Contradiction Quotes

604 Contradiction quotes by 472 unique authors

Some dreams we have are nothing else but dreams, Unnatural and full of contradictions; Yet others of our most romantic schemes, Are something more than… — Thomas Hood
We crave support in vanity, as we do in religion, and never forgive contradictions in that sphere. — George Santayana
It is axiomatic that we should all think of ourselves as being more sensitive than other people because, when we are insensitive in our dealings… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The only society that works today is also one founded on mutual respect, on a recognition that we have a responsibility collectively and individually, to… — Tony Blair
There are several states where you can get married. But I think I can say without fear of contradiction, 'Paradise awaits.' We'll be happy to… — Neil Abercrombie
One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. — Barry Lopez
When two texts, or two assertions, perhaps two ideas, are in contradiction, be ready to reconcile them rather than cancel one by the other; regard… — Marguerite Yourcenar
Holy War is a contradiction of terms... — Elie Wiesel
The use or abuse of Christianity in contradiction to the very message of the gospel reveals not the gospel for what it is, but the… — Ravi Zacharias
Imagination does not enable us to invent as many different contradictions as there are by nature in every heart. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Insight into the two selves within a man clears up many confusions and contradictions. It was our understanding that preceded our victory. — Vernon Howard
Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions. — Jules Michelet
There is unquestionably a contradiction between an efficient technological machine and the flowering of human nature, of the human personality. — Arthur Miller
Absolute justice is achieved by the suppression of all contradiction, therefore it destroys freedom. — Albert Camus
The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America. — Hubert H. Humphrey
There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The fact throughout history is that whenever government dominates the economic affairs of its citizenry, a free society is eroded, then destroyed, and a minority… — William E. Simon
But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for men have entered… — Francis Bacon
If I go out into nature, into the unknown, to the fringes of knowledge, everything seems mixed up and contradictory, illogical, and incoherent. This is… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Our confused wish finds expression in the confused question as to the nature of force and electricity. But the answer which we want is not… — Heinrich Hertz
It is madness and a contradiction to expect that things which were never yet performed should be effected, except by means hitherto untried. — Francis Bacon
I like first class, but I don't like first class people - I prefer the people in coach. I like fine restaurants, but prefer the… — Alber Elbaz
Both the physicist and the mystic want to communicate their knowledge, and when they do so with words their statements are paradoxical and full of… — Fritjof Capra
Tears throw a veil over our faults and allow us to accuse fate without fear or contradiction. — Italo Svevo
If you were dealing with the accumulated repressions of only one lifetime, it would be different. But these are the repressions of numerous lives. Nobody… — Rajneesh

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