Opposites Quotes
Design is the application of intent - the opposite of happenstance, and an antidote to accident.
The centre of gravity of any parallelogram lies on the straight line joining the middle points of opposite sides.
It takes a vice to check a vice, and virtue is the by-product of a stalemate between opposite vices.
Opposites attract, and I think temperament is so fundamental that you end up craving someone of the opposite temperament to complete you.
The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both.
I think Christine and Chad are on the opposite extremes of the spectrum. Christine is a model victim, and Chad is a model perpetrator, and Howard is closer to the middle.
We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset.
There are many people who have the gift, or failing, of never understanding themselves. I have been unlucky enough, or perhaps fortunate enough to have received the opposite gift.
Chaos and Order are not enemies, only opposites. Chaos and Order combined equal balance.
It should be clear that the death penalty does just the opposite of promoting decency and respect for life. It dehumanizes people and promotes murder. It can never be applied fairly.
The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
The keystone of the entire structure of the spiritual and physical universe is Rhythmic Balanced Interchange between all opposites.
Anytime I was challenged and told I couldn't do something, I would absolutely have to prove the opposite. And I did.
If you do not speak up when it matters, when would it matter that you speak? The opposite of courage is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.
The opposite of love is not hate, its apathy, when u simply don't bother about that person!
I've always been the opposite of a paranoid. I operate as if everyone is part of a plot to enhance my well-being.
The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.
I think it's interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It's being receptive.
People thought becoming an adult meant that all your acts had consequences; in fact it was just the opposite.
Entertainment and learning are not opposites; entertainment may be the most effective mode of learning.
Machines were mice and men were lions once upon a time. But now that it's the opposite it's twice upon a time.
One does a whole painting for one peach and people think just the opposite - that particular peach is but a detail.
Oh, that we fully understood how very opposite our self-righteousness is to the designs of God!
Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken our way. It is a matter of choice.
Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites.
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.
Abortion is the Antichrist's demonic parody of the eucharist. That's why it uses the same holy words, "This is my body," with the blasphemous opposite meaning.
It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization.
Grace is the very opposite of merit... Grace is not only undeserved favor, but it is favor, shown to the one who has deserved the very opposite.
We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite.
Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.
Violent people usually express their love of a thing by their hatred of its opposite.
My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
If the people wanted my head I would bow without demur. If I had lost the confidence or respect of the people I would not want to live. The tragedy of the drama is that the very opposite is true.
All I'm saying is that you should show some respect for what other people see with their eyes and feel with their fingers, even though it be the exact opposite.
The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep out of me.
After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me.
The more we are committed to believing that something is true, the less likely we are to believe that its opposite is true, even in the face of clear evidence that shows we are wrong.
