#contrary

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#consistency #consistent #contrary #dead #life

He's dangerous because when God talks to him Bob will do whatever God asks him to do at great cost, even if no one agrees, if it's contrary to the way the stream is going, if Bob feels God is in it he will do it. ↗

— Bill Hybels

#because #bob #contrary #cost #dangerous

Now being in such grace and favor by reason I learned him some points of geometry and understanding of the art of mathematics with other things, I pleased him so that what I said he would not contrary. ↗

— William Adams

#being #contrary #favor #geometry #grace

When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I'm doing a horrible job, quite the contrary, I just feel it's so surreal to feel like one person can entertain so many at one time. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#because #contrary #doing #entertain #feel

To the contrary, when you look at projections, both Polish and international, we can expect some slowing down of the rate of growth in the coming year, 2012. But of course these are projections. ↗

— Marek Belka

#coming #contrary #course #down #expect

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#contrary #exact #generally #often #truth

Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#contrary #diplomacy #end #far #globalization

Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley. ↗

— William M. Daley

#daley #mayor #most #people #rich

For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point of departure for the metaphysical journey. ↗

— Joseph Brodsky

#contrary #departure #doctrine #journey #metaphysical

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror. ↗

— George W. Bush

#argued #confronting #contrary #could #crucial