Opposite Quotes

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Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is. — Rollo May
People don't know where to place me. Terry Gilliam used me as a quirky cop in 'Twelve Monkeys', and then he hired me again to… — Christopher Meloni
I used to let other people's struggles affect my happiness. If they weren't happy, there was no way I was going to be happy. The… — Joyce Meyer
Capitalism and democracy are the opposite of each other. Capitalism is a system that guarantees that a few are going to do very well, and… — Michael Moore
The more vulnerable and the more confused the song is, the equal and opposite effect is how I feel after having written it. — Alanis Morissette
Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. If… — Viggo Mortensen
Not far from our house, and opposite the old church with the golden cross, stood a large building, even larger than the church, and having… — Max Muller
Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual opposite… — Dee Dee Myers
I'd like to think, if I was ever in a fight, I'd win, although I'd probably run in the opposite direction. — Rachel Nichols
I've never set up any golf course that would favor anybody. I try to make it exactly the opposite, which is what we did at… — Jack Nicklaus
Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very… — Friedrich Nietzsche
People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start… — Yoko Ono
The genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling that it has… — Susan Orlean
The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy. — Mehmet Oz
My parents had an experience of life that is as opposite to mine as you can imagine. — Jane Pauley
Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity. — Henry Paulson
One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite - that particular peach is but a detail. — Pablo Picasso
The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you. — Robert M. Pirsig
In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care. — Victoria Pratt
We're programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it's… — Queen Rania of Jordan
The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he'll never bite you; drink… — Francois Rabelais
My paintings are very strange - large and empty, like walls. Just the opposite of my writing, which is rich and juicy. — Tom Robbins
When I was fourteen and first started going out, I always wanted to be the opposite of everyone else. So I would go to the… — Rihanna
You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character. — Ray Romano
I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when… — Bertrand Russell

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