Opposites Quotes

1717 Opposites quotes by 1276 unique authors

Opposites can attract, as in magnetism. Or explode, as in matter and antimatter. — Peter David
We know a thing by its opposite corollary; hot by having experienced cold; good by having decided what is bad; love by hate. — Sylvia Plath
In order to obtain and hold power a man must love it. Thus the effort to get it is not likely to be coupled with… — Leo Tolstoy
Perhaps she was both child and woman, darkness and light, past and present, life and death - all the opposites contained and reconciled in her. — Paule Marshall
Gerard is an open-minded and passionate man. I am the opposite: stubborn and stupid. But sometimes stupid behaviour makes you win. — Arsene Wenger
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction — Isaac Newton
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
What has actually to be said about the Cause of everything is this. Since it is the Cause of all beings, we should posit and… — Pope Dionysius
Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would… — Tahir Shah
Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite. — Teresa of Avila
Guess what? I have flaws. What are they? Oh I donno, I sing in the shower? Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I'll… — Michael Scott
So the opposite of addiction is not sobriety. It is human connection. — Johann Hari
The opposite of bad is not good.The opposite of bad is love — Henry Cloud
The opposite of faith is not heresy but indifference — Elie Wiesel
God bestows His blessings without discrimination. The followers of Jesus are children of God, and they should manifest the family likeness by doing good to… — F. F. Bruce
Faced with today's problems and disappointments , many people will try to escape from their responsibility. Escape in selfishness, escape in sexual pleasure, escape in… — Pope John Paul II
The opposite of manliness isn't cowardice; it's technology. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of Courage-to move in the opposite direction. — Albert Einstein
The opposite of love is not hate. It is fear. — Gary Zukav
The opposite of Prosperity is not poverty. It is anxiety. — Julia Cameron
When the poet's sentiments are overly visible, the audience may become uncomfortable. Japanese ritual is the opposite. By writing simply and only about what is… — Naoto Fukasawa
If you want to prevent abortions, you make sure everyone has health care, a high school education and birth control. Not the exact opposite. — Chris Rock
Sweetness is the opposite of machismo, which is everywhere-and I really don't get on with machismo. I'm interested in sensitivity, and weakness, and fear, and… — Alain de Botton
Success lies in the opposite direction of the normal pull. — Jim Rohn
Ordinary people shy away form negative situations, just as they do with failure. They do their best to avoid trouble. What great people do is… — Ryan Holiday

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