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title: "22 Evidence Contrary Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Evidence Contrary quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Evidence Contrary sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Her message was always the same: God loved the world, all evidence to the contrary, and we must not give up on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/her-message-was-always-the-same-god-loved-the-world-all-evidence-to/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/anne-lamott-188_god-love_her-message-was-always-the-same-god-love_1796733.png)

> [“I want to believe that, despite all the evidence to the contrary, there is reason to hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-cohn-david-levithan-3/i-want-to-believe-that-despite-all-the-evidence-to-the-contrary-there/)

[Rachel Cohn, David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-cohn-david-levithan-3/)

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> [“People might think that five-year-olds can't be cruel, but I have some strong evidence to the contrary".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vera-brosgol/people-might-think-that-five-year-olds-can-t-be-cruel-but-i-have-some/)

[Vera Brosgol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vera-brosgol/)

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> [In the absence of evidence to the contrary, always assume you have the upper hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-montrose/in-the-absence-of-evidence-to-the-contrary-always-assume-you-have-the/)

[Ronnie Montrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-montrose/)

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> [“In science, you move closer to the truth by seeking evidence to the contrary. Perhaps the same method should inform your opinions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-science-you-move-closer-to-the-truth-by-seeking-evidence-to-the/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/david-mcraney-10077_science_in-science-you-move-closer-to-the-truth_478928.jpg)

> [This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding; my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/this-truth-i-firmly-hold-all-evidence-to-the-contrary-notwithstanding/)

[Anthony de Mello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-de-mello/)

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> [Despite overwhelming and irrefutable evidence to the contrary, President Obama continues to believe that he can negotiate with Republicans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evidence-to-the-contrary/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/krystal-ball-11862_believe_despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evi_1757471.jpg)

> [Start with the notion that yours is the sole responsibility unless there's powerful evidence to the contrary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-barnes/start-with-the-notion-that-yours-is-the-sole-responsibility-unless/)

[Julian Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/julian-barnes-522_evidence_start-with-the-notion-that-yours-is-the_2492359.png)

> [Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/continuing-to-believe-the-same-thing-even-in-the-face-of-new-evidence/)

[Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/scott-adams-666_anti-political_continuing-to-believe-the-same-thing-eve_2257636.jpg)

> [Never, ever regret or apologize for believing that when one man or one woman decides to risk addressing the world with truth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fulghum/never-ever-regret-or-apologize-for-believing-that-when-one-man-or-one/)

[Robert Fulghum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fulghum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/robert-fulghum-1807_apologizing_never-ever-regret-or-apologize-for-belie_2392217.png)

> [Unless and until it can be proven that an unborn child is not a living human being, can we justify assuming without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/unless-and-until-it-can-be-proven-that-an-unborn-child-is-not-a/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/ronald-reagan-119_abortion_unless-and-until-it-can-be-proven-that-a_2104509.jpg)

> [ \[O\]ne of the mixed blessings of being twenty and twenty-one and even twenty-three is the conviction that nothing like this, all evidence… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/o-ne-of-the-mixed-blessings-of-being-twenty-and-twenty-one-and-even/)

[Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/joan-didion-497_blessing_o-ne-of-the-mixed-blessings-of-being-twe_805293.jpg)

> [But having considered everything which has been said, one could by this believe that the earth and not the heavens is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-oresme/but-having-considered-everything-which-has-been-said-one-could-by/)

[Nicole Oresme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-oresme/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/nicole-oresme-108488_argument_but-having-considered-everything-which-h_1465282.jpg)

> [Disregarding all evidence to the contrary, the student of Truth will maintain that he lives in a PERFECT Universe and among people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/disregarding-all-evidence-to-the-contrary-the-student-of-truth-will/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/ernest-holmes-2229_believe_disregarding-all-evidence-to-the-contrar_3182692.png)

> [Unless and until it can be proven that an unborn child is not a human being, can we justify assuming without proof…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/unless-and-until-it-can-be-proven-that-an-unborn-child-is-not-a-human/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [“…the American reader cannot bear a surprise. He knows that this is the greatest country on earth…and evidence to the contrary is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/the-american-reader-cannot-bear-a-surprise-he-knows-that-this-is-the/)

[Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/)

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> [I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-gorey/i-don-t-know-what-it-is-i-m-doing-but-it-s-not-that-despite-all/)

[Edward Gorey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-gorey/)

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> [Variation must be taken as random until there is positive evidence to the contrary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-jeffreys/variation-must-be-taken-as-random-until-there-is-positive-evidence-to/)

[Harold Jeffreys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-jeffreys/)

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> [“Despite evidence to the contrary, I hated drinking to the point that I misplaced really big slabs of time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/despite-evidence-to-the-contrary-i-hated-drinking-to-the-point-that-i/)

[Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/)

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> [Beliefs: Those things we hold to be true despite evidence to the contrary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-o-connor/beliefs-those-things-we-hold-to-be-true-despite-evidence-to-the/)

[Joseph O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-o-connor/)

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> [Is there any evidence to the contrary? I don't need certainty in order to act on a well-founded suspicion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-charles-wilson/is-there-any-evidence-to-the-contrary-i-don-t-need-certainty-in-order/)

[Robert Charles Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-charles-wilson/)

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> [I dare say you will try to make me believe that Editors are human. Now I deny that, for I myself have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fanny-fern/i-dare-say-you-will-try-to-make-me-believe-that-editors-are-human-now/)

[Fanny Fern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fanny-fern/)

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