At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports.
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.
Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on.
The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.
I'm totally not against plastic surgery. I've tried Botox before. That's the only thing that I've done.
The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, 'culture.'
It's scoring goals that's great, whether against Brazil or anybody else.
If only there was a vaccine to protect against breast cancer, we'd be lining up - wouldn't we?
Before I joined the BBC I was, like most of the intelligentsia, prejudiced not only against that institution but against broadcasting in general.
Somebody warned me early on to be very careful about brushing up against the chocolate.
Brussels' stance against Poland is not just... they should give more respect to the Poles.
I want the Eurobond, a 20 per cent devalued euro for southern European countries, protecting our products against those arriving from abroad, and a revision of the 3 per cent deficit budgetary rule.
Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.
There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you've got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That's why you get rhetoric.
Combine anti-cancer foods to maximize protection against all cancers: A number of plant foods are associated with lower risk of cancers, and substances contained in these foods display anti-cancer or immune-boosting properties.
The immune system's goal is to protect the body against invaders either from without, such as microbes, or from within, such as cancers and different types of neoplastic transformation.
I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment.
The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society.
Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
Any opportunity to throw against the Cardinals is going to be a good one.