“In the case of complex personalities the matter stands thus: one of these can understand other men better than they can understand themselves, because within himself he has not only the character he is grasping, but also its opposite. Duality is necessary for observation and comprehension.” MenMatterCharacterCasesPersonalityOppositesComplexesObservationComprehensionDualityGrasping Book:Sex & Character Source: Sex & Character
“But what's true about comedians is that we've all got a huge hole in our personality. In a room of 3,000 people, we're the one person facing in the opposite direction - yet we have this overwhelming desire to be liked.” PeoplePersonsDesireRoomsHugePersonalityOppositesHolesComedianOverwhelmingOverwhelming Desire Author:Jimmy Carr
“The opposite of Taking A Risk is of course Playing It Safe The latter would probably be a reasonable way of life for seventy or eighty years if you had a contract to live for a thousand years. However, since you know that is out of the question, you must admit, Playing It Safe is a pretty dull way to live. Those who play it safe are generally not too exciting, in fact they would probably border on being very boring personalities. On a score of one to ten as a Risk Taker where do you stand? Add a little spice to your life today and take a risk.” IfsKnowsWayYearsLittlesPlayFactsTodayCoursesRiskPersonalityThousandTenSafeOppositesExcitingAddBoringBordersDullReasonableScoreLatterContractsThousand YearsSeventiesEightySpicesWay To LivePlaying It Safe Author:Bob Proctor
“Children who have been very sadistically abused over the long-term are able to dissociate, some of them are able to dissociate as a way of surviving and inventing someone to whom this doesn't happen. And so therefore, they invent within themselves different personalities who have life histories of their own. Many people invent an opposite gender personality as well.” PeopleWayWellsChildrenLongHas BeensDifferentHappensAbleTermPersonalityOppositesGenderLong TermSurvivingInventingVery Sad Author:Gloria Steinem
“I like playing an array of different roles. From the fun, comedic roles to the serious roles. It's always fun to play the role that either closely represents your own personality or the role that is completely opposite of yourself.” DifferentPlayFunRolesSeriousPersonalityOppositesComedic Author:Manika
“We've known each other [in Motorpsycho ] since 1985 or '86, are really different as personalities, and yet have actually never disagreed to any degree. We are really complimentary as musicians and songwriters too, and come from two total opposites in our approaches.” TwoDifferentKnownPersonalityDegreesApproachMusicianOppositesSongwriters Author:Bent Saether
“Authentic faith leads us to treat others with unconditional seriousness and to a loving reverence for the mystery of the human personality. Authentic Christianity should lead to maturity, personality, and reality. It should fashion whole men and women living lives of love and communion. False, manhandled religion produces the opposite effect. Whenever religion shows contempt or disregards the rights of persons, even under the noblest pretexts, it draws us away from reality and God.” MenShouldHumansPersonsWholeShowsRealityChristianityRightsMysteryEffectsFashionProducePersonalityDrawsMen And WomenOppositesTreatsLive LifeMaturityContemptReverenceCommunionUnconditionalSeriousnessDisregardPretextHuman PersonalityAuthentic Christianity Author:Brennan Manning
“In face of this modern nihilism, Christians are often lacking in courage. We tend to give the impression that we will hold on to the outward forms whatever happens, even if God really is not there. But the opposite ought to be true of us, so that people can see that we demand the truth of what is there and that we are not dealing merely with platitudes. In other words, it should be understood that we take this question of truth and personality so seriously that if God were not there we would be among the first of those who had the courage to step out of the queue.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldFirstsHappensWould BeChristianFacesFormStepsModernPersonalityOughtDemandUnderstoodOppositesImpressionBeing TrueLackingNihilismWhatever HappensPlatitudesQueues Author:Francis Schaeffer
“When two persons open up to each other just as they are, friendship grows. When two persons are ready to drop their masks, they have taken a tremendous step towards religiousness. So love, friendship, anything that helps you to drop the mask, is taking you towards religion. But the pseudo-religions have done just the opposite. They are against love. You can understand now, why they are against love: because love will destroy the personality, and the pseudo-religion depends on your personality.” LovePersonsTwoDoneHelpingGrowsLove IsStepsTakenLove YouReadyPersonalityDependsOppositesMaskFriendship LovePseudoAgainst Love Author:Rajneesh
“I believe in a world of opposites and that’s why I avoid people with rigid and inflexible personalities.” PeopleWorldBelieveI BelievePersonalityOppositesI Believe InHaving PatienceNo PatienceLife PatienceI Have No PatiencePatience And Tolerance Author:Meryl Streep