Opposite Quotes

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I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that. — Charlie Kaufman
Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment. — Guy Kawasaki
The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower. — Jack Kemp
A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big… — Jack Kerouac
Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man… — Imran Khan
It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite. — Soren Kierkegaard
Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's… — Barbara Kingsolver
Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus - as a writer myself - I cannot comment on whether… — Chuck Klosterman
Athletes often start life at the opposite end of the wealth and prestige spectrum, but as soon as they exhibit an unusual talent for swinging… — Jeffrey Kluger
A Bond girl must be a strong and independent woman, but at the same time charming and sensual. Those opposite qualities combined together make her… — Olga Kurylenko
That's absolutely correct and in addition to that life just isn't an accident of the laws of physics. There's a long list of experiments that… — Robert Lanza
The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. — Fran Lebowitz
It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite. — Sam Levenson
The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high… — Jack Levine
To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
It is impossible for me to estimate how many of my early impressions of the world, correct and the opposite, came to me through newspapers.… — A J Liebling
Everybody in politics claims to want to get everybody out of poverty. What's the opposite? Wealth. And what is often criticized by the left? Wealth. — Rush Limbaugh
I.Q. deficiency. There are some people who are an order of fries short of a Happy Meal, and what is often a characteristic about every… — Rush Limbaugh
There's a variety and depth to the song topics I get to write about in children's music and books: being able to write about things… — Lisa Loeb
The corporate woman has been defined as the 'liberated woman' and I see that as the exact opposite. I think she now is more enslaved,… — Kenny Loggins
People equate sexy with promiscuous. They think that because I'm shaped this way, I must be scandalous - like running around and bringing men into… — Jennifer Lopez
The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and… — Maimonides
A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth. — Thomas Mann
Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous - to poetry. But also, it gives birth to the opposite: to… — Thomas Mann
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. — Rollo May

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