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«Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for 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»
«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.»
Author: Meg Greenfield | Keywords: Mother The, opponents
«Forget your opponents; always play against par.»
Author: Sam Snead (Golfer) | Keywords: opponents, par
«Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.»
«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.»
Author: Mohandas Gandhi | Keywords: opponents, win over
«He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.»

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