Opposite Quotes

1850 Opposite quotes by 1397 unique authors

When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same… — Vera Nazarian
But the cinephile is … a neurotic! (That’s not a pejorative term.) The Bronte sisters were neurotic, and it’s because they were neurotic that they… — Francois Truffaut
My life has been the polar opposite of safe, but I am proud of it and so is my son, and that is good enough… — Hunter S. Thompson
Instead of satisfying me, the kisses have the opposite effect, of make my need greater. I thought I was something of an expert on hunger,… — Suzanne Collins
A Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Because love and hate were supposed to stand cleanly on opposite sides of the spectrum. The division seemed as clear as...well, angels and demons would… — Lauren Kate
Question: What is the opposite of faith? Not disbelief. Too final, certain, closed. Itself is a kind of belief. Doubt. — Salman Rushdie
Newton's Third Law of Conversation, if it existed, would hold that every statement implies an equal and opposite statement. To say that I'd turned the… — Hugh Laurie
Since desire always goes towards that which is our direct opposite, it forces us to love that which will make us suffer. — Anais Nin
The Bible is not interested in arguing, because if you state a thesis of belief you have already stated it's opposite; if you say, I… — Northrop Frye
It took about three minutes for the unassuming Waffle House to become the new offices of the law firm of Amber, Amber, Amber, and Madison.… — Maureen Johnson
...when someone asked Bonhoeffer whether he shouldn't join the German Christians in order to work against them from within, he answered that he couldn't. 'If… — Eric Metaxas
I remember that my mother once told me that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. — Emily Giffin
I feel kind of depressed today... Do you ever have the feeling that life has passed you by? Worse than that... Sometimes I think life… — Charles M. Schulz
Each new thing he encountered in life impelled him in a direction that fully convinced him of its rightness, but then the next new thing… — Jonathan Franzen
You become a worrier by practicing worry. You become free of worry by practicing the opposite… — Norman Vincent Peale
I used to think that paired opposites were a given, that love was the opposite of hate, right the opposite of wrong. But now I… — Anne Lamott
One time you told me that the opposite of love isn't hate. And I didn't understand that, but I think I do know. Because if… — Barry Lyga
...that left Francesca to slink into the chair opposite us. My feeling of superiority was short-lived, however, when she settled herself down and then crossed… — Jeaniene Frost
Yes. The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. That is why few people find God. They go to church and talk about… — Christopher Pike
Derek looked around, like he was searching for something to use. Then he stripped off his shirt. I tried not to look away. Not that… — Kelley Armstrong
Peace means far more than the opposite of war. — Fred Rogers
It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you,… — Patrick Rothfuss
God does not want to control you, or stifle you, or manipulate you, or force you to do anything you don't want to do. Quite… — Matthew Kelly
What’s the opposite of déjà vu, when you see something that hasn’t happened yet?” “I don’t know—avant verrais? — Jasper Fforde

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