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Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.

~Baruch Spinoza

Topics: Absurd Contrary Nature Reason Whatsoever

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I absolutely don't want to suggest that women are unreliable because we're mothers - on the contrary. But the question of who brings up the kids has a material effect on all women's careers.

~Beeban Kidron

Topics: Absolutely Because Brings Careers Contrary Effect Kids Material Mothers On The Contrary Question Suggest Unreliable Up Want Who Women Women Are

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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

Topics: Always Because Contrary Doing Entertain Feel Horrible Job Just Laugh Like Look Many Myself One Time Person Quite Screen See Surreal Think Time Up I Think

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Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That's a terrifying situation. That's contrary to the principles of science.

~Ben Stein

Topics: Academic Being Challenge Contrary Dare Darwinism Freedom Great Lost Many People Principles Science Situation Terrifying Who

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What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Always Contrary Earnest Error More Often On The Contrary Than True Truth

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In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Became Contrary Countries Course Did Different Different Countries Done Less Made More Much Observed On The Contrary Poor Poorer Provided Provisions Public Richer Them Themselves Traveled Were Youth

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Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should be, and the discovery of the means of making it what it should be.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Contrary Description Discovery Function Making Means On The Contrary Should Socialism Society

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Illegal drug use runs contrary to the image of health depicted by cycling. Distributors of these drugs must be prosecuted more harshly as they are ciminals.

~Bernard Hinault

Topics: Contrary Cycling Depicted Distributors Health Illegal Image More Must Prosecuted Runs Use

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Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend a whole lot of time following soccer. But as I have traveled around the world to better understand global development and health, I've learned that soccer is truly universal. No matter where I go, that's what kids are playing. That's what people are talking about.

~Bill Gates

Topics: About Around Belief Better Contrary Development Following Global Go Health Kids Learned Lot Matter People Playing Popular Soccer Spend Talking Time Traveled Truly Understand Universal Where Whole World

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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

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