#against

We are not against religions. This country is the cradle of prophecy and the true message and we will not contradict this. ↗

— Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

#contradict #country #cradle #message #prophecy

I always am a firm believer in you compensate people for their job, and so I did give them bonuses. We accomplished a lot in Congress, we passed health care reform. There were threats against their lives; they had a tough two years. They'd forgone any cost-of-living increase or any bonus before. ↗

— John Salazar

#against #always #am #any #before

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#against #anger #directed #effects #goes

We live in a dangerous world where rogue nations are developing longer range missiles. We have to make a strong effort at developing defenses against this threat. ↗

— Jim Saxton

#dangerous #defenses #developing #effort #live

Pol Pot carried out through the years enormous purges against his own followers because of his paranoia. ↗

— Sydney Schanberg

#because #carried #enormous #followers #his

Israel is now sustaining a war for its own existence. A nation defending its citizens against terrorist bombings and a military and diplomatic onslaught by an array of Arab foes is practicing survival, not genocide. ↗

— Jack Schwartz

#arab #array #bombings #citizens #defending

Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not. ↗

— David Seabury

#against #conviction #courage #coward #depends

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream, and you need not be surprised if the scream is sometimes a theory. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#boulder #expect #him #man #must

There's a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything's against you; there's no time, and even less money - you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty good, it's thrilling. ↗

— Eric Stoltz

#actually #against #bottle #bring #bucks

There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you - they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force. ↗

— John Stossel

#against #corporate #corporations #could #force