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Contradict Quotes

I have a congenital desire to contradict; my whole life is merely a chain of sad and unsuccessful contradictions to heart and mind. When faced with enthusiasm, I am seized by a midwinter freeze, and I suppose that frequent dealings with sluggish phlegmatics would have made a passionate dreamer Picture Quote #1

When religion talks about our aspirations and our sense of morality, I do not believe that science can contradict it. However, when religion contradicts science on matters of fact, religion must yield Picture Quote #1

I know that everyone who listens to radio creates you in a visual image that they need you to have. Whatever that is, I thought, let them have it. Let me be who the listener needs me to be and let me not contradict that with the reality of my photograph and risk disappointing them Picture Quote #1

I have always believed that art should be a deep pleasure. I think there is a contradiction in an art of total despair, because the very fact that the art is made seems to contradict despair Picture Quote #1

I always make sure that the world will prove me right. It gives me the freedom to contradict myself Picture Quote #1

I’ve heard it said that the first law of journalism is to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it Picture Quote #1

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All the magazines contradict each other because it is so diverse. Know what you like, know what looks good on you and keep doing it, no reason to chase trends Picture Quote #1

When human laws contradict or discountenance the means, which are necessary to preserve the essential rights of any society, they defeat the proper end of all laws, and so become null and void Picture Quote #1

If people must be talking about me, I would have it to be truthfully and justly. I would willingly return from the next world to contradict any person who described me other than I was, although he did it to honour me Picture Quote #1

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes Picture Quote #1

I claim the right to contradict myself. I don’t want to deprive myself of the right to talk nonsense, and I ask humbly to be allowed to be wrong sometimes Picture Quote #1

There is an old maxim that says that two empires that are too large will collapse. The analog in set theory is that two different theories that are too powerful must necessarily contradict each other Picture Quote #1

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The customer is the immediate jewel of our souls. Him we flatter, him we feast, compliment, vote for, and will not contradict Picture Quote #1

Beware how you contradict prejudices, even knowing them to be such, for the generality of people are much more tenacious of their prejudices than of anything belonging to them Picture Quote #1

I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this Picture Quote #1

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life Picture Quote #1

Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say Picture Quote #1

Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct Picture Quote #1

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If you don’t contradict yourself on a regular basis, then you’re not thinking Picture Quote #1

It’s easy to pretend expertise when there’s no data to contradict you Picture Quote #1

Two religions cannot both be right, because they contradict each other, yet they can both be wrong Picture Quote #1

I think if we didn’t contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive Picture Quote #1

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider Picture Quote #1

Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention Picture Quote #1

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The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true Picture Quote #1

So you see how endlessly futile and fruitless it would be if we wanted to refute their objections every time they obstinately resolved not to think through what they say but merely to speak, just so long as they contradict our arguments in any way they can Picture Quote #1

At this stage you must admit that whatever is seen to be sentient is nevertheless composed of atoms that are insentient. The phenomena open to our observation so not contradict this conclusion or conflict with it. Rather they lead us by the hand and compel us to believe that the animate is born, as I maintain, of the insentient Picture Quote #1

Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless, by human interposition, disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate; errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them Picture Quote #1

You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words Picture Quote #1

We often contradict an opinion for no other reason than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed Picture Quote #1

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I have a congenital desire to contradict; my whole life is merely a chain of sad and unsuccessful contradictions to heart and mind. When faced with enthusiasm, I am seized by a midwinter freeze, and I suppose that frequent dealings with sluggish phlegmatics would have made a passionate dreamer (Contradict Quotes) When religion talks about our aspirations and our sense of morality, I do not believe that science can contradict it. However, when religion contradicts science on matters of fact, religion must yield (Contradict Quotes) I know that everyone who listens to radio creates you in a visual image that they need you to have. Whatever that is, I thought, let them have it. Let me be who the listener needs me to be and let me not contradict that with the reality of my photograph and risk disappointing them (Contradict Quotes) I have always believed that art should be a deep pleasure. I think there is a contradiction in an art of total despair, because the very fact that the art is made seems to contradict despair (Contradict Quotes) I always make sure that the world will prove me right. It gives me the freedom to contradict myself (Contradict Quotes) I’ve heard it said that the first law of journalism is to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it (Contradict Quotes) All the magazines contradict each other because it is so diverse. Know what you like, know what looks good on you and keep doing it, no reason to chase trends (Contradict Quotes) When human laws contradict or discountenance the means, which are necessary to preserve the essential rights of any society, they defeat the proper end of all laws, and so become null and void (Contradict Quotes) If people must be talking about me, I would have it to be truthfully and justly. I would willingly return from the next world to contradict any person who described me other than I was, although he did it to honour me (Contradict Quotes) Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes (Contradict Quotes) I claim the right to contradict myself. I don’t want to deprive myself of the right to talk nonsense, and I ask humbly to be allowed to be wrong sometimes (Contradict Quotes) There is an old maxim that says that two empires that are too large will collapse. The analog in set theory is that two different theories that are too powerful must necessarily contradict each other (Contradict Quotes) The customer is the immediate jewel of our souls. Him we flatter, him we feast, compliment, vote for, and will not contradict (Contradict Quotes) Beware how you contradict prejudices, even knowing them to be such, for the generality of people are much more tenacious of their prejudices than of anything belonging to them (Contradict Quotes) I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this (Contradict Quotes) As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life (Contradict Quotes) Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say (Contradict Quotes) Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct (Contradict Quotes) If you don’t contradict yourself on a regular basis, then you’re not thinking (Contradict Quotes) It’s easy to pretend expertise when there’s no data to contradict you (Contradict Quotes) Two religions cannot both be right, because they contradict each other, yet they can both be wrong (Contradict Quotes) I think if we didn’t contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive (Contradict Quotes) Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider (Contradict Quotes) Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention (Contradict Quotes) The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true (Contradict Quotes) So you see how endlessly futile and fruitless it would be if we wanted to refute their objections every time they obstinately resolved not to think through what they say but merely to speak, just so long as they contradict our arguments in any way they can (Contradict Quotes) At this stage you must admit that whatever is seen to be sentient is nevertheless composed of atoms that are insentient. The phenomena open to our observation so not contradict this conclusion or conflict with it. Rather they lead us by the hand and compel us to believe that the animate is born, as I maintain, of the insentient (Contradict Quotes) Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless, by human interposition, disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate; errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them (Contradict Quotes) You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words (Contradict Quotes) We often contradict an opinion for no other reason than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed (Contradict Quotes)

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