Contradiction Quote by Rem Koolhaas

“Thus are many identities, over time, shown to be temporary alignments of components involved in a deeper allegiance.”

— Amy Leach

The more and more each is impelled by that which is intuitive, or the relying upon the soul force within, the greater, the farther,…

— Edgar Cayce

In overlooking, denying, evading this complexity--which is nothing more than the disquieting complexity of ourselves--we are diminished and we perish; only within this web…

— Anonymous

“That the power regimes of heterosexism and phallogocentrism seek to augment themselves through a constant repetition of their logic, their metaphysic, and their naturalized…

— Judith Butler

“Identity negates possibility, denies openness to other life. Identity kills, both metaphorically and very, very literally.”

— John Holloway

To forge an untouchable, invulnerable identity is actually a sign of retreat from this world; of weakness, a sign of fear rather than strength,…

— David Whyte

The simpler the insight, the more profound the conclusion.

— Janna Levin

A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same.

— Djuna Barnes

“The human psyche was much more flexible than I’d imagined, capable of expanding to contain all sorts of contradictions and seeming impossibilities.”

— Ransom Riggs

“If serious reading dwindles to near nothingness, it will probably mean that the thing we're talking about when we use the word "identity" has…

— Don DeLillo

Identities are the beginning of everything. They are how something is recognized and understood. What could be better than that?

— Paula Scher

There are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense, than in the most abstruse and…

— Joseph Addison