Opposite Quotes

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Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things? — George Carlin
The opposite of play is not work. It's depression. — Brian Sutton-Smith
A Soviet diplomat, like a skilled chess player, does not expect his opposite number to give up something for nothing, not even a pawn. — Unknown Author
To say that worship is either about glorifying God or finding personal satisfaction is to put asunder what God has joined together. His glory and… — Sam Storms
Eve doubted God, and I as a child of God am now to be exactly the opposite: I am to believe him. Eve doubted, and… — Francis Schaeffer
If we want to overcome fear, we must mentally deny fear and concentrate on the opposite quality, courage. The positive always overcomes the negative. The… — Vishnudevananda Saraswati
I decided on a vision. I think I maybe join Toyota at the midpoint of a project, whose long-term goal is winning world championships. Also… — Michael Schumacher
In spiritual maturity, the opposite of injustice is not justice but compassion. — Joko Beck
Thus it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious, and also to be so; but you must have the mind so disposed that… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence. — Sholem Asch
The word religion comes from an origin which means "coming together." But priesthood has been doing just the opposite, it has created splits in man,… — Rajneesh
Humility is just as much the opposite of self-abasement as it is of self-exaltation. To be humble is not to make comparisons. Secure in its… — Dag Hammarskjold
... many folks take them seriously because they just 'know' that evolution can never be seen in the immediate here and now. In fact, a… — Stephen Jay Gould
I tell em everybody else is my opposite. I put em on the game give em five percent. — Nicki Minaj
There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction. — Franz Kafka
Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we grasp onto the physical forms we see. Since we are provided with both… — Dogen
Some people live closely guarded lives, fearful of encountering someone or something that might shatter their insecure spiritual foundation. This attitude, however, is not the… — Thubten Yeshe
Oh, that we fully understood how very opposite our self-righteousness is to the designs of God! — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
Anxiety is sort of the opposite of ego. You're so sure you'll do everything wrong you're afraid to do anything at all. It results from… — Robert M. Pirsig
The only way to meet affliction is to pass through it solemnly, slowly, with humility and faith, as the Israelites passed through the sea. Then… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
The opposite of corporate greed is personal generosity. Government policies that enable the former and prevent the latter are both worthy of protest. — Cynthia Dill
Great presidents, and even those not so great, never complained about the hands they were dealt. Just the opposite. They assumed they were in the… — Mark McKinnon
I spend some of my time brooding about people who seem addicted to double standards - those who take an allegedly principled stand on a… — John Leo
I wish my 15-year-old self had known about my allure to the opposite sex! — Benedict Cumberbatch
Paternalism is everywhere in our lives. We have to immunise our children unless we are upset about it. In India, it is the opposite. It… — Esther Duflo

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