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• It is certain that despotism ruins individuals by preventing them from producing wealth much more than by depriving them of what they have already produced; it dries up the source of riches, while it usually respects acquired property. Freedom, on the contrary, produces far more goods than it destroys; and the nations which are favored by free institutions invariably find that their resources increase even more rapidly than their taxes.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Riches, Ruins, Wealth

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• Contrary to what you think, your company will be a lot more productive if you refuse to tolerate competition among your employees.

  Alfie Kohn

  Thinking, Competition, Employee

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• Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever his or her country of origin, religion, descent, or any other ground.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Country, Hurt, Rights

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• I'm not particularly fond of kissing strange men-contrary to popular belief.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Kissing, Men, Strange Man

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• Faith is acting in the face of contrary evidence. The senses declare, "It cannot be," but Faith shouts above the turmoil, "It is!"

  E. W. Kenyon

  Acting, Faces, Turmoil

  E.W. Kenyon, Don Gossett (2016). “His Word Is Now”, p.16, Whitaker House

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• I have always believed that most large fortunes are made by men...who tumbled into a lucky opportunity. Hard work and attention to business are necessary, but they rarely result in achieving a large fortune. Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich, he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary.

  Julius Rosenwald

  Smart, Believe, Hard Work

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• There are several more careers more engaging to follow than that of poetry. But the circumstances of one's birth, the conduct of one's parents, the current economic structure of society, and a thousand other local factors have as much or more to say about successions to such occupations, the naive volitions of the poet to the contrary.

  Hart Crane

  Careers, Parent, Occupation

  Hart Crane (1965). “Letters, 1916-1932”

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• He that has most experience [is] so much more prudent than he that is new, as not to be equalled by any advantage of natural and extemporary wit- though many young men think the contrary.

  Thomas Hobbes

  Men, Thinking, Prudent

  Thomas Hobbes (2010). “Leviathan, Parts I and II - Revised Edition”, p.50, Broadview Press

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• Rationalism is an attitude of readiness to listen to contrary arguments and to learn from experience... of admitting that "I may be wrong and you may be right and, by an effort, we may get nearer the truth."

  Karl Popper

  Attitude, Effort, Admitting

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• I don't think the whole of Iraq would be under al-Sadr, but I think he would be the predominant force on the Shia side. Quite contrary to his sort of maverick, firebrand image, he's shown a propensity to deal with the other side, to look for compromises, to negotiate. You might have a loose federation [in Iraq].

  Patrick Cockburn

  Thinking, Iraq, Would Be

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Democracy is a hegemonic tool of the West and contrary to Islam. Why do you act as though the entire world needs democracy? And when it comes to homosexuality, the issue is clearly dealt with by the Koran. It says it is forbidden and should be punished.

  Abdul Sattar Abu Risha

  Issues, Islam, Democracy

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Ending the slave trade was contrary to British economic interests. For all its limitations and hypocrisies - British slavery itself, of course, still continued to exist - I still think it was a great moment in human history.

  Henry Louis Gates

  Thinking, Hypocrisy, Slavery

  "35 Million Ways to Be Black". Interview with Adam Hochschild, www.motherjones.com. March 14, 2007.

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• No one wants to say they hate their own body. Many are scared that if they confide in others then people will look down on them. This is wrong. It's not weak to talk about it. On the contrary. It's the same with alcoholics and drug addicts - you have to be honest with yourself first. When you have accepted the negatives you can then focus on the positives, like, I have nice hair, nice eyes, great cheekbones.

  Crystal Renn

  Nice, Hate, Eye

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Ampoules containing cortisone, testosterone gel residues, syringes and needles, a centrifuge for measuring my blood values.But, contrary to the erroneous reports in the press, they didn't find any EPO or growth hormone.

  Patrik Sinkewitz

  Growth Hormones, Blood, Testosterone

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• Socialism cannot function, because its economic reward structure is contrary to human nature.

  Frans de Waal

  Rewards, Human Nature, Socialism

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• Morality, after all, has nothing to do with selflessness. On the contrary, self-interest is precisely the basis of the categorical imperative.

  Frans de Waal

  Self, Morality, Categorical Imperative

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• Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create.

  Stephen Covey

  Believe, People, Quality

  Stephen M. R. Covey (2008). “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything”, p.26, Simon and Schuster

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• If I am to wholly follow the Lord Jesus Christ, I must forsake everything that is contrary to Him.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Jesus, Christ, Lord

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• I agree with God’s Word; I disagree with any condition, situation or circumstance contrary to that Word.

  T. B. Joshua

  Circumstances, Situation, Agree

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• You cannot just quote from history and above all you cannot take it out of context, in however humorous a fashion . On the contrary history has a natural continuity which must be respected

  Gottfried Bohm

  Fashion, Humorous, Natural

  Gottfried Böhm, Hyatt Foundation (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1986). “The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1986, presented to Gottfried Böhm”

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• It would be a mistake to assume that the present day educational system is unchanging. On the contrary, it is undergoing rapid change. But much of this change is no more than an attempt to refine the existent machinery, making it ever more efficient in pursuit of obsolete goals.

  Alvin Toffler

  Mistake, Educational, Goal

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• It is not with low prices-but on the contrary-it is with improved quality we cannot only hold the market, but improve it.

  Hans Wilsdorf

  Quality, Lows

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• Burning books is not as grave as burning people, because books, contrary to men, are not unique and ideas are fireproof!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Book, Unique, Men

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• Given the huge size of Aegirocassis and its very alien appearance, I assume most people would probably be terrified if they'd encounter it while swimming. However, contrary to almost all other anomalocaridids which were active predators, our animal would have been a very peaceful guy.

  Benjamin Van Roy

  Swimming, Animal, People

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• Delude not yourself with the notion that you may be untrue and uncertain in trifles and in important things the contrary. Trifles make up existence, and give the observer the measure by which to try us; and the fearful power of habit, after a time, suffers not the best will to ripen into action.

  Carl Maria von Weber

  Giving, Suffering, Important

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