The most important political task facing the out-of-power party- the Democrats for now- is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign. Pat Sajak
It required a lot less energy, intelligence, and competence to run against government than to try to make government work. Joe Biden
People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals. There was no television, no big advertising, no endorsements then. Not for a black man, anyway. Jesse Owens
When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith. Abraham Kuyper
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind. Leo Buscaglia
When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time. Haile Gebrselassie