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Against Quotes

I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that’s been done already and try to beat it Picture Quote #1

There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business, but are essential to governing, like keeping a kid in school or helping someone get and hold a job. The value of those skills can’t easily be measured against a bottom line Picture Quote #1

I have nothing against romanticism. I’m all for it. I’m helpless in the face of romance Picture Quote #1

Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes Picture Quote #1

I don’t wear diamond necklaces. I’m not against it but I never could afford it, so now I just wear gold. I wear bracelets, rings, anklets Picture Quote #1

I used to be homophobic, but as I got older, I realized that wasn’t the way to do things. I don’t discriminate against anybody for their sexual preference, for their skin color... that’s immature Picture Quote #1

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Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art. It’s a very limited martial art as long as you agree to just box... but in an actual physical fight against someone who’s just a wrestler, you’re going to get killed Picture Quote #1

I’ve always had a massive fascination with the modern day cowboys. Modern day outlaws or going against the system, and that’s always been very intriguing to me Picture Quote #1

Anytime you’re the first to speak out against something, there’s going to be a backlash Picture Quote #1

I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn’t even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game Picture Quote #1

My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current Picture Quote #1

Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves Picture Quote #1

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Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don’t like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of most within it to do justice. And this fallibility is, at the end of the day, the most compelling, persuasive, and winning argument against a death penalty Picture Quote #1

The right to bear arms is because it’s the last form of defense against tyranny Picture Quote #1

You have a number of choices. You could continue to always fight against people who are really distractions. They’re people in the cheap seats of life. Or you can do what you went there to do Picture Quote #1

We all have those days when you feel like you’re against the world, every little thing goes wrong and your blood pressure is up. And you feel like punching somebody! Picture Quote #1

Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life Picture Quote #1

I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest Picture Quote #1

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Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude Picture Quote #1

Everything in our background has prepared us to know and resist a prison when the gates begin to close around us... But what if there are no cries of anguish to be heard? Who is prepared to take arms against a sea of amusements? To whom do we complain, and when, and in what tone of voice, when serious discourse dissolves into giggles? What is the antidote to a culture’s being drained by laughter? Picture Quote #1

Built like an oak tree, against which I could pitch my pillow and read; mornings, I could curl into the crook of your branches Picture Quote #1

The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we always come up against earlier events in later ones, not as matter that has been fully formed and pushed aside, but absolutely present and alive. I understand this. Nonetheless, I sometimes find it hard to bear Picture Quote #1

Catch me, as if I have surely been out committing a violation against you, my sin of insisting on existing without you Picture Quote #1

If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength Picture Quote #1

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Many people nowadays live in a series of interiors... disconnected from each other. On foot everything stays connected, for while walking one occupies the spaces between those interiors in the same way one occupies those interiors. One lives in the whole world rather than in interiors built up against it Picture Quote #1

I detest the idea that love between two persons can lead to salvation. All my life I have fought against this oppressive type of relationship. Instead, I believe in searching for a kind of love that somehow involves all of humanity Picture Quote #1

The mother memories that are closest to my heart are the small gentle ones that I have carried over from the days of my childhood. They are not profound, but they have stayed with me through life, and when I am very old, they will still be near... Memories of mother drying my tears, reading aloud, cutting cookies and singing as she did, listening to prayers I said as I knelt with my forehead pressed against her knee, tucking me in bed and turning down the light. They have carried me through the years and given my life such a firm foundation that it does not rock beneath flood or tempest Picture Quote #1

Fredo you’re my older brother and I love you. But don’t ever take sides against the family Picture Quote #1

I will be unneeded, and gladly so, when you realize that the vitality and reinforcement and joy are your own, and rise from the fountain of your own beings; when you realize that you do not need me for protection, for there is nothing you need protect yourself against Picture Quote #1

It’s the job of old people to disapprove of everything young people do...If we don’t disapprove, then the young have nothing to fight against and the world will never change. It cannot move on Picture Quote #1

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I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that’s been done already and try to beat it (Against Quotes) There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business, but are essential to governing, like keeping a kid in school or helping someone get and hold a job. The value of those skills can’t easily be measured against a bottom line (Against Quotes) I have nothing against romanticism. I’m all for it. I’m helpless in the face of romance (Against Quotes) Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes (Against Quotes) I don’t wear diamond necklaces. I’m not against it but I never could afford it, so now I just wear gold. I wear bracelets, rings, anklets (Against Quotes) I used to be homophobic, but as I got older, I realized that wasn’t the way to do things. I don’t discriminate against anybody for their sexual preference, for their skin color... that’s immature (Against Quotes) Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art. It’s a very limited martial art as long as you agree to just box... but in an actual physical fight against someone who’s just a wrestler, you’re going to get killed (Against Quotes) I’ve always had a massive fascination with the modern day cowboys. Modern day outlaws or going against the system, and that’s always been very intriguing to me (Against Quotes) Anytime you’re the first to speak out against something, there’s going to be a backlash (Against Quotes) I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn’t even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game (Against Quotes) My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current (Against Quotes) Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves (Against Quotes) Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don’t like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of most within it to do justice. And this fallibility is, at the end of the day, the most compelling, persuasive, and winning argument against a death penalty (Against Quotes) The right to bear arms is because it’s the last form of defense against tyranny (Against Quotes) You have a number of choices. You could continue to always fight against people who are really distractions. They’re people in the cheap seats of life. Or you can do what you went there to do (Against Quotes) We all have those days when you feel like you’re against the world, every little thing goes wrong and your blood pressure is up. And you feel like punching somebody! (Against Quotes) Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life (Against Quotes) I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest (Against Quotes) Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude (Against Quotes) Everything in our background has prepared us to know and resist a prison when the gates begin to close around us... But what if there are no cries of anguish to be heard? Who is prepared to take arms against a sea of amusements? To whom do we complain, and when, and in what tone of voice, when serious discourse dissolves into giggles? What is the antidote to a culture’s being drained by laughter? (Against Quotes) Built like an oak tree, against which I could pitch my pillow and read; mornings, I could curl into the crook of your branches (Against Quotes) The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we always come up against earlier events in later ones, not as matter that has been fully formed and pushed aside, but absolutely present and alive. I understand this. Nonetheless, I sometimes find it hard to bear (Against Quotes) Catch me, as if I have surely been out committing a violation against you, my sin of insisting on existing without you (Against Quotes) If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength (Against Quotes) Many people nowadays live in a series of interiors... disconnected from each other. On foot everything stays connected, for while walking one occupies the spaces between those interiors in the same way one occupies those interiors. One lives in the whole world rather than in interiors built up against it (Against Quotes) I detest the idea that love between two persons can lead to salvation. All my life I have fought against this oppressive type of relationship. Instead, I believe in searching for a kind of love that somehow involves all of humanity (Against Quotes) The mother memories that are closest to my heart are the small gentle ones that I have carried over from the days of my childhood. They are not profound, but they have stayed with me through life, and when I am very old, they will still be near... Memories of mother drying my tears, reading aloud, cutting cookies and singing as she did, listening to prayers I said as I knelt with my forehead pressed against her knee, tucking me in bed and turning down the light. They have carried me through the years and given my life such a firm foundation that it does not rock beneath flood or tempest (Against Quotes) Fredo you’re my older brother and I love you. But don’t ever take sides against the family (Against Quotes) I will be unneeded, and gladly so, when you realize that the vitality and reinforcement and joy are your own, and rise from the fountain of your own beings; when you realize that you do not need me for protection, for there is nothing you need protect yourself against (Against Quotes) It’s the job of old people to disapprove of everything young people do...If we don’t disapprove, then the young have nothing to fight against and the world will never change. It cannot move on (Against Quotes)

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