#opposed

There was a stage when Balanchine and I didn't talk. I was trying to develop my classical technique as opposed to the fast-track technique that he was pushing. We were very quiet with each other. But after two years he saw what I was doing and sent messages through other people that, yes, this is good. ↗

— Gelsey Kirkland

#classical #develop #doing #each #good

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#country #experts #foreign #highly #history

Well you know, Woody doesn't rehearse, as opposed to my own method of directing where I really work with actors around a round table for weeks, examining the values of the material, so his technique is very different. ↗

— Mark Rydell

#different #directing #examining #his #i

I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame. ↗

— Alice Walker

#fame #heal #healthy #healthy person #helps

In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium. ↗

— Loretta Young

#called #medium #new #new thing #opposed

As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. sequel. ↗

— John Goodman

#far #guys #i #inc #know

I'm religiously opposed to religion. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#opposed #religion #religiously

You can unite behind a candidate and a vision for America without rejecting another candidate and their vision, because in real life, opposed to party politics, we Democrats are on the same side. ↗

— Joe Andrew

#another #because #behind #candidate #democrats

All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#being #could #difficult #difficult task #elected

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure. ↗

— George W. Bush

#ambitious #failure #hope #hopeful #i