Opposites Quotes

1717 Opposites quotes by 1276 unique authors

Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage licence. Indeed, the evidence shows… — Unknown Author
Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions. — William Hamilton Maxwell
Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite. — Blake Mycoskie
If America is the land of opportunity, a country where perseverance and hard work is rewarded by recognition, then an illegal harbors the opposite ambitions.… — Bella Pollen
You know that scenario where roses are red, leaves are green, I love arguing that. ‘Why should they be?’. I hate rules and formulas. That’s… — Philip Treacy
Socialism and federalism are necessarily political opposites, because the former demands that centralized concentration of power which the latter by definition denies. — Felix Morley
We are always seeking our opposite, whether we know it or not. When we discover what that is we can dissolve our arrogance. — Michio Kushi
People usually complain that music is so ambiguous, and what they are supposed to think when they hear it is so unclear, while words are… — Felix Mendelssohn
Pleasure and pain, though directly opposite, are yet so contrived by nature as to be constant companions; and it is a fact that the same… — Pierre Charron
In listening to stories we tend to suspend disbelief in order to be entertained, whereas in evaluating statistics we generally have an opposite inclination to… — John Allen Paulos
Let’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true. — Derek Sivers
I love that sometimes we need to go to the opposite side of the world to realize assumptions that we didn't even know we had… — Derek Sivers
God’s holiness, then, is not only the opposite of evil; it is the measure by which we know evil to be evil. — David F. Wells
I have tried to show as clearly as possible that the very characteristics and weaknesses of temperament with which we were born...can be transformed into… — Hannah Hurnard
The unifying of opposites is the eternal process. — Mary Parker Follett
If everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I… — Tim Ferriss
Those artists who say that somehow therapy or analysis will thwart their creativity are completely misinformed. It's absolutely the opposite: it opens closed doors. — Paul Schrader
Repetition brings familiarity, and familiarity is the opposite of the unknown. — Steven Levenkron
People think it's legalization, it's being sold as legalization-even though it's the opposite of legalization. — Dennis Peron
To adjoin the instinctual nature does not mean to come undone, change everything from left to right, from black to white, to move the east… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The best everyday example of relativity, the finest symptom of human intelligence, is humor. (...) Design without humor is not human. The word 'beautiful' does… — Philippe Starck
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
The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. — Theodore J. Forstmann
Of course the welfare of our children is a legitimate state interest. However, limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples fails to further this interest. Instead, needlessly… — Arenda L. Wright Allen
Although cohabitating same-sex couples are prohibited from jointly adopting children under Utah law as a result of the same-sex marriage ban, the record shows that… — Unknown Author

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