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Letter "O" » opponents
«Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.»
Author: Dwight Morrow
(Banker, Diplomat, Lawyer, Statesman)
| Keywords:
drought, opponents, The Drought
«A new 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»
Author: Max Planck
(Physicist)
| About:
Science,
Truth
| Keywords:
convincing, eventually, familiar, familiar with, opponents, scientific, see the light, triumph
«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.»
«If a politician murders his mother, the first response of the press or of his opponents will likely be not that it was a terrible thing to do, but rather that in a statement made six years before he had gone on record as being opposed to matricide.»
«Forget your opponents; always play against par.»
«Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| About:
Cheating,
Children
| Keywords:
desirable, most desirable, opponents, Scrabble, scrabbled
«At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.»
«Every society has a tendency to reduce its opponents to caricatures.»
«An opponent is entitled to the same regard for his principles as we would expect others to have for ours. Non-violence demands that we should seek every opportunity to win over opponents.»
«He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.»
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