#against

The whole force of the respectable circles to which I belonged, that respectable circle which knew as I did not the value of security won, the slender chance of replacing it if lost or abandoned, was against me. ↗

— Ida Tarbell

#against #belonged #chance #circle #circles

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them. ↗

— Elton John

#action #afford #against #because #cases

We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time. ↗

— Craig Johnston

#boss #charlton #game #having #jack

The author O. Henry taught me about the value of the unexpected. He once wrote about the noise of flowers and the smell of birds - the birds were chickens and the flowers dried sunflowers rattling against a wall. ↗

— Chuck Jones

#against #author #birds #chickens #dried

There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the players you're going up against. ↗

— Cobi Jones

#because #better #going #good #just

Before I was an actor I was an apprentice jockey, and now I'm out there racing against boys, sort of the spokesperson for people over 50 that they can do it. ↗

— Davy Jones

#against #apprentice #before #i #jockey

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#begin #heart #i #people #quiet

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#against #brother #end #friend #friends

Leaf fans loyalty is unshakeable. The fans keep coming back and it hurts, I have been there. I have lost in game six to go to the finals with the Maple Leafs, against Carolina and what a great final that would have been. ↗

— Curtis Joseph

#back #been #carolina #coming #fans

The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against. ↗

— Vanessa Williams

#beings #experience #fight #figures #get