Squaring the circle takes a powerful combination of skills. But presidents who can campaign and compromise are generally the most successful. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#campaigns #circle #combination #compromise #generally

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent. ↗

— George Orwell

#assuming #both #cannot #catholic #communist

The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#imitation #opponents #poor #process #tried