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Do you know what a delusion is? It's a false belief sustained despite clear evidence to the contrary. – Mr. Monk	added by milly_b 1 year ago
Four of the five photographs relied upon by the Committee are photographs from the official No. 10 photographer. A suggestion that we would have held events which were ‘obviously’ contrary to the Rules and Guidance, and allowed those events to be immortalised by the official photographer is implausible. – Boris Johnson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’ve listened to Michael Cohen stand in front of the courthouse and say things that are directly contrary to what he said to us. – Robert Costello	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Republicanism is not the phantom of a deluded imagination. On the contrary, laws, under no form of government, are better supported, liberty and property better secured, or happiness more effectually dispensed to mankind. – George Washington	added by Normando 1 year ago
If falsehood, like truth, had but one face, we would be more on equal terms. For we would consider the contrary of what the liar said to be certain. But the opposite of truth has a hundred thousand faces and an infinite field. – Michel de Montaigne	added by Normando 1 year ago
Ignorant is he who does not accept a contrary opinion that does not benefit him. – Wesley D'Amico	added by WesleyD'Amico 1 year ago
Quite the contrary … Everything he is doing on the ground and in the air bespeaks a man who wants to continue to visit violence upon the Ukrainian people. – White House	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The August 2022 draft policies developed under the previous Administration had significant errors in their standards, including omitting key historical references to hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and Sen. Hiram Revels of Mississippi, the first African American to serve in Congress, and more, which have now been incorporated into the new draft, despite various claims to the contrary, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is included in the revised standards and, in fact, they have expanded the depth of content required on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. – Macaulay Porter	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
After all, violence against women has not decreased, on the contrary, an increase was recorded during the pandemic, and more and more is needed of political policies to end this violence. – Liliane Machado	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We will not supply anything at all if it is contrary to our interests, in this case economic ones, neither gas, nor oil, nor heating oil -- we will not supply anything. – Vladimir Putin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Contrary to initial reports, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft, more information will be made available as we receive it. – Duane Kampa	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I will focus on the prevention of crime and rehabilitating non-violent offenders away from criminal behavior — not just prosecuting after crimes have already been committed and hoping, despite evidence to the contrary, that the toughest sentences will solve problems. That means maximizing our use of rehabilitation alternative programs where appropriate — getting more people into them, and getting people into them earlier on in the court process. – Sherwood Gazette	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Contrary to what some have claimed, it is not ‘attempted murder’ under [California] law, to charge that offense, our office would have to be able to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, the minor specifically intended to kill the victims. There was no evidence of that. – George Gascon	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are not looking for conflict or a new Cold War. To the contrary, we're determined to avoid both. – Antony Blinken	Found on CNN 2 years ago
UNHCR remains firmly opposed to arrangements that seek to transfer refugees and asylum-seekers to third countries in the absence of sufficient safeguards and standards. Such arrangements simply shift asylum responsibilities, evade international obligations, and are contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention. – Gillian Triggs	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Despite all research to the contrary, there's a view that the guy in the corner office is almost single-handedly responsible for the value of the company, and so you've got to do whatever you can do to keep him happy and make sure he doesn't leave. – Sarah Anderson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Nothing can arouse the human spirit as challenges can, nothing can do the contrary as they can. You get to choose. – Goa Kerle	added by Goa_ 2 years ago
Contrary to what one reporter may think, there is no prepared resolution floating around out there. – James Roosevelt	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I'm in Kyiv, contrary to what I probably should have done a while ago, but again everybody has sources and resources and I have mine and I trust my sources and no one saw this coming, not that no one saw this coming, but everyone was hoping that the finality of this situation would be averted, that there's not going to be this kind of aggression. – Maksim Chmerkovskiy	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
He has much larger ambitions in Ukraine. He wants to, in fact, reestablish the former Soviet Union.That’s what this is about, and I think that his — his ambitions are — are completely contrary to the place where the rest of the world has arrived. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We’re law-abiding ; we worry about our safety ; we worry about our economy ; we love our country, and everything Democratic Party stands for is contrary to Democratic Party. – Aaron Peña	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
And everything Democratic Party stands for is contrary to Democratic Party. – Aaron Peña	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I'm representing the handful of people who are either in custody right now or been released from custody, and then we are going to be representing them in court, they’ve been pursued by the government and accused of crimes or a quasi-criminal offenses. And my job is to now come in here and defend them of those charges. And then there's sort of the second category of the people who might not have been charged with anything but were mistreated by the police in a way that was contrary to the code of conduct. – David Anber	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I am very disappointed in the ruling, it runs contrary to the scientifically proven facts in this case and the rules of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. We will be filing an immediate appeal. – Bob Baffert	Found on CNN 2 years ago

Do you know what a delusion is? It's a false belief sustained despite clear evidence to the contrary.

– Mr. Monk

added by milly_b
1 year ago

Four of the five photographs relied upon by the Committee are photographs from the official No. 10 photographer. A suggestion that we would have held events which were ‘obviously’ contrary to the Rules and Guidance, and allowed those events to be immortalised by the official photographer is implausible.

– Boris Johnson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’ve listened to Michael Cohen stand in front of the courthouse and say things that are directly contrary to what he said to us.

– Robert Costello

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Republicanism is not the phantom of a deluded imagination. On the contrary, laws, under no form of government, are better supported, liberty and property better secured, or happiness more effectually dispensed to mankind.

– George Washington

added by Normando
1 year ago

If falsehood, like truth, had but one face, we would be more on equal terms. For we would consider the contrary of what the liar said to be certain. But the opposite of truth has a hundred thousand faces and an infinite field.

– Michel de Montaigne

added by Normando
1 year ago

Ignorant is he who does not accept a contrary opinion that does not benefit him.

– Wesley D'Amico

added by WesleyD'Amico
1 year ago

Quite the contrary … Everything he is doing on the ground and in the air bespeaks a man who wants to continue to visit violence upon the Ukrainian people.

– White House

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The August 2022 draft policies developed under the previous Administration had significant errors in their standards, including omitting key historical references to hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and Sen. Hiram Revels of Mississippi, the first African American to serve in Congress, and more, which have now been incorporated into the new draft, despite various claims to the contrary, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is included in the revised standards and, in fact, they have expanded the depth of content required on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..

– Macaulay Porter

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

After all, violence against women has not decreased, on the contrary, an increase was recorded during the pandemic, and more and more is needed of political policies to end this violence.

– Liliane Machado

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We will not supply anything at all if it is contrary to our interests, in this case economic ones, neither gas, nor oil, nor heating oil -- we will not supply anything.

– Vladimir Putin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Contrary to initial reports, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft, more information will be made available as we receive it.

– Duane Kampa

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I will focus on the prevention of crime and rehabilitating non-violent offenders away from criminal behavior — not just prosecuting after crimes have already been committed and hoping, despite evidence to the contrary, that the toughest sentences will solve problems. That means maximizing our use of rehabilitation alternative programs where appropriate — getting more people into them, and getting people into them earlier on in the court process.

– Sherwood Gazette

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Contrary to what some have claimed, it is not ‘attempted murder’ under [California] law, to charge that offense, our office would have to be able to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, the minor specifically intended to kill the victims. There was no evidence of that.

– George Gascon

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are not looking for conflict or a new Cold War. To the contrary, we're determined to avoid both.

– Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
2 years ago

UNHCR remains firmly opposed to arrangements that seek to transfer refugees and asylum-seekers to third countries in the absence of sufficient safeguards and standards. Such arrangements simply shift asylum responsibilities, evade international obligations, and are contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention.

– Gillian Triggs

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Despite all research to the contrary, there's a view that the guy in the corner office is almost single-handedly responsible for the value of the company, and so you've got to do whatever you can do to keep him happy and make sure he doesn't leave.

– Sarah Anderson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Nothing can arouse the human spirit as challenges can, nothing can do the contrary as they can. You get to choose.

– Goa Kerle

added by Goa_
2 years ago

Contrary to what one reporter may think, there is no prepared resolution floating around out there.

– James Roosevelt

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'm in Kyiv, contrary to what I probably should have done a while ago, but again everybody has sources and resources and I have mine and I trust my sources and no one saw this coming, not that no one saw this coming, but everyone was hoping that the finality of this situation would be averted, that there's not going to be this kind of aggression.

– Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He has much larger ambitions in Ukraine. He wants to, in fact, reestablish the former Soviet Union.That’s what this is about, and I think that his — his ambitions are — are completely contrary to the place where the rest of the world has arrived.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’re law-abiding ; we worry about our safety ; we worry about our economy ; we love our country, and everything Democratic Party stands for is contrary to Democratic Party.

– Aaron Peña

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

And everything Democratic Party stands for is contrary to Democratic Party.

– Aaron Peña

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I'm representing the handful of people who are either in custody right now or been released from custody, and then we are going to be representing them in court, they’ve been pursued by the government and accused of crimes or a quasi-criminal offenses. And my job is to now come in here and defend them of those charges. And then there's sort of the second category of the people who might not have been charged with anything but were mistreated by the police in a way that was contrary to the code of conduct.

– David Anber

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I am very disappointed in the ruling, it runs contrary to the scientifically proven facts in this case and the rules of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. We will be filing an immediate appeal.

– Bob Baffert

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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