Counterintuitive Quotes
22 quotes by 19 authors
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At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes-an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they…
— Carl Sagan
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Like an unexpected wet mop in the face of tired complacency, The Sovereignty Solution works on the receptive mind as a pry bar works on…
— Adam Garfinkle
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This seems counterintuitive, but turns out that as infant mortality is reduced, population sizes also decrease, because parents don't need to anticipate that their babies…
— Jane Chen
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The truly correct proof is one that strikes a harmonious balance between strength and flexibility. There are plenty of proofs that are technically correct but…
— Yoko Ogawa
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Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.
— Mary Lou Retton
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I fundamentally believe that politics is counterintuitive. The left think they're helping working people by providing more rights, but all that actually happens is you…
— Louise Mensch
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Counterintuitive action makes a fellow feel smart.
— Penn Jillette
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Counterintuitive actions prove we can trust real knowledge and do the opposite of what we feel makes sense.
— Penn Jillette
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I like titles that are a little difficult, because it's kind of counterintuitive.
— Charlie Kaufman
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Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics. It's really counterintuitive.
— Elon Musk
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I wish I had coined the phrase 'tyranny of choice,' but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of…
— Susan Orlean
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I think having a great idea is vastly overrated. I know it sounds kind of crazy and counterintuitive. I don't think it matters what the…
— Felix Dennis
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The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may…
— Carl Sagan
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Nine Inch Nails were the best and most popular industrial band of all time; as a consequence, industrial purists usually assert that Nine Inch Nails…
— Chuck Klosterman
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People have a hard time accepting free-market economics for the same reason they have a hard time accepting evolution: it is counterintuitive. Life looks intelligently…
— Michael Shermer
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Your deepest, darkest sins and your shameful secrets are simply irrelevant when it comes to the counterintuitive, ecstatic announcement of the gospel. So are your…
— Rob Bell
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As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally counterintuitive: Practice courage…
— Brene Brown
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The purpose of a moral philosophy is not to look delightfully strange and counterintuitive or to provide employment to bioethicists. The purpose is to guide…
— Eliezer Yudkowsky
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It is astonishing that human brains, which evolved to cope with the everyday world, have been able to grasp the counterintuitive mysteries of the cosmos…
— Martin Rees
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The principal barrier to a general acceptance of the monist position is that it is counterintuitive.
— Michael Shermer
Who Wrote These Counterintuitive Quotes
19 authors contributed a total of 22 Counterintuitive Quotes as follows: