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Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.

Today Americans are overcome not by the sense of endless possibility but by the banality of the social order they have erected against it.

We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.

I have been defending Israel's right to exist, and to defend itself against terrorism, for many years-on college campuses, in television appearances and in debate.

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

The rise of National Socialism is the protest of a people against a State that denies the right to work.

I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior.

To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.

Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment.

The odds were against us, but we deserve to be where we are.

The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain.

Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.

The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians, is to guard against all appearance of evil; to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil; and to have a guard upon our actions, that they may not be sinful, or so much as seem to be so.

When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.

Well, your premise is correct, that we have to first guard against those who have an affiliation with terrorists and a connection, and so we have watch lists and systems that can make that connection.

Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come.

I even feel guilty if I'm reading a novel, because I think I should be reading Homer again. I don't really know what free time is, because I don't have something to measure it against.

At the Imperial Conference on December 1, it was decided to make war against England and the United States.

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

A lot of things happened when I left there, and to be fair they treated me really bad, and now I have to play against them so I don't have any feelings for them at all.

Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the opposition.

Anytime you have a reelection campaign against an incumbent president and you're the party out of power - on the one hand it's wide open because there's not an heir apparent - but people are also gauging how strong is that incumbent president and what are my chances.

This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook.

We are not against religions. This country is the cradle of prophecy and the true message and we will not contradict this.

The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat.

Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.