Opposite Quotes

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You can't raise a child to believe the opposite of what you do. — Cassandra Clare
The worst thing about affirmative action is that it encourages reverse discrimination, so-called because it goes in the opposite way of how we naturally discriminate. — Stephen Colbert
[T]hat state, love, is so utterly alien to that other idea without which we cannot live as human beings --- the idea of justice. It… — Amitav Ghosh
She was the kind of gal that if she set her sights on a man, he'd be running in the opposite direction real quick. — Johanna Lindsey
How are you managing? And don't say you're fine." It's true. Whatever the opposite of fine is, that's what I am. — Suzanne Collins
Scientists say every action initiates an equal and opposite reaction. I say that's just the start. I say every action initiates a most unequal and… — Ellen Hopkins
Cosmos is a Greek word for the order of the universe. It is, in a way, the opposite of Chaos. It implies the deep interconnectedness… — Carl Sagan
In Sliding Doors, the whole idea is that every choice you make, and every single thing that happens to you changes the trajectory of your… — David Levithan
Do you know how hard it is to say nothing? When every atom of you strains to do the opposite? I had practiced not saying… — Jojo Moyes
Other people apologize and don't mean t "Sorry, but you shouldn't have..." or "Sorry, but I just didn't..." They apologize while telling you that they… — E. Lockhart
Crying adds something: crying is you, plus tears. But the feeling Colin had was some horrible opposite of crying. It was you, minus something. He… — John Green
In a world of fugitives, the person taking the opposite direction will appear to run away. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Education is identical with helping the child realize his potentialities. The opposite of education is manipulation, which is based on the absence of faith in… — Erich Fromm
Bidding the wizard farewell, he turned to his daughter, who held up her finger and said, “Daddy, look — one of the gnomes actually bit… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Service is selflessness--the opposite of the lifestyle that we see so much of in America today. The things that entertain us don't often lift us… — Marcus Luttrell
I could see how easy it would be to fall into loving Bella. It would be exactly like falling: effortless. Not letting myself love her… — Stephenie Meyer
If so, I couldn't imagine how the opposite gender managed to get out of bed in the morning. They might be lovely to look at,… — Ann Aguirre
A gunshot rang out, blasting a hole in the door. A crossbow quarrel zinged through the hole and stuck quivering into the opposite wall. Seth… — Brandon Mull
Without the existence of the opposite, the concept has no meaning. — Stephenie Meyer
The prefect evening...lying down on the couch beside the bookcase and reading himself sleepy...Jim lying opposite him at the other end of the couch, also… — Christopher Isherwood
The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression. — BrenÃ© Brown
The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from the moment of… — Pope Benedict XVI
I’m the thing you most desire, you represent the thing I least desire, death. It’s just the opposite of love. — Ray Bradbury
Doctor." Gideon set one ankle on the opposite knee and settled back, creating a picture of unyielding decisiveness. "The only way I'm keeping my hands… — Sylvia Day
That's why we have memory. And the opposite of memory— hope. So things that are gone can still matter. So we can built off our… — Isaac Marion

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