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Paradoxical Quotes

I have serious concerns about the potential risks of taking lots of fish oil capsules. So much fish oil can have paradoxical effects, reducing immune function in later life Picture Quote #1

The Sophists’ paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer Picture Quote #1

The pain that we feel when we are making love with someone is that we know it will end. It’s that paradoxical response of joy and suffering Picture Quote #1

I think maybe even one of the reasons I became an actor was actually to hide. I mean, it sounds paradoxical because, of course, people are standing up in a public place and encouraging other people to look at them. So that’s not the conventional definition of hiding Picture Quote #1

America is such a paradoxical society, hypocritically paradoxical, that if you don’t have some humor, you’ll crack up Picture Quote #1

I felt it my duty to take, and to inflict upon the reader, considerable trouble in order to lead up effectively to my paradoxical conclusion: capitalism is being killed by its achievements Picture Quote #1

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I don’t consider China a communist state, no. I know that sounds paradoxical, but it’s my view Picture Quote #1

God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast? Picture Quote #1

Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you’re setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones Picture Quote #1

If you start from a position of I’m a no-hoper, in a paradoxical kind of way you are not risking being vulnerable Picture Quote #1

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother’s side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent Picture Quote #1

Childhood is a fundamental part of all human lives, parents or not, since that’s how we all start out. And yet babies and young children are so mysterious and puzzling and even paradoxical Picture Quote #1

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We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race Picture Quote #1

It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it Picture Quote #1

As an actor, there’s a bit of you that’s decided you want to be looked at and watched, but there’s a paradoxical bit that wants to run away Picture Quote #1

We must remain, in a word, in an intellectual disposition which seems paradoxical, but which, in my opinion, represents the true mind of the investigator. We must have a robust faith and yet not believe Picture Quote #1

The paradoxical virtue of reading lies in distancing ourselves from the world so that we may make sense of it Picture Quote #1

The most paradoxical aspect of neurotic shame is that it is the core motivator of the superachieved and the underachieved, the star and the scapegoat, the righteous and the wretched, the powerful and the pathetic Picture Quote #1

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I think maybe even one of the reasons I became an actor was actually to hide. I mean, it sounds paradoxical because, of course, people are standing up in a public place and encouraging other people to look at them. So that’s not the conventional definition of hiding Picture Quote #1

Childhood is a fundamental part of all human lives, parents or not, since that’s how we all start out. And yet babies and young children are so mysterious and puzzling and even paradoxical Picture Quote #1

Whenever the essential nature of things is analysed by the intellect, it must seem absurd or paradoxical. This has always been recognized by the mystics, but has become a problem in science only very recently Picture Quote #1

Both the physicist and the mystic want to communicate their knowledge, and when they do so with words their statements are paradoxical and full of logical contradictions Picture Quote #1

Gentlemen, that is surely true, it is absolutely paradoxical; we cannot understand it, and we don’t know what it means. But we have proved it, and therefore we know it is the truth Picture Quote #1

It might seem paradoxical given my profession, but I’m not someone who likes to be in the limelight Picture Quote #1

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The inclusion of consequences in the conception of what we have done is an acknowledgement that we are parts of the world, but the paradoxical character of moral luck which emerges from this acknowledgement shows that we are unable to operate with such a view, for it leaves us with no one to be Picture Quote #1

All people are paradoxical. No one is easily reducible, so I like characters who have contradictory impulses or shades of ambiguity. It’s fun, and it’s fun because it’s hard Picture Quote #1

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them Picture Quote #1

It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone Picture Quote #1

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought Picture Quote #1

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy Picture Quote #1

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I have serious concerns about the potential risks of taking lots of fish oil capsules. So much fish oil can have paradoxical effects, reducing immune function in later life. (Paradoxical Quotes) The Sophists’ paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer. (Paradoxical Quotes) The pain that we feel when we are making love with someone is that we know it will end. It’s that paradoxical response of joy and suffering. (Paradoxical Quotes) I think maybe even one of the reasons I became an actor was actually to hide. I mean, it sounds paradoxical because, of course, people are standing up in a public place and encouraging other people to look at them. So that’s not the conventional definition of hiding. (Paradoxical Quotes) America is such a paradoxical society, hypocritically paradoxical, that if you don’t have some humor, you’ll crack up. (Paradoxical Quotes) I felt it my duty to take, and to inflict upon the reader, considerable trouble in order to lead up effectively to my paradoxical conclusion: capitalism is being killed by its achievements (Paradoxical Quotes) I don’t consider China a communist state, no. I know that sounds paradoxical, but it’s my view. (Paradoxical Quotes) God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast? (Paradoxical Quotes) Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you’re setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones. (Paradoxical Quotes) If you start from a position of I’m a no-hoper, in a paradoxical kind of way you are not risking being vulnerable. (Paradoxical Quotes) The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother’s side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. (Paradoxical Quotes) Childhood is a fundamental part of all human lives, parents or not, since that’s how we all start out. And yet babies and young children are so mysterious and puzzling and even paradoxical. (Paradoxical Quotes) We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race. (Paradoxical Quotes) It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it. (Paradoxical Quotes) As an actor, there’s a bit of you that’s decided you want to be looked at and watched, but there’s a paradoxical bit that wants to run away (Paradoxical Quotes) We must remain, in a word, in an intellectual disposition which seems paradoxical, but which, in my opinion, represents the true mind of the investigator. We must have a robust faith and yet not believe (Paradoxical Quotes) The paradoxical virtue of reading lies in distancing ourselves from the world so that we may make sense of it (Paradoxical Quotes) The most paradoxical aspect of neurotic shame is that it is the core motivator of the superachieved and the underachieved, the star and the scapegoat, the righteous and the wretched, the powerful and the pathetic (Paradoxical Quotes) I think maybe even one of the reasons I became an actor was actually to hide. I mean, it sounds paradoxical because, of course, people are standing up in a public place and encouraging other people to look at them. So that’s not the conventional definition of hiding (Paradoxical Quotes) Childhood is a fundamental part of all human lives, parents or not, since that’s how we all start out. And yet babies and young children are so mysterious and puzzling and even paradoxical (Paradoxical Quotes) Whenever the essential nature of things is analysed by the intellect, it must seem absurd or paradoxical. This has always been recognized by the mystics, but has become a problem in science only very recently (Paradoxical Quotes) Both the physicist and the mystic want to communicate their knowledge, and when they do so with words their statements are paradoxical and full of logical contradictions (Paradoxical Quotes) Gentlemen, that is surely true, it is absolutely paradoxical; we cannot understand it, and we don’t know what it means. But we have proved it, and therefore we know it is the truth (Paradoxical Quotes) It might seem paradoxical given my profession, but I’m not someone who likes to be in the limelight (Paradoxical Quotes) The inclusion of consequences in the conception of what we have done is an acknowledgement that we are parts of the world, but the paradoxical character of moral luck which emerges from this acknowledgement shows that we are unable to operate with such a view, for it leaves us with no one to be (Paradoxical Quotes) All people are paradoxical. No one is easily reducible, so I like characters who have contradictory impulses or shades of ambiguity. It’s fun, and it’s fun because it’s hard (Paradoxical Quotes) It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them (Paradoxical Quotes) It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone (Paradoxical Quotes) We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought (Paradoxical Quotes) But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy (Paradoxical Quotes)

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