Counter Quotes

410 Counter quotes by 359 unique authors

Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. — Unknown Author
Before the counter-culture revolutionary Li Lian was executed in 1971 for criticising the Cultural Revolution, pour policemen pushed her face against the window of a… — Ma Jian
Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place. — Ignazio Silone
What shall I say of the gallantry with which these Marines have fought! Of the slopes of Hill 142; of the Mares Farm; of the… — Unknown Author
The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
IF YOUR OPPONENT strikes with fire, counter with water, becoming completely fluid and free-flowing. Water, by its nature, never collides with or breaks against anything.… — Morihei Ueshiba
You can't answer violence with counter violence ... The answer is love. The best sabotage is love. — Athol Fugard
Didn't think her vision was consistent with the ORC, especially the way the Council wishes to work with the ORC. For example, with regard to… — Norman Foster
In an echo of earlier times, the climate change prophets have in recent years tried to silence counter views and suppress dissent. August members of… — Colin Robinson
Restoration ecology is experimental science, a science of love and altruism. In its attempts to reverse the processes of ecosystem degradation it runs exactly counter… — Stephanie Mills
This is a time that calls for extreme restraint. In a world of outright aggression and violence there can be no winners. To respond to… — Tenzin Palmo
My activities, for which I gratefully accept this Award, are today what they have been for over thirty-five years and will be for the rest… — Daniel Ellsberg
It is astonishing how articulate one can become when alone and raving at a radio. Arguments and counter arguments, rhetoric and bombast flow from one's… — Stephen Fry
It is only with burning anger that we can speak of this attack by counter-revolutionary reactionary elements against the capital of our country, against our… — Janos Kadar
The Bankers' New Clothes makes a simple, powerful argument: that banks need to raise more capital. It is entirely persuasive that the extent of their… — Diane Coyle
It's a bit counter-intuitive to think about the future in terms of the past. But...I've learned an important trick: to develop foresight, you need to… — Jane McGonigal
The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime. — Antony Beevor
Allied supplies of arms to Russia, and the manpower reserves of Russia have been sufficient to bring continuous counter-attacks against our Eastern Front — Hjalmar Schacht
It’s amazing how quickly something gets written. Now, when it comes, it can be on a bus, or in a store. I’ve stopped in Macy’s… — William Goyen
I have a very, very secret drive to become a dilettante, without the pejorative overtones or the obligation to produce myself. There's so much to… — Peter Greenaway
I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself… — Magnus Carlsen
I am trying to check my habits of seeing, to counter them for the sake of greater freshness. I am trying to be unfamiliar with… — John Cage
Although we are all the same in not wanting problems and wanting a peaceful life, we tend to create a lot of problems for ourselves.… — Dalai Lama
In business, as in politics, it is never easy to go against the beliefs and attitudes held by the majority. The businessman who moves counter… — J. Paul Getty
Nima Shirazi is a rare voice of rational analysis and political insight that provides an eloquent counter to the pervasive absurdities that make up popular… — Susan Abulhawa

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