On The Contrary Quotes

73 quotes by 72 authors

No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once a specific crime… — Hannah Arendt
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and… — Irving Babbitt
I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting… — Mikhail Bakunin
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed… — Frederic Bastiat
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up… — Kate Adie
When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of… — Andrea Bocelli
Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion. — Daniel J. Boorstin
For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical… — Joseph Brodsky
Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object. — Albert Camus
The meaning of life is not to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by… — Paul Kurtz
On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of the Bush Administration's complacency and ineptitude on the terrorism in… — Sidney Blumenthal
On the contrary a film can promote the idea of change without any political message whatsoever but in its form and language can tell people… — Wim Wenders
Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the… — Arthur C. Brooks
Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods. — David Ricardo
Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it. — Omar Bongo
Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should be, and the discovery of the means of making it… — Benjamin Tucker
Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. — Elaine Dundy
This disaster did not force us to abandon our ideal; on the contrary, from the very first months of the conflict, it led us to… — Leon Jouhaux
Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees. — Karel Capek
On the contrary, woman is the best equipped fighting machine that ever went to battle. — Richard Le Gallienne

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