Opposite Quotes

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If someone gives you so-called good advice, do the opposite; you can be sure it will be the right thing nine out of 10 times. — Anselm Feuerbach
The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles,… — John Acton
People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on… — Donald Knuth
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. — William Jennings Bryan
This would be a distortion of their meaning, since the pictures are intimate and intense, and are the opposite of what is decorative; and have… — Mark Rothko
Quite the opposite. I might fall on my face, but I feel born again. — Richard Foreman
It always amazed me that he was able to do it, and that Orson Welles was able to do it. I never understood it because… — Mark Rydell
We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving… — Jack Adams
I decided law was the exact opposite of sex; even when it was good, it was lousy. — Mortimer Zuckerman
People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With… — Felix Mendelssohn
We had not seen any natives for many days, but a few passed the camp on the opposite side of the river on the evening… — Charles Sturt
In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared… — Henry Mayhew
I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this and have said the opposite, that they have to use… — Jeremy Rifkin
Donald had reached its further edge, and could hear the rush of the stream from the deep obscurity of the abyss below, when there rose… — Hugh Miller
There are also two kinds of truths: truth of reasoning and truths of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible; those… — Gottfried Leibniz
But Contra la Puerta was done mostly in the opposite way, starting with sounds and melodies. — Jim Coleman
Now all oscillatory movements of such an electron can be conceived of as being split up into force, and two circular oscillations perpendicular to this… — Pieter Zeeman
I think Christine and Chad are on the opposite extremes of the spectrum. Christine is a model victim, and Chad is a model perpetrator, and… — Neil LaBute
The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and… — Helen Wills Moody
And opposite the bench, the dock, divided by a partition, with the women to the left and the men to the right, as it is… — Henry Lawson
We were like bishops of opposite color. — Boris Spassky
The French are endowed with bigger limbs; those of the Spaniards are stronger; they have a very slim waist. The French fight with more ferocity… — Michael Servetus
Since I know how crazy this business is, I do the opposite of what I see other people doing. — Emmanuel Lewis
I really believe that, as an actor, you should be constantly studying other people, and celebrity had the absolute opposite effect on me. It made… — David Schwimmer
The national debate on health care once centered on improving access to quality care, yet the effect of Obamacare will be the exact opposite, resulting… — Fred Upton

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