Quotes about opposites
opposites feel-good feelings
Feeling good and feeling bad are not necessarily opposites. Both at least involve feelings. Any feeling is a reminder of life. The worst 'feeling' evidently is non-feeling. Willard Gaylin
opposites expression wave
"We must learn that the electric Universe of motion is divided into wave cycles which are equally divided into opposite expressions" Walter Russell
opposites balance becoming
Action and reaction are equal and opposite, and are expressed simultaneously. Sequentially they are repeated in reverse, the reaction becoming the action and the action the reaction.
opposites faithful luck
There is one curious fact noticeable in regard to this thing called "luck," which is, that while it is made responsible for any turn of affairs that we feel to be discreditable to us, it rarely has credit for an opposite state of things; but, like most other faithful allies in victory, comes poorly off. William Matthews
opposites sides fanatics
A fanatic is always the fellow that is on the opposite side. Will Rogers
opposites differences judging
The comparison between Coleridge and Johnson is obvious in so far as each held sway chiefly by the power of his tongue. The difference between their methods is so marked that it is tempting, but also unnecessary, to judge one to be inferior to the other. Johnson was robust, combative, and concrete; Coleridge was the opposite. The contrast was perhaps in his mind when he said of Johnson: "his bow-wow manner must have had a good deal to do with the effect produced. Virginia Woolf
opposites two people
Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions.
opposites body chess
In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't. Vladimir Kramnik
opposites imagination normal
The imagination is the power that enables us to perceive the normal in the abnormal, the opposite of chaos in chaos. Wallace Stevens
opposites doubt finals
Question: What is the opposite of faith? Not disbelief. Too final, certain, closed. Itself is a kind of belief. Doubt. Salman Rushdie
opposites choices growth
Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment would constrain or even undermine economic growth. In fact, the opposite is true: unless we protect resources and the earth's natural capital, we shall not be able to sustain economic growth. Kofi Annan
opposites trying world
I try not to interpret things of the world into a single meaning. Rather, I try the opposite. Kim Ki-duk
opposites careers done
My whole career is based on taking a left turn after each film and doing the opposite of what I've just done. Kelly Lynch
opposites evil facts
Good and Evil are very hard to explain or understand. I'm sure that evil exists, but it is hard to isolate. Good and evil are intertwined and impossible to separate. They are not completely opposites and in fact are often one and the same. Keith Haring
opposites law states
The law of nature is alternation for evermore. Each electrical state superinduces the opposite. Ralph Waldo Emerson
opposites feet space
And that we cannot go to space with our feet in the mud. Nor can we in fact turn ourselves into an eco-sensitive hallucinogenic-based culture on Earth unless we fuse these dichotomous opposites. It is only in a coincidencia oppositorum, a union of opposites, that does not strive for closure, that we are going to find cultural sanity. And this is the thing that the entheogens, the hallucinogens, deliver with such clarity and regularity. They raise paradox to a level of intensity that no one can evade. Terence McKenna
opposites addiction drug
Drugs are about dulling perception, about addiction and about behavioral repetition...What *psychedelics* are about is pattern- dissolving experiences of an extraordinarily high or different awareness. They are the exact opposite of drugs. They promote questioning , they promote consciousness, they promote value examinations, they promote the reconstruction of behavioral patterns.
opposites hussein way
Saddam Hussein is being treated the exact opposite of the way his regime treated those he imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing their opinions. And so I reject that. Scott McClellan
opposites trying hiding
Try is the opposite of hiding. Seth
opposites culture today
Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
opposites matter pleasure
You see, nothing matters except pleasure - which is the opposite of happiness, its tragic part, I expect. Lawrence Durrell
opposites two together
Sometimes there are two very opposite directions, and we go with the stronger one at the end. It's an impulse thing, like, 'Oh, I love both so much, but it's got to be one or the other because the two don't work together.' Marc Jacobs
opposites way chance
Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction. Sam Walton
opposites funny-things envy
The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you. Robert M. Pirsig
opposites done information
The purpose of scientific method is to select a single truth from among many hypothetical truths. That, more than anything else, is what science is all about. But historically science has done exactly the opposite. Through multiplication upon multiplication of facts, information, theories and hypotheses, it is science itself that is leading mankind from single absolute truths to multiple indeterminate, relative ones.
opposites selfishness
In short, selfishness is the opposite of love. Tim LaHaye
opposites what-if recipes
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 did the opposite? Don't follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are. Tim Ferriss
opposites excess endeavor
In excess, most endeavors and possessions take on the characteristics of their opposite.
opposites two ponies
Only the scenario writers are exempt. These are tied between the tails of two spirited Caucasian ponies, which are then driven off in opposite directions. This custom is called a conference. S. J. Perelman
opposites substance coins
Form and Substance are opposite ends of the same coin. Ronald Reagan
opposites firsts film
Movies are very expensive endeavors, and my first film was not particularly a money-maker. Quite the opposite. Roman Coppola
opposites interesting way
The only way to grab the attention of the audience is originality. We feed ourselves with franchises that's the opposite of what makes our culture multidimensional and interesting. Ron Perlman
opposites feelings genius
The genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling that it has existed all along. Susan Orlean