Contrary Quotes

Men over 60 often think that if they wear athletic shoes - soft-soled referee shoes or hiking shoes or actual running shoes - then they will look more youthful. The contrary is true. Russell Smith
Will Men Shoes Think Running Athletic Wear More True Over Hiking Look Referee Contrary Often Then Youthful Actual
It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate death, nor is darkness the beginning of light, nor is disease the maker of health, but in the changes of conditions there are transitions from one condition to the contrary. Saint Basil
Life Death God Health Darkness Light Evil Beginning Changes Say Generate Because Maker Does Nor Condition Conditions Contrary Disease Transitions Produced Naught Origin
If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason. Samuel Butler
You Enough Follow Leads Always Conclusions Contrary Far Reason
For every prescriptive idea about the craft of fiction, there's at least one writer who makes a virtue of the contrary. Sarah Hall
Every Virtue At Least One About Writer Idea Makes Least Contrary Craft Fiction Who
Faith is not contrary to reason. Sherwood Eddy
Faith Contrary Reason
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 its first 9 months in office. Sidney Blumenthal
Truth Terrorism Truth Is Projection First Complacency On The Contrary Months Administration Contrary Office Bush Might Even
I love the game, and I do not feel that I have sacrificed anything. On the contrary, I feel privileged to do something that I love. Simona Halep
Love Game On The Contrary Something Sacrificed Feel Contrary Privileged Anything
With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed. Simone Weil
Great Human Being Matter Too On The Contrary Destroyed Find Seems Misfortune He Taken Individually Sorrow Him Because Always Contrary Precious Human Being Anything Either Reasons Mediocre Suit
Sir Richard Branson is probably the best communicator ever. He was an inspiration for me - contrary to some reports, we've never done business together, although we did discuss an aviation venture very early on. I don't think easyJet competes with Virgin - we're in different areas. Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Best Me Business Together Think Some Area Inspiration Never He Venture Although Very Sir Contrary Discuss Did Reports Done Different Different Areas Richard Communicator Aviation Ever Early
Contrary to what most people think, bank money is much more important than state money. In Greece, for example, bank money makes up 84.26% of the total money supply. Steve Hanke
People Money Example Important Think State Total More Supply For Example Most Makes Up Greece Contrary Than Bank Much
Sometimes you will get feedback that is contrary to your vision. You may be trying to drive in a particular direction that people don't necessarily understand at first. Stewart Butterfield
You People Vision Sometimes Feedback Will Drive First Direction Drive-In Particular Understand Contrary Get Trying May Your Necessarily
I'm blind in my left eye. Contrary to what people say, it is not a glass eye, so I have to protect my eyes at all cost. Stuart Scott
Eyes People Say Eye People Say Cost Glass Protect Blind Left Contrary
Under no circumstances should doodling be eradicated from a classroom or a boardroom or even the war room. On the contrary, doodling should be leveraged in precisely those situations where information density is very high and the need for processing that information is very high. Sunni Brown
War On The Contrary Those Circumstances High Classroom Eradicated Density Very Contrary Precisely Situations Where Information Processing Room Should Even Need
The question is not only what is grown but what it's used for. There's not going to be a mass transformation of dietary habits in rich countries-on the contrary, the first thing people do when they become more prosperous is to buy more meat. Susan George
Buy People First Become Transformation Rich More Only Habits Mass Prosperous First Thing Question Contrary Going Dietary The First Thing Used Meat Grown Thing
We found out that, contrary to what many people thought, in the immune system, genes can change during the life cycle of the individual. Susumu Tonegawa
Life Change People Thought System Out Immune Individual Genes Contrary Cycle Many Found
Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities. Tadao Ando
Beautiful Me People World Most Beautiful Think Cities Most Contrary Convinced Working Tokyo Actually
Ground not upon dreams; you know they are ever contrary. Thomas Middleton
Dreams You Know Contrary Ground Ever
Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh. Victoria Beckham
Sometimes Rumor Laugh Contrary Quite
I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.' Viggo Mortensen
You Book Sometimes Everybody Says Stubborn Like Read Sort Around Contrary Get Oh
Contrary to common belief, the presumption of innocence applies only inside a courtroom. It has no applicability elsewhere, although the media do not seem to be aware of this. Vincent Bugliosi
Innocence Elsewhere Presumption Inside Seem Only Although Courtroom Contrary Common Common Belief Belief Media Aware
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. Voltaire
Great Painting Other Eye Brought Colors Also Because Said Effect Very Shock Contrary Contrast May Cannot Which Little Produce Ill Each Near
Contrary to the popular misconception, the actor is not necessarily a specialist in imitating or portraying what he knows about other people. On the contrary, the actor may simply be a person who's more willing than others to reveal some truths about himself. Wallace Shawn
People Other Others Imitating On The Contrary Willing Some About More Misconception He Simply Himself Knows Reveal Contrary Than Truths Person May Popular Specialist Actor Necessarily Portraying
I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not affirm that principle, but, on the contrary, altogether excludes it. William H. Seward
Constitution Submit Other On The Contrary Respectfully Merely Most Principle Altogether Does Hand Affirm Contrary
Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley. William M. Daley
People Rich Think Most Contrary Mayor
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the blue blazer's a bit of a loose cannon. A suit decided long ago what it wanted to be, and it doesn't want to hear your ideas, but a blue blazer only got around to half the job. So it leaves it up to you to find its bottoms. Gray slacks, blue jeans, patterns, white pants and different blue shades all work. Willie Geist
Work Wisdom You Job Long Half White Pants Bit Find Shades Only Blazer Ideas Around Loose Got Leaves Hear Up Contrary Blue Blue Jeans Different Want Wanted Conventional Conventional Wisdom Decided Cannon Patterns Your Jeans Gray Suit
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 that they can change their lives and contribute to progressive changes in the world. Wim Wenders
Change People World Political Language Changes Progressive On The Contrary Tell Promote Idea Message Without Contrary Contribute Whatsoever Any Form Film Lives
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