Opposites Quotes

1717 Opposites quotes by 1276 unique authors

The French will always do exactly the opposite on what the United States wants regardless of what happens, so we're never going to have a… — Howard Dean
I found myself losing interest in almost everything, I didn't want to do any of the things I had previously wanted to do and I… — Andrew Solomon
The highest peace is the peace between opposites. — Leonid Brezhnev
One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't be happy. Those were at opposite… — Martin Seligman
This book is called "Blue Nights" because at the time I began it I found my mind turning increasingly to illness, to the end of… — Joan Didion
There are only two emotions: love and fear. All positive emotions come from love, all negative emotions from fear. From love flows happiness, contentment, peace,… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
For every action there’s a reaction. And also, for every action there’s an equal and opposite criticism. — Jason Mraz
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
Death has an opposite, but the opposite is not mere living. It is not courage or faith or human will. The opposite of death is… — Nando Parrado
It is a weird thing, because most people tend to get more conservative as they get older, but I find myself going the opposite way.… — Rory Bremner
Play doesn't have to be the opposite of work. — Jill Vialet
Sometimes, when we are sad, we have to do the opposite of sad. Sometimes we have to sing. — Daisy Whitney
The opposite of nature is impossible. — R. Buckminster Fuller
The advantage of wisdom is that you can play dumb. The opposite is more difficult. — Kurt Tucholsky
Real people conceive originality then think, write but never read of others' posts to copy to follow and the copycats follow exactly the opposite direction… — Unknown Author
True enough and opposites don't just attract they freaking catch fire and burn the entire city down. — Jay Crownover
We talk eloquently about our commitment to the principles of Christianity, and yet our lives are saturated with the practices of paganism. We proclaim our… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Self-respect is often mistaken for arrogance when in reality it is the opposite. When we can recognize all our good qualities as well as our… — Rajneesh
In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this, therefore I’m a… — Timothy Keller
The tragedy of government welfare programs is not just wasted taxpayer money but wasted lives. The effects of welfare in encouraging the break-up of low-income… — Michael Tanner
Linda seemed to recognize loneliness. Possibly she could see it sitting opposite her, sipping lager and trying not to lose its temper. It was an… — Nick Hornby
That was perfect. It was just the opposite from what I said yesterday. — Eugene Ormandy
Of one thing I am sure. Complaining is self-perpetuating and counterproductive. Whenever I express my complaints in the hope of evoking pity and receiving the… — Henri Nouwen
I have odd thumbs that are extremely flexible. I can bend them quite far down the back side of my hand, basically the opposite side… — Laura Mennell

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