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I read an interview where someone said, ‘It’s a shame that anyone can make a movie now,’ and I feel the exact opposite Picture Quote #1

The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite Picture Quote #1

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite Picture Quote #1

We know what we are supposed to do and we don’t want to do it, so we do the exact opposite anyway. And, it never goes well for us when we do that Picture Quote #1

We all assume that if you’re weak and poor, you’re never going to win. In fact, the real world is full of examples where the exact opposite happens, where the weak win and the strong screw up Picture Quote #1

On tour, I’ll get up at 5 p.m. and go to bed at 8 in the morning. With fishing, it’s the exact opposite. Fishing is the only healthy thing I do. Touring is such a grind; it’s the opposite of healthy Picture Quote #1

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Hip-hop is all about impact, baby. You can sell records, you can be two-times platinum, you can be gold... but if you lame, you lame, man. We try to provide the exact opposite of that. It’s style, individuality, confidence. We exude that Picture Quote #1

In the U.S., the term ‘general aviation’ means its exact opposite, the way ‘public school’ does in England. An English public school is private and, on top of that, exclusive. Likewise, general-aviation airports in the U.S. are for everyone but the general public Picture Quote #1

With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you’re gonna get out of it. It’s like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you’re acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling Picture Quote #1

Oscar is the exact opposite of how I think you should behave. I just think of it as a negative view of the positive mind I have. Big Bird is sweet and nice and also sympathetic, as kids can identify with him even though he looks like such a bizarre character - great 8 feet 2 inches, a beak 18 inches long Picture Quote #1

Lying, cheating, hiding is the exact opposite of the behavior of a man who’s really into you Picture Quote #1

A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true Picture Quote #1

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After following the crowd for a while, I’d then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me Picture Quote #1

So many characters are governed by the consequences of their actions, and I wanted to have a character who is the exact opposite Picture Quote #1

Here’s a foolproof method for keeping America safe. Always do the exact 180-degree opposite of whatever [Jimmy] Carter says, as quickly as possible Picture Quote #1

Part of my family were ranchers. So you were expected to be quite macho. You weren’t expected to cry. I was the exact opposite of that Picture Quote #1

I have the exact opposite problem of every writer I’ve ever met: Every writer I’ve ever met writes things that are too long, and they have to edit them down Picture Quote #1

When it [NAFTA] was sold, we were supposed to get two or three times more exports to Canada or Mexico than they exported to us. It’s been the exact opposite Picture Quote #1

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One second you’re having the time of your life in front of all these people, and then you come backstage to the exact opposite - there’s only lukewarm carrots back there Picture Quote #1

I don’t like the fact that people are supposed to think horror movies have a way things should go. I always try to do the exact opposite of what people expect and want Picture Quote #1

Indeed, nearly all attempts to exterminate a doctrine and its organizational expression, by force without spiritual foundation, are doomed to failure, and not seldom end with the exact opposite of the desired result Picture Quote #1

It’s an astonishing skill that people can read, and read well. Very few people can read well. For instance, I have to be very careful with irony, saying something while meaning the exact opposite Picture Quote #1

I do need to be told when I’m going wrong. No one’s acting can be an exact, 100 percent science Picture Quote #1

Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner Picture Quote #1

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Sci-fi is often a metaphor. I think it’s more the themes and questions that science fiction raises rather than the exact predictions that should guide us Picture Quote #1

We are not so brazen as to believe that we can perfectly calibrate valuation; determining risk and return for any investment remains an art not an exact science Picture Quote #1

Hindsight is an exact science. Hold fast to your dreams, for it dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened Picture Quote #1

Many persons entertain a prejudice against mathematical language, arising out of a confusion between the ideas of a mathematical science and an exact science. ...in reality, there is no such thing as an exact science Picture Quote #1

Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology. He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar’s gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart through the world Picture Quote #1

I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that ‘all religions are basically the same.’ If all religions were indeed the same, why not let someone be ‘converted’ to another religion? Picture Quote #1

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I read an interview where someone said, ‘It’s a shame that anyone can make a movie now,’ and I feel the exact opposite. (Exact Quotes) The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite. (Exact Quotes) In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite. (Exact Quotes) We know what we are supposed to do and we don’t want to do it, so we do the exact opposite anyway. And, it never goes well for us when we do that. (Exact Quotes) We all assume that if you’re weak and poor, you’re never going to win. In fact, the real world is full of examples where the exact opposite happens, where the weak win and the strong screw up. (Exact Quotes) On tour, I’ll get up at 5 p.m. and go to bed at 8 in the morning. With fishing, it’s the exact opposite. Fishing is the only healthy thing I do. Touring is such a grind; it’s the opposite of healthy. (Exact Quotes) Hip-hop is all about impact, baby. You can sell records, you can be two-times platinum, you can be gold... but if you lame, you lame, man. We try to provide the exact opposite of that. It’s style, individuality, confidence. We exude that. (Exact Quotes) In the U.S., the term ‘general aviation’ means its exact opposite, the way ‘public school’ does in England. An English public school is private and, on top of that, exclusive. Likewise, general-aviation airports in the U.S. are for everyone but the general public. (Exact Quotes) With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you’re gonna get out of it. It’s like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you’re acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling. (Exact Quotes) Oscar is the exact opposite of how I think you should behave. I just think of it as a negative view of the positive mind I have. Big Bird is sweet and nice and also sympathetic, as kids can identify with him even though he looks like such a bizarre character - great 8 feet 2 inches, a beak 18 inches long. (Exact Quotes) Lying, cheating, hiding is the exact opposite of the behavior of a man who’s really into you (Exact Quotes) A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true (Exact Quotes) After following the crowd for a while, I’d then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me. (Exact Quotes) So many characters are governed by the consequences of their actions, and I wanted to have a character who is the exact opposite. (Exact Quotes) Here’s a foolproof method for keeping America safe. Always do the exact 180-degree opposite of whatever [Jimmy] Carter says, as quickly as possible. (Exact Quotes) Part of my family were ranchers. So you were expected to be quite macho. You weren’t expected to cry. I was the exact opposite of that. (Exact Quotes) I have the exact opposite problem of every writer I’ve ever met: Every writer I’ve ever met writes things that are too long, and they have to edit them down. (Exact Quotes) When it [NAFTA] was sold, we were supposed to get two or three times more exports to Canada or Mexico than they exported to us. It’s been the exact opposite. (Exact Quotes) One second you’re having the time of your life in front of all these people, and then you come backstage to the exact opposite - there’s only lukewarm carrots back there. (Exact Quotes) I don’t like the fact that people are supposed to think horror movies have a way things should go. I always try to do the exact opposite of what people expect and want. (Exact Quotes) Indeed, nearly all attempts to exterminate a doctrine and its organizational expression, by force without spiritual foundation, are doomed to failure, and not seldom end with the exact opposite of the desired result... (Exact Quotes) It’s an astonishing skill that people can read, and read well. Very few people can read well. For instance, I have to be very careful with irony, saying something while meaning the exact opposite. (Exact Quotes) I do need to be told when I’m going wrong. No one’s acting can be an exact, 100 percent science. (Exact Quotes) Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. (Exact Quotes) Sci-fi is often a metaphor. I think it’s more the themes and questions that science fiction raises rather than the exact predictions that should guide us. (Exact Quotes) We are not so brazen as to believe that we can perfectly calibrate valuation; determining risk and return for any investment remains an art not an exact science (Exact Quotes) Hindsight is an exact science. Hold fast to your dreams, for it dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened. (Exact Quotes) Many persons entertain a prejudice against mathematical language, arising out of a confusion between the ideas of a mathematical science and an exact science. ...in reality, there is no such thing as an exact science. (Exact Quotes) Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology. He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar’s gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart through the world. (Exact Quotes) I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that ‘all religions are basically the same.’ If all religions were indeed the same, why not let someone be ‘converted’ to another religion? (Exact Quotes)

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