Opposite Quotes

1850 Opposite quotes by 1397 unique authors

The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment. — Andrew Solomon
I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term â€˜heroâ€™ irritates me greatly… — Irena Sendler
As more and more people wake up to the fact that further growth does not necessarily bring improvements in quality of life (and often exactly… — Jonathon Porritt
You can put down a bad book; you can avoid listening to bad music; but you cannot miss the ugly tower block opposite your house. — Renzo Piano
It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say. — Abba Eban
A very common symptom in maniacal conditions is erotic excitement. This varies from mere coquetry, a somewhat extended application of the command "love one another",… — Unknown Author
Man must know the principle of Creation: giving between each interchanging opposite half of each cycle for the purpose of repeating its giving. This is… — Walter Russell
Verily has man freewill to control his actions. That my Father-Mother has given to man as his inheritance. But the control of the ractions to… — Walter Russell
Action and reaction are equal and opposite, and are expressed simultaneously. Sequentially they are repeated in reverse, the reaction becoming the action and the action… — Walter Russell
Our equal and opposite needs for solitude and community constitute a great paradox. When it is torn apart, both of these life-giving states of being… — Parker J. Palmer
What blinds us, or makes historical progress very difficult, is our lack of awareness that our beliefs have grown obsolete and should be put aside....… — Terence McKenna
From my point of view the killing of another, except in defense of human life, is archistic, authoritarian, and therefore, no Anarchist can commit such… — Jo Labadie
It was our use of probability theory as logic that has enabled us to do so easily what was impossible for those who thought of… — Unknown Author
Art is inherently subversive. Itâ€™s destabilizing. It undermines what you already know and what you already think. It is the opposite of propaganda. — Deborah Eisenberg
I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for… — Jeane Kirkpatrick
The works of mercy are the opposite of the works of war, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, nursing the sick, visiting the prisoner. But… — Dorothy Day
It is all nonsense, to be sure; and so much the greater nonsense inasmuch as the true interpretation of many dreams - not by any… — Arthur Machen
I figured something out.Â And it is no secret what I figured out.Â Whatever the majority of people were doing, I found myself doing the… — Ray Lewis
Resistance is directly proportional to love. If youâ€™re feeling massive Resistance, the good news is, it means thereâ€™s tremendous love there too. If you didnâ€™t… — Steven Pressfield
If ever there was an area in which to do the exact opposite of that which government and the media urge you to do, that… — Robert Ringer

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