#opponents

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. ↗

— Max Planck

#because #convincing #die #does #eventually

An important scientific innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents: What does happen is that the opponents gradually die out. ↗

— Max Planck

#die #does #gradually #happen #important

Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer's life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget or overlook is that the state is acting not only on behalf of society, but also on behalf of the murdered person and the murdered person's family. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#acting #also #apparently #argue #behalf

Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue. ↗

— Boyle Roche

#half #lies #opponents #our #tell

During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#community #community service #dallas #during #election

The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents. ↗

— Imran Khan

#does #going #homework #opponents #studying

There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fiercest opponents this year. But we just have to focus on our game and be patient with the realistic hope that we'll be on top after all is said and done. ↗

— Jason Kidd

#be patient #conference #detroit #done #fiercest

When our opponents on the Left have no serious ideas of their own, they resort to emotional appeals that play up Americans' fears about the future. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#appeals #emotional #fears #future #ideas

I have never seen opponents so silent about their record, and so desperate to keep their power. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#desperate #i #keep #never #opponents

The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime. ↗

— Curt Schilling

#allowed #anything #call #coaches #ever