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Let us understand Darwinism so we can walk in the opposite direction when it comes to setting up society. Richard Dawkins
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The funny thing about insane people is that it is kind of the opposite of being a celebrity. Nobody envies you. Robert M. Pirsig
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The comparison between Coleridge and Johnson is obvious in so far as each held sway chiefly by the power of his tongue. The difference between their methods is so marked that it is tempting, but also unnecessary, to judge one to be inferior to the other. Johnson was robust, combative, and concrete; Coleridge was the opposite. The contrast was perhaps in his mind when he said of Johnson: "his bow-wow manner must have had a good deal to do with the effect produced. Virginia Woolf
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If gold has been prized because it is the most inert element, changeless and incorruptible, water is prized for the opposite reason -- its fluidity, mobility, changeability that make it a necessity and a metaphor for life itself. To value gold over water is to value economy over ecology, that which can be locked up over that which connects all things. Rebecca Solnit
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In society, one doesn't tell the truth, one tells the exact opposite. Nelson Eddy
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I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry. Nawal El Saadawi
opposites creative synthesis
But life at its best is a creative synthesis of opposites in fruitful harmony. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The clearest sensation that a human being has when he experiences the holy is an overpowering and overwhelming sense of creatureliness. That is, when we are in the presence of God, we are humbled and become most aware of ourselves as creatures. This is the opposite of Satan's original temptation, "You shall be as gods. R. C. Sproul
opposites impossible
The opposite of nature is impossible. R. Buckminster Fuller
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I think you have to control the materials to an extent, but it's important to let the materials have a kind of power for themselves; like the natural power of gravity, if you are painting on a wall, it makes the paint trickle and it drips; there is no reason to fight that. Keith Haring
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People were more interested in the phenomena than the art itself. This, combined with the growing interest in collecting art as an investment and the resultant boom in the art market, made it a difficult time for a young artist to remain sincere without becoming cynical. Keith Haring
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I was joking but he took responded seriously: 'I would know, and I couldn't live with myself knowing that I'd only run 97 miles or whatever.' Joe Henderson
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King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe. Adrian Belew
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Kerry's political attacks are not supported by reality, which shows rising employment and higher wages, and his policies -- higher taxes, increased regulation and bigger government -- would move America backward. Ken Mehlman
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Kerry's focus and his message has really been middle class, middle America, 'I'm standing up for the little guy' and middle class investors respond to that, but that raises the question of how do you go back and talk to the business community after that. Amy Walter
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Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. Colleen Atwood
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Knowing what I do now, I certainly wouldn't decide to write a first novel because I wouldn't have anything like the necessary life experience. Judith Krantz
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Kids are healthier these days... more kids are in school around the world, and partly that's because Australians have been willing to invest in aid. Carol Foreman
safe walls
I will put (the paintings) on the walls of my house, and in my safe when I leave. I was lax. Michael Bakwin
safe
You'll always be safe with me. Carl Jung
safety workplace argument
The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification. Ron Chernow
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Being compared to the greatest-ever safety is pretty ridiculous. I continue to work toward that, but I'm not there and I know that. Troy Polamalu
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If you aren't failing every now and then, you're probably playing it too safe. Woody Allen
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Even in comedies, you've got to feel safe for things to just happen in a way that is natural and free, and recognizable as human. Richard Gere
safety
The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety. Virgil
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Anything can go away. There's no such thing as safety and security. You can do things that give you the illusion of safety and security, but there's really no such thing. Will Smith
safety important investing
The three most important words in investing...Margin of Safety. Warren Buffett