Contrary Quotes

1184 quotes by 896 authors

Learning how to love your neighbor requires a willingness to draw on the strength of Jesus Christ as you die to self and live for… — John C. Broger
The trouble is that you won't get the scientists to agree on a course of action. It is almost instinctive in science to accept contrary… — Frederick Seitz
Courage, contrary to popular belief, is not the absence of fear. Courage is the wisdom to act in spite of fear.... — Peter McWilliams
We need less posturing and more genuine charisma. Charisma was originally a religious term, meaning "of the spirit" or "inspired." It's about letting God's light… — Marianne Williamson
The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries on the contrary, a good marriage is one in… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Illegal drug use runs contrary to the image of health depicted by cycling. Distributors of these drugs must be prosecuted more harshly as they are… — Bernard Hinault
Insularity is the foundation of ethnocentrism and intolerance; when you only know of those like yourself, it is easy to imagine that you are alone… — David Eller
Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it. — Omar Bongo
I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the… — Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have an album - or, indeed, an individual song - which… — Peter Hammill
Contrary to what most people say and believe, the simplicity is a great thing, i actually believe in - complexity is a fantastic thing and… — Tarun J. Tejpal
Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns. — Hermione Gingold
But leisure has little to do with one's happiness.Â To the contrary, I've found that the happiest people have found some cause and they stride… — Alan Loy McGinnis
To overcome the intelligent by folly is contrary to the natural order of things; to overcome the foolish by intelligence is in accord with the… — Zhuge Liang
Christianity is reasonable in virtue of the impossibility of the contrary. — Greg L. Bahnsen
Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule. — Gene Sharp
Contrary to popular belief, Americans don't hate advertising. — Roy H. Williams
He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls… — Francesco Guicciardini
The capacity for imaginative reflex, for moral risk in any human being is not limitless; on the contrary, it can be rapidly absorbed by fictions,… — George Steiner
Truth is for tailors and shoemakers. I, on the contrary, have always held that the Lord has a penchant for masquerades. — Isak Dinesen

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