#opposition

From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#controversial #discussions #experience #health #important

Part of Obama's persona is self-reliance. He's calm; he's cool; he's self-possessed. In many ways, he has tried to define himself in opposition to Clinton's sometimes needy, often undisciplined, emotionalism. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#clinton #cool #define #himself #many

And by the way, a piece of news, Israel is the one country in which everyone is pro-American, opposition and coalition alike. And I represent the entire people of Israel who say, 'Thank you, America.'' And we're friends of America, and we're the only reliable allies of America in the Middle East. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

#allies #america #coalition #country #east

Men who are engaged in public life must necessarily aim at reducing opposition to a minimum, and one of the most obvious means to that end is by misrepresenting, discrediting or ruining their opponents. ↗

— Frederick Scott Oliver

#end #engaged #life #means #men

People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders. ↗

— Georgios A. Papandreou

#always #around #big #black #car

I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#freedom #full #i #letters #never

I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#life #like #many #my life #opposition

A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#adverse #between #directly #ending #front

We always knew when we took on the issue of violence against women that somehow our opposition would come after us. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#against #always #come #issue #knew

What is in the Constitution is the burning desire and aspiration of all the people of Vietnam. So for the moment, we don't think about opposition parties. ↗

— Nong Duc Manh

#aspiration #burning #burning desire #constitution #desire