#against

As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen. ↗

— Marvin Hamlisch

#calming #composer #desire #down #energy

The war against terrorism is terrorism. ↗

— Woody Harrelson

#terrorism #war

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself. ↗

— Ed Harris

#acting #against #compete #first #first things

There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case. ↗

— Ed Harris

#always #assume #based #case #criticizing

Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic. ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#baseball #becomes #booed #cheered #every

But I am just as appalled that my experience, knowledge, dedication and service relative to defending the United States against biological warfare has been turned against me in connection with the search for the anthrax killer. ↗

— Steven Hatfill

#am #anthrax #appalled #been #biological

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature. ↗

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

#achieve #against #goodness #little #mere

It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists. ↗

— John Yoo

#also #asking #geneva #limitations #make

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda. ↗

— John Yoo

#abu #against #al #apply #between

The odds were against us, but we deserve to be where we are. ↗

— Steven Gerrard

#deserve #odds #us #were #where