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Letter "A" » antithesis
«Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.»
Author: Aaron Copland
(Composer)
| About:
Consciousness,
Inspiration
| Keywords:
antithesis, self-consciousness, subconsciousness, super
«Although the legal and ethical definitions of right are the antithesis of each other, most writers use them as synonyms. They confuse power with goodness, and mistake law for justice.»
Author: Charles T. Sprading
| About:
Right
| Keywords:
antithesis, confuse, definitions, ethical, legal, legal right, synonym, synonyms, writers
«We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure.»
«The madness of depression is the antithesis of violence. It is a storm indeed, but a storm of murk. Soon evident are the slowed-down responses, near paralysis, psychic energy throttled back close to zero. Ultimately, the body is affected and feels sapped, drained.»
Author: William Styron
(Novelist, Writer)
| Keywords:
affected, antithesis, close down, depression, drained, evident, murk, paralysis, psychic, psychic energy, responses, sapped, sapping, saps, slowed, The Madness, throttle, throttled, zero
«A creature who has spent his life creating one particular representation of his selfdom will die rather than become the antithesis of that representation»
Author: Frank Herbert
(Author, Writer)
| About:
Life
| Keywords:
antithesis, creating, representation, representations
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