Contrary Quotes

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The only principle in art is to copy what you see. Dealers in aesthetics to the contrary, every other method is fatal. — Auguste Rodin
It is important to remember always that the principle of egolessness does not mean that there was an ego in the first place, and the… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Reason's biological function is to preserve and promote life and to postpone its extinction as long as possible. Thinking and acting are not contrary to… — Ludwig von Mises
In sharp contrasts to traditional art, modern art does not hide the fact that it is something made and produced: on the contrary, it underscores… — Theodor Adorno
Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically contrary to the… — Wole Soyinka
The award is destined for scientists who do not fear to touch on some of the darkest aspects of being without betraying what they have… — Vaclav Havel
Responsibility and danger do not tend to free or stimulate the average person's mind- rather the contrary; but wherever they do liberate an individual's judgement… — Carl von Clausewitz
I have never been able to carry out any work coolly. On the contrary it is done, so to speak, with my own blood. — Jim Dine
The naturalists of yore esteemed the ocean to be a treasury of wonders, and sought therein for monstrosities and organisms contrary to the law of… — Edward Forbes
Never once have Democrats benefited from attempts at reasonableness and compromise and accommodation. To the contrary, Bush and his team seem to view political compromise… — Jim Jordan
Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse. The sight of monkeys or apes induces an irresistible urge in people to jump… — Frans de Waal
If any country were indeed filled with men, each thus diligently discharging the duties of his own station without breaking in upon the rights of… — William Wilberforce
The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste. — Walter J. Phillips
Solitude is not a way of running away from life ... from our feelings. On the contrary. This is the time we sort them out,… — Joan D. Chittister
Contrary to popular belief, all evolving artists are in a full time battle with mediocrity. — Robert Genn
Art is not an amusement, nor a distraction, nor is it, as many men maintain, an escape from life. On the contrary, it is a… — Lawren Harris
The man who cannot occasionally imagine events and conditions of existence that are contrary to the causal principle as he knows it will never enrich… — Max Planck
The positive thinker, on the contrary, constantly sends out positive thoughts, together with vital mental images of hope, optimism and creativity. He therefore activates the… — Norman Vincent Peale
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds… — W. E. B. Du Bois
Not a desire, act, wish, or thought does the Holy Ghost indulge in contrary to that which is dictated by the Father — Brigham Young

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