#gains

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#against #knows #man #stream #strength

I think I can see people wanting to hear more music-music now as opposed to all hip-hop. You know, which I have nothing against hip-hop. I think some of it is really good. But on the other hand, some of the real great artists are just being lost because they're not getting the airplay or anything to make them inspired to record again. ↗

— Nickolas Ashford

#against #airplay #anything #artists #because

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#considers #contrary #god #mainly #moral

I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will. ↗

— Joan of Arc

#die #god #i #know #rather

The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#always #appears #certainty #everyday #guise

I've seen, not surprisingly, no action taken against those people, but here I am, an anarchist website, not even close to what that is, not even close to what else you can find on the Internet. ↗

— Sherman Austin

#against #am #anarchist #close #else

The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. ↗

— Jose Maria Aznar

#agree #alliance #destruction #effective #international

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion. ↗

— John Acton

#assurance #authority #believes #custom #doing

If you're against globalisation, it doesn't achieve much by sort of bombing the head offices of Shell or Nestle. You unsettle people much more by blowing up an Oxfam shop because people can't understand the motive. ↗

— J. G. Ballard

#against #because #blowing #bombing #globalisation

Families are struggling against a tide of junk information on junk food. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#families #food #information #junk #junk food