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Placed as the fossils are in their several tiers of burial-places the one over the other; we have in them true witnesses of successive existences,… — Roderick Murchison
Theory is worth but little, unless it can explain its own phenomena, and it must effect this without contradicting itself; therefore, the facts are sometimes… — Charles Caleb Colton
The problem with intelligent-design theory, is not that it is false but that it is not falsifiable. Not being susceptible to contradicting evidence, it is… — George Will
In science the new is an advance; but in morals, as contradicting our inner ideals and historic idols, it is ever a retrogression. — Jean Paul
Facts are certainly the solid and true foundation of all sectors of nature study ... Reasoning must never find itself contradicting definite facts; but reasoning… — Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur
The principles of logic and mathematics are true universally simply because we never allow them to be anything else. And the reason for this is… — A.J. Ayer
But me contradicting a news story is not going to make my words fact. It will just create a new news story. — Megan Fox
If the Pope were to deny that the death penalty could be an exercise of retributive justice, he would be overthrowing the tradition of two… — Avery Dulles
As I have heard, since my arrival at this place, a circumstantial account of my death and dying speech, I take this early opportunity of… — George Washington
Avoid contradicting in general, especially people you love. — Maurice Baring
The centre of the universe and only rotates on its axis without going from east to west, is a very dangerous attitude and one calculated… — Robert Bellarmine
Your natural instinct, from your broadest Nonphysical perspective, is to know your power. Fear is a vibration when you feel powerless. Your natural instinctual Nonphysical… — Esther Hicks
God is angry with man. Unless we believe and repent we shall all be damned. It is impossible, indeed, for its advocates even to say… — Leslie Stephen
I don’t have any mottoes. If I did I would forever be contradicting them. — Lisa Kleypas
I should as soon think of contradicting a bishop — Samuel Johnson
Most of us are in touch with our intuition whether we know it or not, but we're usually in the habit of doubting or contradicting… — Shakti Gawain
We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down.… — Ronald Reagan
The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar the face of… — Pope Francis
We were always contradicting ourselves. We wanted to be told apart - We didn't want to be told apart. We wanted people to know us… — Kaoru
Truths may clash without contradicting each other. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
If anyone accuses me of contradicting myself, I shall reply; I have been wrong once or more often, however I do not aspire to be… — Luc de Clapiers
The very things I used to be told off for - daydreaming, exaggerating, making mistakes, wild guessing, contradicting, spying, being obsessive, being reckless - for… — Selima Hill
Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and justifying their belief on an erroneous interpretation of… — Jimmy Carter
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be… — Benjamin Franklin
I write plays because writing dialogue is the only respectable way of contradicting yourself. I put a position, rebut it, refute the rebuttal, and rebut… — Tom Stoppard

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