Opposite Quotes

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The marriages come and go but your friendships stay, which is the opposite of what it used to be, so that there will be people… — Wendy Wasserstein
Two things of opposite natures seem to depend / One on another, as Logos depends / On Eros, day on night, the imagined On the… — Wallace Stevens
Just honest. To me, being 'politically incorrect' means the opposite of being political -- which means to spin everything. That's all it's ever meant to… — Bill Maher
Even the closest relationships that I have I know could potentially fall away. That's not to speak pessimistically or negatively about those relationships. In a… — Mark Z. Danielewski
Every so often my life will feel like a story. It doesn't have to be a big thing; in fact, most often, it's just the… — David Sedaris
Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit. — Napoleon Hill
I started with straight, basic, symbolic structures. My problem now is the opposite; as I get older, I try to make my paintings more contrapuntal,… — Robert Motherwell
I always used to go for blondes and quiet girls, but Victoria is the total opposite - dark and loud. — David Beckham
I do not know how it comes about, but if you sit opposite a man every day and you are engaged in fighting him, you… — Arthur Balfour
Vermilion alone could render the brilliant red of the tiles on the opposite slope. The orange of the soil, the harsh crude colors of the… — Maurice de Vlaminck
How is it that in the so-called barbarian ages art was understood, whereas in our age of progress exactly the opposite is true? — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The majority of Latin actresses in Hollywood were always playing either spitfires or maids. Now here is a woman who comes in and does leads… — Rosie Perez
The optimistic style of explaining good events is the opposite of that used for bad events: It's internal rather than external. — Martin Seligman
In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite. — Tim Ferriss
Who ever heard of Casablanca? I don't want to star opposite some unknown Swedish broad. — George Raft
Hate and love are very similar emotions. The opposite of love is you don't care. — Kanye West
I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up… — Brooke Shields
When you're working opposite Halle Berry, you're going to get a lot. So you have to give a lot. That said, what I've found striking… — Benjamin Bratt
Saddam Hussein is being treated the exact opposite of the way his regime treated those he imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing their opinions. And… — Scott McClellan
Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively. — Tommy Shaw
When you want to organize knowledge. you will be careful to base the classification upon essential qualities. You will thus derive classes in which the… — Barrows Dunham
Being an artist and being a teacher are two conflicting things. When I paint, my work manifests the unexpected... In teaching it's just the opposite.… — Pierre Alechinsky
Did you ever find that there is room between the two opposing rules of a paradox? That space between two almost opposite rules is the… — Mu Xin
Toleration is not the opposite of intolerance, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms. The one assumes to itself the right of withholding… — James Madison
No one who is being himself is going to be approved of all the time. The whole world could love you, but if you do… — Bartholomaus

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