“We ought to be able to persuade on opposite sides of a question; as also we ought in the case of arguing by syllogism: not that we should practice both, for it is not right to persuade to what is bad; but in order that the bearing of the case may not escape us, and that when another makes an unfair use of these reasonings, we may be able to solve them.” ShouldMayUseAbleOrderSidesPracticeCasesOughtOppositesSolveArguingReasoningUnfair Author:Aristotle
“With reason, then, the common opinion of mankind, little affected by the few dissentients who have contended for the opposite view, has found in the careful study of nature, and in the laws of nature, the foundations of the division of property, and the practice of all ages has consecrated the principle of private ownership, as being pre-eminently in conformity with human nature, and as conducing in the most unmistakable manner to the peace and tranquility of human existence.” HumansLittlesReasonWisdomAgeLawFoundPoliticsViewsCommonExistenceOpinionPrinciplesPracticeEconomyStudyMankindHuman NatureOppositesFoundationPropertyCarefulLiberalismAffectedDivisionConformityOwnershipTranquilityLaws Of NatureHuman ExistencePeace And Tranquility Author:Pope Leo XIII
“To argue that we need some technology in order to produce food to tackle hunger is completely blind to the facts on the ground. Actually, what we need is the exact opposite of what GMOs give us. We have to empower farmers to grow food for themselves and plant and grow their own seeds and use practices to deal with weeds and the need for fertility, not from purchased products like a seed or a chemical, but from their own farms, from their own knowledge and skill sets.” NeedsGivingFactsUseOrderGrowsDealsPracticeTechnologyProduceProductsSkillsOppositesBlindPlantHungerSeedsArguingEmpoweringWeedFarmsChemicalsFarmersFertilityGmos Author:Anna Lappe
“Among the important realizations I had in my own days in the practice room was that if any one route to any one phrase didn't work after days of trying, then the exact opposite route should at least be explored, as well as every alternative in between, as counterintuitive as that often seemed.” IfsShouldTryingWellsImportantMy OwnRoomsPracticeOppositesRealizationAlternativesPhrasesRoutes Book:The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer Source: The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer
“In some respects, South African apartheid was more vicious than Israeli practices, and in some respects the opposite is true.” PracticeOppositesSouthSouth AfricaViciousIsraeliApartheid Author:Noam Chomsky
“Often we tell ourselves, "Don't just sit there, do something!" But when we practice awareness, we discover that the opposite may be more helpful: "Don't just do something, sit there!"” MayPracticeAwarenessOppositesHelpful Book:Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice Source: Making Space: Creating a Home Meditation Practice
“I do keep a tiny little journal in which I write passages that I read and want to hold on to. This practice is sort of the opposite of Twitter.” WantWritingLittlesPracticeOppositesTinyPassagesJournal Author:Dani Shapiro
“In the West, it is the opposite, like you are using these practices [meditation and yoga ] to further your ego by being more productive, being more this, and getting more out of your work and earning more money. In the East, the whole idea is that you are dissolving your essence through these practices.” IdeasWholePracticeMeditationLike YouEgoYogaEssenceOppositesWestEastProductiveMore MoneyEarningDissolvingMeditation And Yoga Author:Karan Bajaj
“I'm always making things, and I have this ongoing practice of compelling stuff that strikes me. Over the course of my life doing this, I've trained myself to do the opposite of what's human nature, and that is to recoil from things I don't like.” HumansCoursesStuffPracticeHuman NatureOppositesStrikesCompellingOngoingRecoil Author:Arthur Jafa
“One of the tools I like a lot is the Just Like Me practice. It's one of the empathy practices where we put ourselves in the other's shoes. Rather than get caught up in the difference in the ideologies, we actually come back to the fundamental idea: just like me, this person on the opposite political spectrum wants to be happy, wants to be safe, wants to thrive, wants to be healthy, wants to find peace of mind.” WantMindPersonsIdeasPoliticalDifferencesPracticeHealthySafeEmpathyToolsOppositesFundamentalsShoesCaughtLike MeIdeologyThrivePeace Of MindCaught UpSpectrumFinding PeaceWant To Be HappyPolitical Spectrum Author:Mark Coleman