#contra

Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights. ↗

— Harry Browne

#american #american people #anything #apart #bill

If a person never contradicts himself, it must be that he says nothing. ↗

— Miguel de Unamuno

#himself #must #never #nothing #person

I have made lots of mistakes in terms of contracts and spending money when I shouldn't have spent money. ↗

— Jenson Button

#i #lots #made #mistakes #money

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love. ↗

— Albert Camus

#contrary #die #impossible #love #oneself

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. ↗

— Confucius

#contrary #examine #inwards #ourselves #persons

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. ↗

— Confucius

#better #contract #man #never #than

Your senses are reeling all the time. Finally you find something to write and the very next day you go out and see something else which totally contradicts what you've written and every conclusion you've come to. ↗

— Charles Dance

#conclusion #contradicts #day #else #every

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what's going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market. ↗

— George Soros

#contradicts #different #financial #financial markets #generally

In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#contract #help #need #our #people

I figured, 'If I ever get offered a chance to sign a deal, I'll only do it if I got to do it how I want.' So my contract is structured in such a way that I'm really protected. ↗

— Regina Spektor

#contract #deal #ever #figured #get