Opposites Quotes · Page 75

As happy as I am off the floor, on the floor I am the opposite. I don't take any crap.

— Gilbert Arenas

We are always seeking our opposite, whether we know it or not. When we discover what that is we can dissolve our…

— Michio Kushi

Our women are not incredible because they have managed to avoid the difficulties of life—quite the opposite. They are incredible because of…

— Quentin L. Cook

In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.

— Tim Ferriss

I don't have a favorite cooking tool. In the kitchen, I always have my pencil and notebook in my hand. I cook…

— Ferran Adria

Rhetoric is useful because truth and justice are in their nature stronger than their opposites; so that if decisions be made, not…

— Aristotle

Some economists became obsessed with market efficiency and others with market failure. Generally held to be members of opposite schools-freshwater and saltwater,…

— George Gilder

It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn…

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Some people say it is hard to live in such a way, being completely one with the present moment. Of course, it…

— Eckhart Tolle

Many people think that it is the function of a spiritual teaching to provide answers to life's biggest questions, but actually, the…

— Adyashanti

Personally, I didn't think there was anything wrong with sadness. Just the opposite – hypocrisy made people happy and truth made them sad.

— Anonymous

There are three things that are the motives of choice and three that are the motives of avoidance; namely, the noble, the…

— Aristotle

A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to…

— Mike Thompson

Anna is the only proof I have that I was born into this family. Instead of dropped off on the doorstep by…

— Jodi Picoult

In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.

— Horace

Fear separates--makes us feel alone--disconnected--while love--love does just the opposite--it unites. {shadowland}

— Alyson Noel

Guide to the world of the dead. When you are certain that the body has left you, feel sad for the good…

— Rodrigo Rey Rosa

Our equal and opposite needs for solitude and community constitute a great paradox. When it is torn apart, both of these life-giving…

— Parker J. Palmer

When it [NAFTA] was sold, we were supposed to get two or three times more exports to Canada or Mexico than they…

— Collin Peterson

Dalton Trumbo was constantly criticizing the membership [in the Communist Party], and was opposite to being a loyalist.

— Jay Roach

“On Virtue – When people want to describe the hideousness of a person or object, they may use the phrase ‘ugly as…

— Marsha Hinds

Developing a genius mindset essentially comes down to two things: operating at speed and using the subconscious mind more than the conscious.…

— James Morcan

I'm not bullish. I think they [Iran] have total disrespect for our country and I understand that deal. I would have lived…

— Donald Trump

Kant's description of most ethical duties reads more like a description of moral virtues and vices. Once we see this, we see…

— Allen W. Wood

The practice of discernment is part of higher consciousness. Discernment is not just a step up from judgment. In life's curriculum, it…

— Glenda Green