Contrary Quotes

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I have been dwelling upon downtowns. This is not because mixtures of primary uses are unneeded elsewhere in cities. On the contrary they are needed,… — Jane Jacobs
Intricate minglings of different uses in cities are not a form of chaos. On the contrary, they represent a complex and highly developed form of… — Jane Jacobs
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never… — Petrarch
As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of the content of speech is… — John Paul Stevens
Flowers are beautiful, for instance, but we are not inclined to marry them. Duty, on the contrary, is a bugle call to action, whether you… — L. Frank Baum
Contrary to popular view, I've never been patronized in the Middle East. Men maybe treat women differently, but they do not treat them with disrespect.… — Zaha Hadid
When I speak of the aspiration towards the beautiful, of the ideal as the ultimate aim of art, which grows from a yearning for that… — Andrei Tarkovsky
I believe it is no wrong Observation, that Persons of Genius, and those who are most capable of Art, are always fond of Nature, as… — Alexander Pope
Let it never be forgotten that it is not by means of war that states are rendered fit for the enjoyment of constitutional freedom; on… — Richard Cobden
Why should we believe in God? We hate Christianity and Christians. Even the best of them must be regarded as our worst enemies. They preach… — Gerald Burton Winrod
Now is not the time to shrink from the challenge of saving our only home in the universe. Now is not the time to pull… — Van Jones
There is a world-old controversy that crops up whenever women attempt to enter a new field. Is a woman fit for that work? It would… — Ruth Bancroft Law
I was never the sort of child who believed in "monsters under the bed" or vampires, or who needed a night-light in his bedroom; on… — David Foster Wallace
To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the comfortable path: McCandless distrusted the… — Jon Krakauer
Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as an educated person. You are either learning or you are not. In today's world, it… — Bob Proctor
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last… — Herodotus
Oh! Could you but see the beauty of a soul in the grace of God, you would be so much enamored of it that you… — Mary Magdalene
I will not yield to any man contrary to what is right, for fear of death, even if I should die at once for not… — Socrates
But look at the men who have those perverted notions about the grace of Jesus Christ which has come down to us, and see how… — Ignatius of Antioch
The Christian religion is so manifestly contrary to the facts, belief in it can only be held with the most delusional gerrymandering imaginable. — Richard Carrier

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