#contra

On the contrary. Internationalism also recognizes, by its very name, that nations do exist. It simply limits their scope more than one-sided nationalism does. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#contrary #does #exist #internationalism #limits

I shall fulfill my contract, no more nor less. ↗

— Lillie Langtry

#fulfill #i #less #more #nor

It's about how to bring together the seemingly contradictory aspects of the memorial, which is about a tragedy and how it changed the world, but also about creating a vital and beautiful city of the 21st century. ↗

— Daniel Libeskind

#about #also #aspects #beautiful #beautiful city

China is a country, still, of great contrast. While hundreds of millions of people are part of the middle class and yearn for things made in America - American brands, movies, music - there are other hundreds of millions of people throughout China who are living on the equivalent of one U.S. dollar a day. ↗

— Gary Locke

#american #brands #china #class #contrast

Darwinism as presented by Darwin contradicted idealistic philosophy, and this contradiction grew deeper with the development of its materialist teaching. ↗

— Trofim Lysenko

#contradiction #darwin #darwinism #deeper #development

A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

#cannot #contradict #him #i #man

One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to organize them for you. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#contract #else #having #make #mistakes

It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered, freedom and equality are mutually exclusive, just as society and the individual are mutually exclusive. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#considered #contradictory #democracy #equality #exclusive

I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't all about hearing aids and speech classes or frustrations. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#aids #always #book #chicago #child

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#arbitrary #contrasting #culture #diverse #each