#opposite

Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down. ↗

— Julia Cameron

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The Secret Intelligence Service I knew occupied dusky suites of little rooms opposite St James's Park Tube station in London. ↗

— John le Carre

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It resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated, often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. ↗

— Sydney Smith

#anyone #between #cannot #comes #directions

The truth is balance. However the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#however #lie #may #opposite #truth

We were like bishops of opposite color. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#color #like #opposite #were

I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better. ↗

— Anthony Kiedis

#better #energy #fear #gives #i

The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants. ↗

— Helen Wills Moody

#being #best #came #cannot #come

People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words. ↗

— Felix Mendelssohn

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All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites. ↗

— Marc Chagall

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