“ Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self evident. ”
- Arthur Schopenhauer- Copy
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“ To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd… ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ The power of habit and the charm of novelty are the two adverse forces which explain the follies of mankind. ”
- Maria De Beausacq- Copy
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“ There was a negative, visceral reaction against the overzealousness — the mean-spiritedness — that came out of that impeachment trial. ”
- Bill Nelson- Copy
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“ You always get negative reactions. If you worry about that, you would never do anything. ”
- Tom Monaghan- Copy
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“ It's now time for all of us — those who supported the merger and those who opposed it — to pull together for the benefit of the company. ”
- Carly Fiorina- Copy
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“ First it is ridiculed,Second it is violently opposed,-finally it is accepted as self evident. ”
- Arthur Schopenhauer- Copy
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“ Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as prejudicial to society. - James Anthony Froude. ”
- James Anthony Froude- Copy
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“ The Moon is opposing Jupiter. Don't get involved, it's their problem. ”
- Jim Critchfield- Copy
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“ The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty. ”
- Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot- Copy
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“ Why, our battalia trebles that account: Besides, the king's name is a tower of strength, Which they upon the adverse faction want. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ My colleagues are getting nervous. We talk a lot about the president's unfavorable ratings. Have you noticed the ratings of Congress lately? ”
- John McCain- Copy
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“ The positive and negative indications right now are that Milosevic has made a half compromise and he is still defying the will of the international community on other issues. ”
- Wesley Clark- Copy
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“ No disrespect to Northwestern, but it's a sad thing. We got it up in the 20s, and we didn't finish it. We leave with a bit of a negative taste, instead of a positive taste. ”
- Bruce Weber- Copy
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“ To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep: No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heartache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, — 't is a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd… ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Freedom means freedom from forces and circumstances which would turn man into a thing, which would impose on man the passivity and predictability of matter. By this test, absolute power is the manifestation most inimical to human uniqueness. Absolute power wants to turn people into malleable clay. ”
- Eric Hoffer- Copy
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“ For Debussy the musician and the man I have had profound admiration, but by nature I'm different from him. I think I have always personally followed a direction opposed to that of the symbolism of Debussy. ”
- Maurice Ravel- Copy
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“ The older I get, the more I realize the importance of exercising the various dimensions of my body, soul, mind and heart. Taken together, these aspects give me a sense of wholeness. I want to be a whole human being rather than one who limps on one leg because I don't know how to use all of my parts… ”
- Robert Fulghum- Copy
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“ One thing they don't tell you about doing experimental physics is that sometimes you must work under adverse conditions… like a state of sheer terror. ”
- William K. Hartmann- Copy
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“ All adverse and depressing influences can be overcome, not by fighting, by by rising above them. ”
- Charles Caleb Colton- Copy
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“ I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
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“ Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed. ”
- Michael Pritchard- Copy
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“ The censure of those who are opposed to us, is the highest commendation that can be given us. ”
- Seigneur De Saint Evremond- Copy
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