Opposites Quotes

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Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its… — Hannah Arendt
Strategic thinkers were naturally rattled to find this outsider fooling around with their work. They had been thinking strategically when Reagan was just another movie… — Russell Baker
Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite. — Honore de Balzac
I don't mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile at anybody, because my character,… — Drew Barrymore
Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand,… — Clara Barton
The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is… — Jean Baudrillard
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
Words are so often used in the opposite sense, as a screen of diversion. It's the struggle towards truthfulness which is the same whether one… — John Berger
There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also… — Niels Bohr
The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. — Niels Bohr
Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue. Anthropological Commentary… — Niels Bohr
Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got… — Mel Brooks
Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is… — James Broughton
I found that if I offered to cook for a girl, my odds improved radically over simply asking a girl out. Through my efforts to… — Alton Brown
The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs. — Jerry Brown
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish… — Edward Albee
Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty. — Jean de la Bruyere
I was eating lots of vegetables and fruit every day during my pregnancy - my baby needed the best of the best, so it was… — Gisele Bundchen
Violence among young people is an aspect of their desire to create. They don't know how to use their energy creatively so they do the… — Anthony Burgess
I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And… — Madeleine Albright

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