Opposites Quotes — Page 42

Political Leader

“Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways - he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious.”

Justice Leader Opposites

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

Politician, Philosopher, Orator

“Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite.”

Law Nature Opposites

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Marcus Tullius Cicero

Politician, Philosopher, Orator

“For while we are enclosed in these confinements of the body, we perform as a kind of duty the heavy task of necessity; for the soul from heaven has been cast down from its dwelling on high and sunk, as it were, into the earth, a place just the opposite to godlike nature and eternity. But I believe that the immortal gods have sown souls in human bodies so there might exist beings to guard the world and after contemplating the order of heaven, might imitate it by their moderation and steadfastness in life.”

Believe Order Opposites

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Katie Aselton

Actress

“I think a lot of times, when you're working in this business, and you're both actors or somehow involved in the industry, you can get torn in different directions and be on completely opposite schedules.”

Thinking Different Opposites

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Italo Calvino

Writer

“To fly is the opposite of traveling: you cross a gap in space, you vanish into the void, you accept not being in a place for a duration that is itself a kind of void in time; then you reappear, in a place and in a moment with no relation to the where and when in which you vanished.”

Space Opposites Duration

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Haruki Murakami

Writer

“Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that.”

Struggle Opposites Forget

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Haruki Murakami

Writer

“I can never say what I want to say, it's been like this for a while now. I try to say something but all I get are wrong words - the wrong words or the exact opposite words from what I mean. I try to correct myself, and that only makes it worse. I lose track of what I was trying to say to begin with. It's like I'm split in two and playing tag with myself. One half is chasing this big, fat post. The other me has the right words, but this can't catch her.”

Mean Two Opposites

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Haruki Murakami

Writer

“Since I'm a novelist I'm the opposite of you - I believe that what's most important is what cannot be measured. I'm not denying your way of thinking, but the greater part of people's lives consist of things that are unmeasurable, and trying to change all these to something measurable is realistically impossible.”

Thinking Believe Opposites

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Haruki Murakami

Writer

“Whenever I meet people for the first time, I get them to talk for ten minutes. Then I size them up from the exact opposite perspective of all they’ve told me. Do you think that’s crazy? “No,” I said, shaking my head, “I’d guess your method works quite well.”

Thinking Crazy Opposites

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FD

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

“The grace of novelty and the length of habit, though so very opposite to one another, yet agree in this, that they both alike keepus from discovering the faults of our friends.”

Friendship Grace Opposites

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George Carlin

Comedian, Actor

“The only good thing about religion is the music. Because nature is filled with balances and opposites, there are always exceptions to the overall rules, whether the overall rules are bleak or otherwise. If you propound a joyous theory of existence, I will find an exception to that. If I propound a bleak theory, someone will find a joyous exception. That's just nature being nature, I think, and I don't think it offers a lot of hope. It's sort of a respite along the way.”

Thinking Opposites Balance

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George Carlin

Comedian, Actor

“Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?”

Mean Vision Opposites

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