Opposite Direction Quotes

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If catastrophic geology had at times pushed Nature to almost indecent extremes of haste, uniformitarian geology, on the other hand, had erred in the opposite… — William Johnson Sollas
Accept ignorance; pay more attention to the question than the answer; never be afraid to go in the opposite direction. — Richard Saul Wurman
Seeking happiness, I passed many travelers headed in the opposite direction, seeking happiness. — Robert Breault
The New York Times' was enigmatic: 'Some unimaginable gravitational force is pulling our entire galaxy in the opposite direction.' End of article. If you stop… — Dwight Schultz
Iâ€™VE ALWAYS BEEN A REBEL. I NEVER DO THINGS THE WAY THEYâ€™RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. EITHER I GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I… — Grace Jones
Guide to the world of the dead. When you are certain that the body has left you, feel sad for the good you didnâ€™t get… — Rodrigo Rey Rosa
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments. — Plato
The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction. — Plato
It is all nonsense, to be sure; and so much the greater nonsense inasmuch as the true interpretation of many dreams - not by any… — Arthur Machen
Nearly everyone is aware of dramatic changes in the world. Yet we continue to live in the assumption that we can ride out the changes… — Verlyn Klinkenborg
The absurdity of public-choice theory is captured by Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in the following little scenario: "Can you direct me to the railway… — Linda McQuaig
All your experiences, all your meditations, all your prayer, all that you do, is self-centred. It is strengthening the self, adding momentum, gathering momentum, so… — U.G. Krishnamurti
First, you have to have fun. Second, you have to put love where your labour is. Third, you have to go in the opposite direction… — Anita Roddick
If we generally like the way things are now, we must also ask whether our current situation is really so different from the open ages… — Tim Wu
Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, thereâ€™s a good chanceÂ you can find your nicheÂ by going in exactly… — Sam Walton
After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me. — Elliott Erwitt
Switchfoot is a surfing termâ€¦ To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a… — Jon Foreman
Keith's [Briffa] series...differs in large part in exactly the opposite direction that Phil's [Jones] does from ours. This is the problem we all picked up… — Michael E. Mann
Chance is commonly viewed as a self-correcting process in which a deviation in one direction induces a deviation in the opposite direction to restore the… — Amos Tversky
When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. — C.S. Lewis

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