Contrary Quotes

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It is better to be wise, and not to seem so, than to seem wise, and not be so; yet men, for the most part,… — Plato
Contrary to what they tell you... You are not a limited material being. — Amit Goswami
Young children are unlikely to have their self-esteem strengthened from excessive praise or flattery. On the contrary, it may raise some doubts in children; many… — Lilian Katz
That the arts are corrupt does not mean that Christians can abandon them. On the contrary, the corruption of the arts means that Christians dare… — Gene Veith
The new racism: Racism without 'racists.' Today, racial segregation and division often result from habits, policies, and institutions that are not explicitly designed to discriminate.… — Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) new Summary for Policymakers is a political document that downplays assessments of uncertainty from the scientific reports. It… — Steven F. Hayward
The automobile, both a cause and an effect of this decentralization, is ideally suited for our vast landscape and our generally confused and contrary commuting… — Brock Yates
These abnormal aspects included the shapes of UFOs and their behavior. Most of the UFOs seen in the daytime were said to have had simple… — Don Berliner
Contrary to popular accounts, very few scientists in the world - possibly none - have a sufficiently thorough, 'big picture' understanding of the climate system… — Roy Spencer
Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing… — Harry Browne
Last year I was on Pat Robertson's show, and we discussed our basic Christian faith - for instance, separation of church and state. It's contrary… — Jimmy Carter
Catholicism is contrary to human liberty. Catholicism bases salvation upon belief. Catholicism teaches man to trample his reason under foot. And for that reason it… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to the level of reality, He, on the other hand, leaves… — Manuel Puig
They proclaim that every man is entitled to exist without labor and, the laws of reality to the contrary notwithstanding, is entitled to receive his… — Ayn Rand
In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is the teaching of the Sages. — Swami Brahmananda
True reflection presents me to myself not as idle and inaccessible subjectivity, but as identical with my presence in the world and to others, as… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit and security of the people, nation or community; whenever any government shall be found… — George Mason
A Lincolnesque leader is confident enough to be humble - to not feel the need to bluster or dominate, but to be sufficiently sure of… — Evan Thomas
The conquest of the fear of death is the recovery of life's joy. One can experience an unconditional affirmation of life only when one has… — Joseph Campbell
Man can sin against nature in two ways. First, when he sins against his specific rational nature, acting contrary to reason. In this sense, we… — Thomas Aquinas

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