#opponent

American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East. ↗

— David Mamet

#american #american football #ball #east #football

Attacks on a politician's identity - questioning Romney's religion, say, or Obama's birthplace - tend to come when an opponent is desperate and can't sell himself. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#birthplace #come #desperate #himself #identity

In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents. ↗

— Jose Mourinho

#had #i #less #match #never

I didn't want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me. ↗

— Mary Pierce

#i #know #me #opponent #want

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

If you're going to try to win an election, you can't be 80 percent. You can't say, I'm for what my Democratic opponent is, for but not quite so much of it. ↗

— Pete du Pont

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Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That required a very high profile, some very strong language. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#capture #congress #democratic #distinction #edge

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

— Boyle Roche

#half #lies #opponents #our #tell

I represent all the enlightened people in this country, and that's a fine thing to be able to do. It infuriates my opponents when I say this, but it is true. ↗

— Helen Suzman

#country #enlightened #fine #fine thing #i