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• What is surprising is that their ideological opponents, the Marxists - the anti-liberals, the representatives of the oppressed working classes - believed in progress with at least as much passion as the liberals.

  Immanuel Wallerstein

  Passion, Class, Progress

  Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1995). “Capistalist Civilisation”, p.97, Verso

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• A good seat on a horse steals away your opponent's courage and your onlooker's heart-what reason is there to attack? Sit like one who has conquered?

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Horse, Heart, Stealing

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• The sun had, in the meanwhile, sunk behind the Ettersberg. We felt in the wood the chill of the evening, and drove all the quicker to Wiemar, and to Goethe's house. Goethe urged me to go in with him for a while, and I did so. He was in an extremely engaging mood. He talked a great deal about his theory of colors, and of his obstinate opponents; remarking that he was sure that he had done something in this science.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Death, Color, House

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). “Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann”, p.99, Ravenio Books

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• We know that their adventures are childish. They themselves are fools. They are ready to kill or be killed over a card-game in which an opponent - or they themselves - was cheating. Yet, thanks to such fellows, tragedies are possible.

  Jean Genet

  Cheating, Adventure, Games

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• Professional marriage counselors agree that the most productive and mature way to deal with marital anger is to stomp dramatically from the room. You want to make your move before the opponent does, because the first person to stomp from the room receives valuable Argument Points that can be redeemed for exciting merchandise at the Marital Prize Redemption Center.

  Dave Barry

  Moving, Funny Marriage, Doe

  Dave Barry (2010). “Dave Barry Talks Back”, p.208, Crown Archetype

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• Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.

  Bobby Fischer

  Giving, Chess, Gains

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• The Pavlik fight was the first time I heard the masses put the word knockout attached to my opponent. I'm real keen on what people say. Ninety percent of it might be garbage, but something in there might be the plan. That woke me up and I knew I wanted to destroy.

  Bernard Hopkins

  Real, Fighting, People

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• When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Fighting, Successful

  Muhammad Ali, Hana Yasmeen Ali (2013). “The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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• Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.

  Lennox Lewis

  Skills, Boxing, Outwitting

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• On hitting a shaken opponent - His legs turned to spaghetti and I was all over him like the sauce.

  Vinny Paz

  Funny, Boxing, Legs

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• To act intelligently in human affairs is only possible if an attempt is made to understand the thoughts, motives, and apprehension of one's opponent so fully that one can see the world through their eyes.

  Albert Einstein

  Eye, World, Affair

  Albert Einstein (2000). “Albert Einstein in his own words in two complete books: Relativity-the special and general theory; Out of my later years-the scientist, philosopher and man portrayed through his own words”

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• I want to coach a team that opponents don't look forward to playing.

  Danny Ford

  Team, Looks, Want

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• Years ago we hardly had anything to eat. Now I earn more money and I see every opponent as a man that tries to put me back to that poorer period. That man has to be eliminated.

  Fedor Emelianenko

  Men, Years, Trying

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• Fighting for me is a chess game. I'm not angry with my opponent. I just want to go in there and win.

  Demian Maia

  Fighting, Winning, Games

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• All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice.

  Patrick Swayze

  Nice, Simple, Two

  "Fictional character: Dalton". "Road House", www.imdb.com. 1989.

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• Hillary Clinton's opponent in the U.S. Senate race, the Republican she's going to be running against, has been married three times, had an affair with his chief of staff, had two kids with her while still married to his second wife. This is the first time in history that a Clinton is the 'family values' candidate.

  Jay Leno

  Running, Kids, Two

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• Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better. As the great Sun Tzu said: “When you know yourself and your opponent, you will win every time. When you know yourself but not your opponent, you will win one and lose one. However, when you do not know yourself or your opponent, you will be imperiled every time.

  Bruce Lee

  Winning, Sun, Know Yourself

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• If your opponent is at a distance, kick him in the groin. If he gets close, poke him in the eyes, bring up your knee, pop him with an elbow, dig a corkscrew punch to his stomach.

  Bruce Lee

  Distance, Eye, Elbows

  Bruce Lee, John R. Little (1997). “Words of the Dragon: Interviews, 1958-1973”, p.86, Tuttle Publishing

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• Hillary's opponent, in his entire campaign, every two or three weeks has said for months and months and months, beginning in Nevada, that really there wasn't much difference in how America did when I was president and how America's done under President Bush. Now, if you believe that, you should probably vote for him, but you get a very bad grade in history.

  William J. Clinton

  Believe, Two, Differences

  "Will Hillary’s Campaign Self-Destruct (again)?" by Arnold Steinberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 10, 2016.

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• One of my opponents [Romney] recently said that it would take an act of God for me to win this primary. I agree with him.

  Rick Santorum

  Winning, Said, Agree

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• Liberals hate America, they hate "flag-wavers", they hate abortion opponents, they hate all religions except Islam (post 9/11). Even Islamic terrorists don't hate America like liberals do. They don't have the energy. If they had that much energy, they'd have indoor plumbing by now.

  Ann Coulter

  Hate, Islamic, Usa

  "Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right". Book by Ann Coulter, 2002.

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• Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play.

  Shawnee Smith

  Sports, Games, Play

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• When you play a tiebreaker, you dont have time to think of anything, ... You have to go for your shots because one shot can make such a difference. Thats the kind of shot that can break an opponent.

  Elena Dementieva

  Thinking, Differences, Play

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• The goal of the martial arts is not for the destruction of an opponent, but rather for self-growth and self-perfection. The practice of a martial art should be a practice of love - for the preservation of life, for the preservation of body, and for the preservation of family and friends.

  Dan Inosanto

  Love, Life, Motivational

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• The worse the coming future, the more it should motivate its opponents.

  Leonard Peikoff

  Should

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