Contrary Quotes

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Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppression and violence that she has been taught… — Gary L. Francione
Start with the notion that yours is the sole responsibility unless there's powerful evidence to the contrary — Julian Barnes
Nothing is further from the truth than the claim that the American soul is 'open-minded' and unbiased; on the contrary, it is ridden with countless… — Julius Evola
The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both as a forum… — Milton Friedman
There were profound reasons for his attachment to the sea: he loved it because as a hardworking artist he needed rest, needed to escape from… — Thomas Mann
Whatever my powers--feminine or the contrary--God had given them, and I felt resolute to be ashamed of no faculty of his bestowal. — Charlotte Bronte
To affirm is not to bear, carry, or harness oneself to that which exists, but on the contrary to unburden, unharness, and set free that… — Gilles Deleuze
Nothing determines me from outside, not because nothing acts upon me, but, on the contrary, because I am from the start outside myself and open… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Abjection is above all ambiguity. Because, while releasing a hold, it does not radically cut off the subject from what threatens it --- on the… — Julia Kristeva
Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on… — Baruch Spinoza
The imagination says listen to me. I am your darkest voice. I am your 4 a.m. voice. I am the voice that wakes you up… — John Guare
Raisa felt relieved, yet oddly disappointed. She was the blooded princess heir, yet in servants' clothes she was apparently unrecognizable. In the stories, rulers had… — Cinda Williams Chima
Freedom is not a reward or a decoration that you toast in champagne. On the contrary, it's hard graft and a long-distance run, all alone,… — Albert Camus
We are living in the era of premeditation and the perfect crime. Our criminals are no longer helpless children who could plead love as their… — Albert Camus
Intuition does not denote something contrary to reason, but something outside of the province of reason. — Carl Jung
Not that she objected to solitude. Quite the contrary. She had books, thank Heaven, quantities of books. All sorts of books. — Jean Rhys
My solitude doesnâ€™t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A gesture cannot be regarded as the expression of an individual, as his creation (because no individual is capable of creating a fully original gesture,… — Milan Kundera
You want a piece of advice?" said Ripred. "Don't bother. I know what you'll say. The whole thing's stupid," said Gregor. "Quite the contrary. I… — Suzanne Collins
I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits… — Barack Obama

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