Quotes About Opposite

Poor old George Orwell got it hopelessly wrong, forever worrying about state control when he should have been more afraid of the opposite. The political parties absented themselves and became mere functionaries for the real centre of power—the banks.

And yet, there is an odd resonance to the discord of his actions: Buffy: "It's so weird…Every time something like that happens, my first instinct is to run and tell Angel. I can't believe it's the same person. He's the complete opposite of what he was." Willow: "Well…sort of, except…" Buffy: "Except what?" Willow: "You're still the only thing he thinks about." —"PASSION"

Until it is clearly proved that the Universe was created, we may reasonably suppose that it has endured from all eternity. In a case where two propositions are diametrically opposite, the mind believes that which is less incomprehensible:

Cuando hablo con Ubertino me da la impresión de que el infierno es el paraíso visto desde la otra parte. No

hell is heaven seen from the other side.

With irony we say the opposite of truth.

Freedom is the direct opposite of necessity; freedom is necessity overcome.

The advantage of wisdom is that you always can play dumb. The opposite is more difficult.

A gentle boy with a gentle soul, but every soul contains its own opposite, and the opposite of gentleness was ruthlessness—the beautiful wreckage of mercy.

Alec flopped down on the opposite side of the fire and glared at them both. "And where have Jace and Clary gone?" "Ah," said Simon delicately. "Who can say..." "Straight people," Alec declared. "Why can't they control themselves?

Well, you know how it is. We either grow up to be our mother or we make a solemn vow to the universe to be her polar opposite. Doesn't work every minute of every day, though.

We either grow up to be our mother or we make a solemn vow to the universe to be her polar opposite. Doesn't work every minute of every day, though.

The opposite of Calypso is apocalypse.

A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.

And yet, the real and deepest danger to woman did not lie along this line of refusal, but in the opposite direction. The veil is not only the symbol of the bride of man, but also of the Bride of Christ.

It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.

la gratitud, según lo creo, es entre las demás virtudes sumamente de alabar y su contraria de maldecir

Deliberately and spiritedly doing the opposite of what it takes to get there yet you expect to get there. This is one of the true definitions of madness.

Law of Window Cleaning: It's on the other side.

When McLuhan announced that the medium was the message, he was being arch. The medium is both opposite to, and entwined with, the message.)

For every moment of triumph, there is an unequal and opposite feeling of despair. Take that iconic photograph of Muhammad Ali standing triumphantly over the prostrate, semiconscious wreckage of Sonny Liston. Great photo. Now think of Liston. Do the pleasure/pain calculus.

I just want to continue to do polar opposite type of work. I just want to continue to do things that are unexpected and dynamic, with good stories behind them.

With Jubilee I had a natural interest to write about something on the opposite end of human experience - a real celebration of release and joy, which is in some ways an unexpected theme for the indie rock genre in general.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one no less wise to balance it.