Sonia Gandhi Quotes

Progress is never accepted by everybody.

First rule of change is controversy. You can't get away from it for the simple reason all issues are controversial. Change means movement, and movement means friction, and friction means heat, and heat means controversy.

Anytime you're the first to speak out against something, there's going to be a backlash.

I'm always challenged by someone.

We didn't do anything wrong... Some are frustrated that we did it this way.

There's a certain group of people who are always going to dislike me and disagree with whatever I say.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

…I have spent many years of my life in opposition and I rather like the role.

Every single change is fought by those who would be affected by it.

We have tried everything to prevent this, but they have got too powerful, and there is nothing for us but for our friends to go into their meetings and disturb the harmony of them, and create division.

I love fighting back. I love finding allies, and - famously - I enjoy making enemies.

It's not a fun thing to be the person set up in opposition to the work everyone loves.

There are always more people to prove wrong.

The best work usually meets the strongest opposition.

Being at odds with policies is nothing new to me.

Some people are antagonized by the truth.

People are mostly hot to have a discussion when you're not.

If you're doing your job right, some substantial group of people [is] going to be mad at you.

When you want to change things, you won't please everyone.

I am a thorn in the side of designers.

Tolerance to my mind has been greatly overrated . . . . I take as much pleasure in detesting the good brothers and sisters of the [Anti-Saloon] League as they have in hating me.

There is always backlash. Everything gets backlash.

There are still substantial areas of disagreement, .. you simply have to look at the public statements to see there is a significant gap.