Contrary Quotes

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Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should be, and the discovery of the means of making it… — Benjamin Tucker
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry. — Thomas Perry
It would be contrary to the spirit of the American Government to use force to subjugate the South. — William H. Seward
Does the human intellect, or "reason," really spring us free from our inherence in the depths of this wild proliferation of forms? Or on the… — David Abram
Everything I ever worried about turned out exactly as it was going to, despite my anxious moments to the contrary. — Wayne Dyer
Contrary to what some parents might believe or hope for, children are not born a blank slate. Rather, they come into the world with predetermined… — Jane Brody
If there's good, strong evidence from science that such and such is the case and this is contrary to Buddhism, then we will change. — Dalai Lama
Entire new continent can emerge from the ocean in the time it takes for a Web page to show up on your screen. Contrary to… — Dave Barry
Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics. — Magnus Carlsen
Contrary to the received wisdom, global markets are not unregulated. They are regulated to produce inequality. — Kevin Watkins
So I have no grounds to complain; on the contrary, writers should consider the condition of permanent controversiality to be invigorating, part of the risk… — Gunter Grass
The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every… — Albert Camus
Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no… — Confucius
The sand in the hourglass runs from one compartment to the other, marking the passage of moments with something constant and tangible.If you watch the… — Vera Nazarian
Make notesâ€”Iâ€™ve lost more material than Iâ€™ve ever written. Contrary to popular opinion, itâ€™s not still up there in oneâ€™s brain. Itâ€™s in outer space… — Judith Guest
I can be as contrary as I choose. — Julian Fellowes
Any good business person applies financial discipline to everything they do. The movie business is and should be no different; I don't believe you have… — Paula Wagner
When a woman veils her body in modest clothing, she is not hiding herself from men. On the contrary, she is revealing her dignity to… — Jason Evert
If you do not speak to your teens about the meaning of human sexuality and love, the world will fill the void of your silence… — Jason Evert
Food made by hand is an act of defiance and runs contrary to everything in our modernity. Find it; eat it; it will go. It… — Bill Buford

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