People always want to pin yesterday's news on you, as opposed to asking you what you're going to do for the future, what you're doing today.
I'm not opposed to adoption. It's not in my immediate future because I'm on the move a lot and if I were going to be father I would like to be more grounded.
Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force, something uncomfortable.
I love doing film soundtracks and working with directors on how they want the scene to be portrayed on audio as opposed to visual. I like the collaborative effort of working with people.
The fact that you can love something that you've lost is all the incentive you need to love again, as opposed to becoming comfortably numb.
If there's anything I'm keen to get better at in my writing, then it's the writing of prose as opposed to the writing of dialogue.
As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.
One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.
The important thing for any young singer or musician is to keep focused on becoming a better musician as opposed to becoming a bigger celebrity.
The Bush administration staunchly opposed legislation which would preserve overtime pay for all workers.
I've always been a glass-half-full as opposed to a glass-half-empty, and the day that changes is the day I should leave.
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need for liberty, diversity, and free association.
I'm self-deprecating - I spend a lot of time telling myself that things are OK, as opposed to having to tell myself to get over things.
Every time I've gotten myself into trouble, it's because I'm choosing a project based on a long-term career goal as opposed to something that speaks to me at the moment.
When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.
Saruman: We have only to remove those who oppose us.
I actually ended up in fashion as opposed to sport because I needed the money. And it turned out that it tapped all my skills.
You cannot oppose reasoning to pride, the principal of all the vices, since, by its very nature, the proud man refuses to listen to it.
I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit the curve ball, the jump shot, or the opposing ball carrier.
I think that people who have played sports have an ability to relate to people because when you're playing you have to work on teams and with opposing players.
