Too often, the idea seemed to be that the cost of being part of Europe was being less like Britain. So after years of fighting to defend Europe against attacks from the Eurosceptic right, it...

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love.

The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule.

We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.

Would I advise early-stage companies against taking debt? One hundred percent yes.

You don’t have to fight against being placed in a box any more than the number two has to fight against being the number three. I mean, two is not going to be the number...

There’s a backlash against womyn that’s really bad right now.

The UN structure is one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam.

It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.

I always play every game like my back is against the wall, that this could be it.

I think so many people are reactive… they see things in a short term way they’re right up against it.

‘Reform’ is pillage and plunder if you’re against it, and it’s good government if you’re for it.

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.

The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes.

We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play a useful role by exerting influence on Pakistan to put a permanent and visible end to cross-border terrorism against India.

Civil movements and riots are as old as human civilization. Long before Twitter was created, mobilization of the discontented was mouth-to-mouth, or even by ‘smoke signals’ to gather the uprising against established political power.

Our critics make us strong!Our fears make us bold!Our haters make us wise!Our foes make us active!Our obstacles make us passionate!Our losses make us wealthy!Our disappointments make us appointed!Our unseen treasures give us aknown peace!Whatever...

The author of the Gospel of Judas wasn’t against martyrdom, and he didn’t ever insult the martyrs. He said it’s one thing to die for God if you have to do that. But it’s another...

I’ve had lots of ups and downs. I’ve had situations where I’ve gone against the rules, and I’ve lost everything.

I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I’ve also never run to the movies because something’s in 3-D.

Your body has enough weight for you to be in perfect condition just working against yourself.

The party in power almost always unapologetically engages in deficit spending, while the other party argues passionately against the evils of debt and deficits.

Sometimes, people forget my record of fiscal conservatism on major issues in the state legislature. The greatest example is my voting against the pension borrowing scheme in 1997.

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation’s number one public health problem.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to fight terrorism.

I began making pictures because I wanted to record what supports hope: the untranslatable mystery and beauty of the world. Along the way, however, the camera also caught evidence against hope, and I eventually concluded...

We know we’re up against the wall. We know how difficult a challenge it is, being in the minority.

When one doesn’t want the limelight, but is also creative in developing whatever it is they are, then you can have two equal people that aren’t competing against each other. I think when you are...

Let me put it this way: There is nothing in Islam that is fundamentally against the quest for knowledge.

The difficulties of conducting espionage against the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union were such that historically the Agency had backed away from the task.

I think President Karzai realizes exactly how important it is to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country now, step up endeavors to stop the drug trade and to deliver better governance. He said...

The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast pieces and the like that they thought were bad or harmful or even against the government and try to block...

So much of ‘Fight Club’ was a rant against fathers.

I got into lobbying kind of against my will at first. I frankly didn’t want to be a lobbyist, but I realized that in lobbying I could do things politically that were interesting to me...

Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.

The opposition tried to brand us as the ‘Ground Zero megamosque.’ The language was deliberately wordsmithed in order to arouse hostility against us. But the idea that the Jewish mayor of New York City and...

I like having my back pressed against a wall and being made to work harder so I don’t embarrass myself.

Most executives are male, so it’s always sort of their vision of stuff. I’m constantly fighting against that even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my...

I came out when I was 17. I was in the church; I was crying every Sunday for about a year. I came to terms with the fact with this is who I was –...

Whether it’s repro rights, violence against women, or just plain old vanilla sexism, most issues affecting women have one thing in common – they exist to keep women ‘in their place.’ To make sure that...

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

Less than 1 percent of ancient Egypt has been discovered and excavated. With population pressures, urbanization, and modernization encroaching, we’re in a race against time. Why not use the most advanced tools we have to...

I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that ‘all religions are basically the...

I learned to play football in the streets. Every day of school, everyone came and played football. The street is a good school, and you learn many things there – resiliency, how to play against...

You are free to reject God. Make sure that you’re really rejecting God, not some caricature of God that the church has shown you. But I, one, respect a God who not only allows us...

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

I had a hard time treating my field as if it’s horse racing, putting actors in competition against each other. I see how the industry and the studios feel it’s important, but I don’t really...

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.