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opposites differences judging
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
opposites water gold
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
opposites telling-the-truth
In society, one doesn't tell the truth, one tells the exact opposite. Nelson Eddy
opposites age becoming
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 temptation satan
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
opposites would-be strange
Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like. Olivier Martinez
opposites two opinion
In two opposite opinions, if one be perfectly reasonable, the other can't be perfectly right. Oliver Goldsmith
opposites abortion pro-life
The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from the moment of conception until its natural end. Abortion, consequently, cannot be a human right -- it is the very opposite. It is a deep wound in society. Pope Benedict XVI
misunderstood way logical
Would a watermelon in the midst of a chase sequence not be, in its own organic way, emblematic of our entire misunderstood enterprise? At once totally logical and perfectly irrational? W. D. Richter
misunderstood sometimes being-misunderstood
It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood. Terry Gross
misunderstood second-best conversation
The best things cannot be told, the second best are misunderstood. After that comes civilized conversation; after that, mass indoctrination; after that, intercultural exchange. Joseph Campbell
misunderstood second-best thirds
The best things cannot be told because they transcend thought. The second best are misunderstood because they are the thoughts that are supposed to refer to that which cannot be thought about. The third best are what we talk about.
misunderstood use literature
The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words in their original sense; especially words from the ancient languages. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
misunderstood wealth rich
If one is rich and one's a woman, one can be quite misunderstood. Katharine Graham
misunderstood whole-life hitchcock
Hitchcock loves to be misunderstood, because he has based his whole life around misunderstandings. Francois Truffaut
misunderstood
Fear is a friend who's misunderstood John Mayer
misunderstood underdog fans
I'm a big fan of the misunderstood, the vilified, the underdog, the breaking of myths. Dominic Monaghan
gentleman gentlemen
He was a gentleman as he's always been. Harry Sinden
gentleman all-time
We have only one rule here - to act like a gentleman at all times. Robert E. Lee
gentleman fields mentality
I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field. Troy Polamalu
gentleman attendance revolution
The meanest inhabitants by their constant attendance generally form the majority and outvote the gentlemen, merchants and all the better Inhabitants! William Shirley
gentleman
Blondes also prefer gentlemen. Mamie Van Doren
gentleman half help italian region remember tasted taught team tried wines words
We had an Italian gentleman come to one of the curling receptions we were at as a team and we tasted some of the wines from the Italian region we will be visiting. He tried to help us with some Italian words, but I can't remember half of the words he taught us.
gentleman lord i-can
I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman. King James I
gentleman cameras oneself
To be a gentleman is to be oneself, all of a seam, on camera and off. Murray Kempton
gentleman let-me manly
I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though. Patrick Rothfuss