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Opposite Quotes

There are a lot of things that I love, but if you’re just completely invested in those things, their opposite can kick you over... So the trick is finding out how to maintain your balance when you’re in situations with the people who make you happy and when you’re not Picture Quote #1

We’re programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it’s done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It’s just that our perception of it isn’t Picture Quote #1

During the early days of HootSuite, when social media was still seen as a fad, I made the decision to treat our funding as if it were my personal bank account. That’s not to say I blew it on fast cars and fancy dinners. Exactly the opposite Picture Quote #1

Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball. Magic is a guy who would stand for nothing but winning and really prepared himself as well as he prepared his team. Earvin is the complete opposite Picture Quote #1

The opposite of a leader isn’t a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist Picture Quote #1

When I lived in London when I did ‘Wicked’ there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I found it was completely the opposite. They jumped to their feet sooner, even more enthusiastically than the New York audiences did, and they were just as warm and as enthusiastic and supportive as New York Picture Quote #1

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If parents don’t instruct their kids on the narrow boundaries of respectful behavior toward the opposite sex, their kids won’t learn it anywhere else Picture Quote #1

My home is different from my mother’s, because hers is filled with beautiful objects that I was always afraid of breaking. My home is the opposite. Bring on the kids, the dogs, the parties - there’s nothing that’s so important it can’t be broken Picture Quote #1

I’d like to be reincarnated as a French tart. They’re so beautiful and delicate - they’re like my opposite. I’m more of a comfort food: goat cheese with garlic Picture Quote #1

For a long time, TV was just the land of handsome, beautiful people, and now it’s the opposite Picture Quote #1

When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don’t know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up Picture Quote #1

I’ve been on the opposite side of decisions before when the crowd would be booing and saying that I lost. I’ve lived with it. Judging in boxing has been same since the beginning, and it isn’t gonna change Picture Quote #1

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Counterpoint is difficult. I have been doing it since the beginning of my career. But it is not just taking any opposite. It is finding the right opposite Picture Quote #1

In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you’re strong enough to care Picture Quote #1

Attraction doesn’t stop when a child is born. It’s the opposite. Being a mum and dad makes you even sexier Picture Quote #1

Being an artist and being a teacher are two conflicting things. When I paint, my work manifests the unexpected... In teaching it’s just the opposite. I must account for every line, shape and colour and I am forced to give an explanation of the inexplicable and account for the variety of styles the students present Picture Quote #1

I think it’s interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It’s being receptive Picture Quote #1

People think our music’s very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it’s just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley Picture Quote #1

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In Judaism, there are a lot of rules - everything from which fingernail you cut first to which side you sleep on in bed, to the way you get dressed in the morning, to actual ideas, like ideas about being chosen people or ideas about female/male and how to interact with people from the opposite sex Picture Quote #1

I went from such a testosterone-driven show to the exact opposite, because ‘Friends With Better Lives’ is run by the ladies. I imagine it’s close to what being married feels like Picture Quote #1

People have this idea of me being some kind of monster, and that’s the complete opposite of who I am Picture Quote #1

What saves me from being a drug addict is sort of the opposite. It’s me realizing that I don’t really control anything Picture Quote #1

I really loved the idea of playing opposite Marlon Brando and being the crazy one Picture Quote #1

When the whole world is running headlong towards the precipice, one who walks in the opposite direction is looked at as being crazy Picture Quote #1

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The stillness and stasis of bed are the perfect opposite of travel: inertia is what I’ve come to consider the default mode, existentially and electronically speaking. Bed, its utter inactivity, offers a glimpse of eternity, without the drawback of being dead Picture Quote #1

Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to be, if there’s joy there’s its opposite, and it’s something you ride if you possibly can Picture Quote #1

Some comics really thrive on being disrespectful, especially toward women, and it’s somehow understood as edgy, but I’m the opposite. I’ve never liked curse words for that reason Picture Quote #1

Feminists who say that I switched sides because I am an opportunist should know that exactly the opposite is true. It’s cost me a lot of money. I’ve gone from being well-to-do to being $70,000 in debt. I have done something self-destructive financially. I could only do it because I don’t have to support a wife and child Picture Quote #1

Although I’m perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for meaning and the kinds of things that ease that suffering in life, and finding them in large-scale social interaction, like theater and games Picture Quote #1

At the moment we seem to be heading in the opposite direction. However you dress it up, it’s pretty obvious who is being affected by the government’s cuts Picture Quote #1

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There are a lot of things that I love, but if you’re just completely invested in those things, their opposite can kick you over... So the trick is finding out how to maintain your balance when you’re in situations with the people who make you happy and when you’re not. (Opposite Quotes) We’re programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it’s done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It’s just that our perception of it isn’t. (Opposite Quotes) During the early days of HootSuite, when social media was still seen as a fad, I made the decision to treat our funding as if it were my personal bank account. That’s not to say I blew it on fast cars and fancy dinners. Exactly the opposite. (Opposite Quotes) Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball. Magic is a guy who would stand for nothing but winning and really prepared himself as well as he prepared his team. Earvin is the complete opposite. (Opposite Quotes) The opposite of a leader isn’t a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist. (Opposite Quotes) When I lived in London when I did ‘Wicked’ there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I found it was completely the opposite. They jumped to their feet sooner, even more enthusiastically than the New York audiences did, and they were just as warm and as enthusiastic and supportive as New York. (Opposite Quotes) If parents don’t instruct their kids on the narrow boundaries of respectful behavior toward the opposite sex, their kids won’t learn it anywhere else. (Opposite Quotes) My home is different from my mother’s, because hers is filled with beautiful objects that I was always afraid of breaking. My home is the opposite. Bring on the kids, the dogs, the parties - there’s nothing that’s so important it can’t be broken. (Opposite Quotes) I’d like to be reincarnated as a French tart. They’re so beautiful and delicate - they’re like my opposite. I’m more of a comfort food: goat cheese with garlic. (Opposite Quotes) For a long time, TV was just the land of handsome, beautiful people, and now it’s the opposite (Opposite Quotes) When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don’t know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up. (Opposite Quotes) I’ve been on the opposite side of decisions before when the crowd would be booing and saying that I lost. I’ve lived with it. Judging in boxing has been same since the beginning, and it isn’t gonna change. (Opposite Quotes) Counterpoint is difficult. I have been doing it since the beginning of my career. But it is not just taking any opposite. It is finding the right opposite. (Opposite Quotes) In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you’re strong enough to care. (Opposite Quotes) Attraction doesn’t stop when a child is born. It’s the opposite. Being a mum and dad makes you even sexier. (Opposite Quotes) Being an artist and being a teacher are two conflicting things. When I paint, my work manifests the unexpected... In teaching it’s just the opposite. I must account for every line, shape and colour and I am forced to give an explanation of the inexplicable and account for the variety of styles the students present. (Opposite Quotes) I think it’s interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It’s being receptive. (Opposite Quotes) People think our music’s very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it’s just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley. (Opposite Quotes) In Judaism, there are a lot of rules - everything from which fingernail you cut first to which side you sleep on in bed, to the way you get dressed in the morning, to actual ideas, like ideas about being chosen people or ideas about female/male and how to interact with people from the opposite sex. (Opposite Quotes) I went from such a testosterone-driven show to the exact opposite, because ‘Friends With Better Lives’ is run by the ladies. I imagine it’s close to what being married feels like. (Opposite Quotes) People have this idea of me being some kind of monster, and that’s the complete opposite of who I am. (Opposite Quotes) What saves me from being a drug addict is sort of the opposite. It’s me realizing that I don’t really control anything. (Opposite Quotes) I really loved the idea of playing opposite Marlon Brando and being the crazy one (Opposite Quotes) When the whole world is running headlong towards the precipice, one who walks in the opposite direction is looked at as being crazy. (Opposite Quotes) The stillness and stasis of bed are the perfect opposite of travel: inertia is what I’ve come to consider the default mode, existentially and electronically speaking. Bed, its utter inactivity, offers a glimpse of eternity, without the drawback of being dead. (Opposite Quotes) Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to be, if there’s joy there’s its opposite, and it’s something you ride if you possibly can. (Opposite Quotes) Some comics really thrive on being disrespectful, especially toward women, and it’s somehow understood as edgy, but I’m the opposite. I’ve never liked curse words for that reason. (Opposite Quotes) Feminists who say that I switched sides because I am an opportunist should know that exactly the opposite is true. It’s cost me a lot of money. I’ve gone from being well-to-do to being $70,000 in debt. I have done something self-destructive financially. I could only do it because I don’t have to support a wife and child. (Opposite Quotes) Although I’m perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for meaning and the kinds of things that ease that suffering in life, and finding them in large-scale social interaction, like theater and games. (Opposite Quotes) At the moment we seem to be heading in the opposite direction. However you dress it up, it’s pretty obvious who is being affected by the government’s cuts. (Opposite Quotes)

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