Contrary Quotes

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If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards… — Rod Dreher
The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to… — George Washington
When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but… — Leo Tolstoy
To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform. — John Negroponte
In the contexts of religion and politics, words are not regarded as standing, rather inadequately, for things and events; on the contrary things and events… — Aldous Huxley
It is just that he should act with reserve towards those who act with reserve towards him. On the contrary, he gives himself entirely to… — Alphonsus Liguori
The gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to change. â€œRepentâ€ is its most frequent message, and repenting means giving up all of our practices-perso nal,… — Dallin H. Oaks
Mind, I am not preaching anything contrary to accepted morality. I am not advocating free love in this or any other case. Society must go… — Ford Madox Ford
He who can wait for what he desires takes the course not to be exceedingly grieved if he fails of it; he, on the contrary,… — Jean de la Bruyere
Surrendering is not a weakness. At the contrary it is strength. The surrender stops living in boiling water and starts living in a secure place. — Shams Tabrizi
Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system of gross racial… — Nelson Mandela
Making money and making the world a better place are not contrary to one another. — Robert Kiyosaki
Not everything I do is gossip or bedroom. To the contrary, I think that's just an easy label to dismiss me and to dismiss the… — Matt Drudge
On the contrary, woman is the best equipped fighting machine that ever went to battle. — Richard Le Gallienne
Mysteries do not lose their poetry when solved. Quite the contrary; the solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle and, in any case,… — Richard Dawkins
Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true. The cure for this is first to show that religion is not… — Blaise Pascal
Disregarding all evidence to the contrary, the student of Truth will maintain that he lives in a PERFECT Universe and among people potentially perfect. He… — Ernest Holmes
After the climb, you should feel no trace of tiredness; on the contrary, it is then that you should be really fresh. Then you will… — Hermann Buhl
Easter says to us that despite everything to the contrary, his will for us will prevail, love will prevail over hate, justice over injustice and… — Desmond Tutu
I was wholly unprepared for the extraordinary attitude of the medical world in its readiness to condemn anything that smacked of reform or that ran… — Elizabeth Kenny

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