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Mr. Reffitt's reluctance to admit early that Guy Reffitt behavior is illegal is concerning, and I want to be very clear... under no legitimate definition of the term' patriot'( does) Mr. Reffitt's behavior on and around January 6 fit the term. It is the antithesis of the word. – District Judge Dabney Friedrich	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Presuming the guilt of a young man found innocent by a jury of of his peers is the antithesis of standing for a fair criminal justice system, that JMU allowed this to take place on their official social media accounts, to say nothing of the blatant misinformation, is egregious. – Associated Press/GoFundMe/Facebook -RRB- Ramirez	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It's the antithesis of how we live. It's the antithesis of civilian control. – Tim Walz	Found on CNN 3 years ago
How do you social distance in a place that is the antithesis of social distancing? And if you can't, how do you survive? that's the big question a lot of us in this business in Arkansas have been asking ourselves. – Bo Counts	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Harriet Tubman was the antithesis of slavery, i thought that suggestion was a good suggestion. – Dennis Moss	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Pretty much it's the antithesis of all pro-Valentine's Day things, we thought we would be a place for single people and, you know, people in relationships who just want to get over all the pressure and stress of the Valentine's Day holidays. – Evan Charest	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force. – Thomas Sowell	added by Normando 4 years ago
Masked militiamen are the antithesis of what a free republic looks like. I absolutely condemn their lawless activities. – Gavin Clarkson	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
But it's obvious now that Trump doesn't like Powell and is trying to appoint people to Powell's board that are the cultural antithesis to Powell. Because Powell is disliked by Trump, we like him a lot more. – Brad Sherman	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Larry's at the top of a list of leaders that I admire today because what's happening here in Annapolis is the antithesis of what's happening in Washington, DC, these days. – Jeb Bush	Found on CNN 5 years ago
They were completely disingenuous about it, first of all, we didn't break any boycott. There was no rule about recording with black South African musicians. In fact, the whole purpose of the boycott was the antithesis of what we did.Simon with the South African musician Joseph Shabalala, founder of the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, with whom Simon collaborated on. – Paul Simon	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Some people are on the internet and seeking attention, and Geoffrey Owens ''s just the antithesis of that, so I felt like,' Oh my God, could you imagine ?'. – Nicki Minaj	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Bringing back earmarks is the antithesis of draining the swamp, earmarks will only benefit the special interests that grow government at the expense of working men and women. – David McIntosh	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
They’re the antithesis of the kind of slick, technical shoes that had dominated the sneaker world for a long time, a 15-year-old kid and a 50-year-old man dress the same now. – Andrew Raisman	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle. – Anna Hakkarainen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Only few people know that the mysterious north is as fascinating during summer and autumn, which tends to be our off-peak season, lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle. – Anna Hakkarainen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
This isn't about Tim Scott playing kingmaker. If you know him, he is willing to make everyone else the star, kingmaker would be the antithesis of what Tim Scott is. There is not a self-promoting bone in his body. – Trey Gowdy	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The PAP will now have to deal with much stronger pressures for populist policies, such as higher taxes for a larger swathe of income-earners and nationalistic manpower policy as well as more social spending, which are very often the antithesis of the ruling party's core policies for the past 50 years. – Eugene Tan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self- consciousness. – Aaron Copland	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Mr. Reffitt's reluctance to admit early that Guy Reffitt behavior is illegal is concerning, and I want to be very clear... under no legitimate definition of the term' patriot'( does) Mr. Reffitt's behavior on and around January 6 fit the term. It is the antithesis of the word.

– District Judge Dabney Friedrich

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Presuming the guilt of a young man found innocent by a jury of of his peers is the antithesis of standing for a fair criminal justice system, that JMU allowed this to take place on their official social media accounts, to say nothing of the blatant misinformation, is egregious.

– Associated Press/GoFundMe/Facebook -RRB- Ramirez

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's the antithesis of how we live. It's the antithesis of civilian control.

– Tim Walz

Found on CNN
3 years ago

How do you social distance in a place that is the antithesis of social distancing? And if you can't, how do you survive? that's the big question a lot of us in this business in Arkansas have been asking ourselves.

– Bo Counts

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Harriet Tubman was the antithesis of slavery, i thought that suggestion was a good suggestion.

– Dennis Moss

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Pretty much it's the antithesis of all pro-Valentine's Day things, we thought we would be a place for single people and, you know, people in relationships who just want to get over all the pressure and stress of the Valentine's Day holidays.

– Evan Charest

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Force is the antithesis of freedom, but force must be used, if only to defend against other force.

– Thomas Sowell

added by Normando
4 years ago

Masked militiamen are the antithesis of what a free republic looks like. I absolutely condemn their lawless activities.

– Gavin Clarkson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

But it's obvious now that Trump doesn't like Powell and is trying to appoint people to Powell's board that are the cultural antithesis to Powell. Because Powell is disliked by Trump, we like him a lot more.

– Brad Sherman

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Larry's at the top of a list of leaders that I admire today because what's happening here in Annapolis is the antithesis of what's happening in Washington, DC, these days.

– Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
5 years ago

They were completely disingenuous about it, first of all, we didn't break any boycott. There was no rule about recording with black South African musicians. In fact, the whole purpose of the boycott was the antithesis of what we did.Simon with the South African musician Joseph Shabalala, founder of the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, with whom Simon collaborated on.

– Paul Simon

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Some people are on the internet and seeking attention, and Geoffrey Owens ''s just the antithesis of that, so I felt like,' Oh my God, could you imagine ?'.

– Nicki Minaj

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Bringing back earmarks is the antithesis of draining the swamp, earmarks will only benefit the special interests that grow government at the expense of working men and women.

– David McIntosh

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

They’re the antithesis of the kind of slick, technical shoes that had dominated the sneaker world for a long time, a 15-year-old kid and a 50-year-old man dress the same now.

– Andrew Raisman

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle.

– Anna Hakkarainen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Only few people know that the mysterious north is as fascinating during summer and autumn, which tends to be our off-peak season, lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle.

– Anna Hakkarainen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

This isn't about Tim Scott playing kingmaker. If you know him, he is willing to make everyone else the star, kingmaker would be the antithesis of what Tim Scott is. There is not a self-promoting bone in his body.

– Trey Gowdy

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The PAP will now have to deal with much stronger pressures for populist policies, such as higher taxes for a larger swathe of income-earners and nationalistic manpower policy as well as more social spending, which are very often the antithesis of the ruling party's core policies for the past 50 years.

– Eugene Tan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self- consciousness.

– Aaron Copland

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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