Contrary Quotes - Page 29

• I do think that it is legitimate to talk of goals and functions in nature, and that these things can be made sense of in naturalistic terms. There is nothing at all contrary to naturalism in the idea of goal-directed systems.

  Hilary Kornblith

  Thinking, Ideas, Goal

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• I don't see many artists who are not trying to bring their work to the public - -to the contrary I see artists nearly desperate to get attention for their art and, failing that, often for themselves.

  Sally Mann

  Art, Trying, Attention

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

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• As buoyancy is not contrary to other characteristics of leadership, including decisiveness, accountability and performance standards, I don't ever think it can be self-defeating.

  Kevin Allen

  Thinking, Self, Accountability

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• There's something that intervenes and is very important which has to do with value. Value in the true biological sense, which is that contrary to what many people seem to think, taking it at face value - sorry for the pun - we do not give the same amount of emotional significance to every event.

  Antonio Damasio

  Sorry, Emotional, Thinking

  Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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• Some mathematicians didn't even perceive of the possibility of a picture being helpful. To the contrary, I went into an orgy of looking at pictures by the hundreds; the machines became a little bit better.

  Benoit Mandelbrot

  Machines, Littles, Helpful

  Source: bigthink.com

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• Contrary to popular thinking, being worthy isn't something you earn, it's something you recognize.

  Mike Dooley

  Self Esteem, Thinking, Self Improvement

  Mike Dooley (2012). “More Notes From the Universe: Life, Dreams and Happiness”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

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• Nevertheless, I have no political agenda whatsoever, even though some might think the contrary.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Thinking, Political, Agendas

  Source: themuslimtimes.info

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• Social justice is collectivism. Social justice is the rights of a group. It denies individual responsibility. It's a negation of individual responsibility, so social justice is totally contrary to the Word of God.

  Ted Cruz

  Responsibility, Rights, Justice

  "The 68 Most Controversial Things Ted Cruz's Dad Has Ever Said" by Ilan Ben-Meir, Andrew Kaczynski, Megan Apper, www.buzzfeed.com. March 23, 2015.

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• Individuals because of their identity can't render an impartial judgment is just deeply offensive and contrary to all the ideals of the judicial system that we value.

  Deborah Rhode

  Identity, Offensive, Judgment

  "What Would Brandeis Do?". "Amicus" with Dahlia Lithwick, www.slate.com. June 16, 2016.

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• There is no suggestion of regime change; quite the contrary, this is an initiative to help people and to help governments who are inclined toward change.

  Colin Powell

  Government, People, Suggestions

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• I think women have made progress in cinematography, contrary to women directors, who I think have regressed. There are many more women cinematographers than when I started.

  Maryse Alberti

  Thinking, Progress, Directors

  "The Female Cinematographers of Neon Demon, Creed, and Dope Discuss Their Experiences in a Male-Dominated Field". Interview with Kevin Lincoln, www.vulture.com. June 27, 2016.

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• Surrender is a positive, healthy state. Being a surrendered person does not mean one is beaten down and so hopeless he or she has "given up." It's quite the contrary.

  Judith Orloff

  Mean, Healthy, Down And

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• Some people think that it [Brexit] is the end of the world. It's not. On the contrary, it's a massive opportunity for this country.

  Boris Johnson

  Country, Opportunity, Thinking

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• I came into this world restless despite many appearances to the contrary. Does that make me unique? I doubt it.

  Rod Stryker

  Unique, Doubt, Doe

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• Despite many reports to the contrary, kindness, concern, and a desire to do good and make a positive difference in this life are alive and well in America. For that, I am extremely grateful.

  Ken Wahl

  Kindness, Grateful, Differences

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• I am not a theologian, nor am I a priest or a minister, but I think building walls is fundamentally contrary to what made this country what it is. We're a pluralistic society in its functions.

  Joe Biden

  Country, Wall, Thinking

  Interview with Rachel Maddow, www.msnbc.com. February 18, 2016.

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• There is an assumption if you are not religious, you have fallen, or you are further from God, or you are not doing the right thing. The judgment on me, with regard to my changes, is that he must be out all night partying or banging prostitutes and doing blow. This whole thing for me was absolutely the contrary. It was actually that God started to become very real to me, inside.

  Matisyahu

  Religious, Real, Party

  Interview with Michael Barata, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Here are a few ways to face a habit and say "no" to it: Go outside your fixed routine; turn off the computer and the television; find a new outlet for your down time; talk to someone who holds a viewpoint contrary to yours and pay respectful attention, really listening.

  Deepak Chopra

  Listening, Pay, Way

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• Here's something that's contrary to popular belief: I actually don't like thinking. I think people think I like to think a lot. And I don't. I do not like to think at all.

  Kanye West

  Thinking, People, Belief

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• Poland does not want to remain a net recipient of EU subsidies forever. On the contrary: we want the right to develop in a fair market, and by this right, we want to one day catch up with Germany in terms of welfare and economic power. This will not take 100 years! And then many Poles who emigrated will be able to return home.

  Jaroslaw Kaczynski

  Home, Years, Forever

  Source: uk.businessinsider.com

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• From the very beginning I've said to women not to follow the fashion rules blindly, and to adapt clothes to suit who they are, and not the contrary.

  Sonia Rykiel

  Fashion, Clothes, Suits

  Source: www.stilorama.com

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• I haven't come to the conclusion that centrist politics is wrong or dead. On the contrary. I think it's very much alive - but it needs to be given a renewal, a revival, and a muscularity which it presently lacks.

  Tony Blair

  Thinking, Needs, Alive

  Interview with Glenn Thrush, www.politico.com. August 24, 2016.

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• Individuals are certainly interested, at times, in having their own way, and their own way may go contrary to the ways of others. But they are also interested, and chiefly interested upon the whole, in entering into the activities of others and taking part in conjoint and cooperative doings. Otherwise, no such thing as a community would be possible.

  John Dewey

  Community, Entering, May

  John Dewey (2012). “Democracy and Education”, p.28, Courier Corporation

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• Whatever tumults and strifes await God's witnesses, it remains clear that the doctrine of persecution for the sake of conscience is most evidently and lamentably contrary to the doctrine of Christ Jesus, the Prince of Peace.

  Roger Williams

  Jesus, Doctrine, Prince Of Peace

  Source: www.libertymagazine.org

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• Contrary to popular belief, I don't go out very much. When I do go out, a lot of times it'll be to something like a heavyweight fight, and I'll be photographed, so that people have this conception that I go out a lot.

  Rob Lowe

  Fighting, People, Heavyweights

  "New Again: Rob Lowe". Interview with Mike Sager, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 7, 2016.

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