Reverse Quotes

493 quotes by 432 authors

Love naturally reverses the idea of obedience, and causes the struggle between any two who truly love each other to be, not who shall command,… — Frances Power Cobbe
In the Middle Ages, everything bad was the work of the devil, everything good, the work of God. Today, the French see everything in reverse… — Jose Rizal
A right is a responsibility in reverse. — Elwyn Brooks White
To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it. — Criss Jami
A lot of people think, 'I'll give acting or poetry or filmmaking a try. And if it doesn't work out I'll go get a law… — Brit Marling
Once upon a time humans faced each other and pulled thoughts from minds, advanced rapidly, revolutionised industry and evolved explosively. Then one day they stopped,… — Craig Stone
All I'm saying is we got plenty of Texans, and people from Montana, and New Jersey, and Wyoming, or Kansas City. We got plenty of… — Billy Bob Thornton
I disagree very strongly with people saying "that battle is over." If you've started a battle, I don't think it ever ends. The illusion that… — Jenny Hval
As much as Parkinson's is about movement, the end stage is being frozen. So the more I let that happen, the more I'm gonna be… — Michael J. Fox
You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able to...… — Henry Louis Gates
Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture. — Charles Caleb Colton
I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse. — Bing Crosby
Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition. — Daniel Dennett
The family only represents one aspect, however important an aspect, of a human being's functions and activities. A life is beautiful and ideal or the… — Havelock Ellis
Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course. — Bobby Flay
If you love food and you love red wine and they put you in France, you're in a good place and you're in a bad… — Salma Hayek
One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could… — Robert A. Heinlein
Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a… — Ben Hogan
A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes. — Helmut Jahn
The United States is no longer first in the world in upward mobility. We can reverse that trend by giving our young children an equal… — Madeleine M. Kunin

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