Opposite Is True Quotes

35 quotes by 33 authors

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have… — Warren G. Bennis
In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases… — Sonny Perdue
It is, let me say, at the very least by no means self-evident that there is more liberty, equality, and fraternity in the world today… — Immanuel Wallerstein
Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment would constrain or… — Kofi Annan
I've been accused of being cold, snobbish, distant. Those who know me well know that Iâ€™m nothing of the sort. If anything, the opposite is… — Grace Kelly
I might act like it's an accident but the opposite is true. I'm incredibly calculated when it comes to my career — Eva Mendes
We believe that we live in the 'age of information,' that there has been an information 'explosion,' an information 'revolution.' While in a certain narrow… — Bill McKibben
Another argument holds that opposing Saddam Hussein would cause even greater troubles in that part of the world, and interfere with the larger war against… — Dick Cheney
We have thought of peace as passive and war as the active way of living. The opposite is true. War is not the most strenuous… — Mary Parker Follett
People think that in order for something to work, it has to be complicated, but a lot of times the opposite is true. We usually… — Assata Shakur
Although psychology and pedagogy have always maintained the belief that a child is a happy being without any conflicts, and have assumed that the sufferings… — Melanie Klein
The more we are committed to believing that something is true, the less likely we are to believe that its opposite is true, even in… — Marshall Goldsmith
I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term â€˜heroâ€™ irritates me greatly… — Irena Sendler
If the people wanted my head I would bow without demur. If I had lost the confidence or respect of the people I would not… — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right. And that is why you must seize the control of… — Charlie Trotter
Suicide rates have not slumped under the onslaught of antidepressants, mood-stabilizers, anxiolytic and anti-psychotic drugs; the jump in suicide rates suggests that the opposite is… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
A Course in Miracles tells us that although 'we think that without the ego, all would be chaos, the opposite is true. Without the ego,… — Marianne Williamson
Proverbs, and the wisdom literature in general, counter the idea that being spiritual means handing all decisions over to the leading of the Lord. The… — Graeme Goldsworthy
It is simply not true that war is solely a means to an end, nor do people necessarily fight in order to obtain this objective… — Martin Van Creveld
One of the great fallacies of our time is that the Nazis rose to power because they imposed order on chaos. Precisely the opposite is… — John Fowles

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