Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves.
Nicolaus Copernicus

To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

To know one thing, you must know the opposite.
Henry Moore

To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it.
Cary Grant

Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.
Jean de la Bruyere

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
John Kenneth Galbraith

Violence among young people is an aspect of their desire to create. They don't know how to use their energy creatively so they do the opposite and destroy.
Anthony Burgess

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story.
Jessica Lange

We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles.
Jack Adams

We had not seen any natives for many days, but a few passed the camp on the opposite side of the river on the evening of the 25th. They would not, however, come to us; but fled into the interior in great apparent alarm.
Charles Sturt

We have actors from other films, from 'Baywatch,' and so on, and these people are looking exactly the opposite of what they are. The transformations were so smooth, and so funny to watch, it was unbelievable.
Joe Viterelli

We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. It's supposed to help us communicate, but it has the opposite effect of isolating us.
Tracy Chapman

We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset.
Charles Sturt

We must have more union members in this country to fight the political and business forces that are undermining workers in this country. The AFL-CIO has chosen the opposite approach by planning to throw even more money at politicians.
James P. Hoffa

We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.
Arianna Huffington

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
William James

We were like bishops of opposite color.
Boris Spassky

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.
Tom Stoppard

We're probably the opposite of the Osbournes. We run a very tight ship.
Hulk Hogan

Well, now we have exactly the same situation as at the beginning of the race, only exactly opposite.
Murray Walker