#oppose

He's not rewarding us by talking to us. He's talking to us because He has something to say to us directly, as opposed to the things He says to all humanity. ↗

— Gene Wolfe

#directly #humanity #opposed #rewarding #say

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose. ↗

— George Will

#conservatives #define #oppose #terms #themselves

And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#concerns #corporate #dominated #fiscal #go

Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred. ↗

— Daniel De Leon

#away #capitalism #corrupts #destroys #exploits

Unionization, as opposed to communism, presupposes the relation of employment; it is based upon the wage system and it recognizes fully and unreservedly the institution of private property and the right to investment profit. ↗

— John L. Lewis

#communism #employment #fully #institution #investment

You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#books #doing #doing the right thing #down #eating

Then I wanted the character to be feminine as opposed to effeminate. Because it's easy to be camp or queen. Anyone can do that. What's difficult is to play feminine. ↗

— Cillian Murphy

#because #camp #character #difficult #easy

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#been #before #body #completed #effective

There are several reasons to oppose tax increases. First, every dollar of tax increase is a dollar you didn't get in spending restraint. Two, if you walk into the Democrats' Andrews-Air-Force-Base, Lucy-with-the-Football trick for the third time in a row - they don't have have a saying for being fooled three times! ↗

— Grover Norquist

#democrats #dollar #every #first #fooled

I am bitterly opposed to my country entering the war, but if, notwithstanding my opposition, we do enter it, all of my energy and all of my power will be behind our flag in carrying it on to victory. ↗

— George William Norris

#behind #bitterly #carrying #country #energy