Paradoxical Quotes - Page 7

• A genius may perhaps be a century ahead of his age and hence stands there as a paradox, but in the end, the race will assimilate what was once a paradox, so it is no longer paradoxical.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Truth, Race, Age

  Soren Kierkegaard (1966). “On Authority and Revelation”

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• There are living systems; there is no living "matter." No substance, no single molecule, extracted and isolated from a living being possess, of its own, the aforementioned paradoxical properties. They are present in living systems only; that is to say, nowhere below the level of the cell.

  Jacques Monod

  Life, Science, Cells

  Jacques Monod (1969). “From Biology to Ethics”

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• 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.

  Fritjof Capra

  Science, Essentials, Problem

  "The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism". Book by Fritjof Capra, 1975.

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• 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 must be the truth.

  Benjamin Peirce

  Truth, Mean, Science

  "Benjamin Peirce, 1809-1880 : Biographical Sketch and Bibliography". Book by R. C. Archibald, 1925.

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• 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.

  Claude Bernard

  Faith, Believe, Science

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• Paradoxical as it may seem, God means not only to make us good, but to make us also happy, by sickness, disaster and disappointment.

  C. A. Bartol

  Disappointment, Mean, Hardship

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• I teach you both effort and effortlessness, because unless you attain to effortless-effort, unless you attain to active passivity, unless you attain to a singing-silence - they look paradoxical - unless you attain to an unmoving dance, you have not attained.

  Rajneesh

  Silence, Effort, Singing

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• Paradoxical as it may at first appear, the fact is that, as W. H. George has said, scientific research is an art, not a science.

  William Ian Beardmore Beveridge

  Art, Science, Research

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• As you improve health in a society, population growth goes down. You know, I thought it was... before I learned about it, I thought it was paradoxical.

  Bill Gates

  Growth, Population, Healthcare

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• This book is unique. I know of no other which so artfully tackles two of the greatest mysteries of modern science, quantum mechanics, and consciousness. It has long been suspected that these mysteries are somehow related: the authors’ treatment of this thorny and controversial issue is honest, wide-ranging, and immensely readable. The book contains some of the clearest expositions I have ever seen of the strange and paradoxical nature of the quantum world. Quantum Enigma is a pleasure to read, and I am sure it is destined to become a classic.

  George Greenstein

  Book, Unique, Two

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• It is paradoxical, yet true, to say, that the more we know, the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense, for it is only through enlightenment that we become conscious of our limitations. Precisely one of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects.

  Nikola Tesla

  Opening Up, Intellectual, Ignorant

  Nikola Tesla, Neil Thomas (2017). “Nikola Tesla: 100 Quotes on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Success”, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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• To truth only a brief celebration of victory is allowed between the two long periods during which it is condemned as paradoxical, or disparaged as trivial.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Two, Long, Innovation

  Arthur Schopenhauer (2012). “The World as Will and Representation”, p.17, Courier Corporation

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• By natural means, as the Lord always operates for the accomplishment of his purposes, means so simple that the thoughtless and unbelieving do not see the manifestation of his power, he brought the Puritans from the old world to New England, the Dutch to New York, the English Cavaliers to Virginia and the French to New Orleans, a combination of races which, paradoxical as it may appear, was just calculated to give us the composite America who made the United States of America what it is, the greatest nation of the world today.

  Anthony W. Ivins

  New York, Mean, Simple

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• Results only come to those who master the paradoxical art of doing and not doing, of letting go as a person in order that the immanent and transcendent unknown quantity may take hold. We cannot make ourselves understand; the most we can do is to foster a state of mind in which understanding may come to us.

  Aldous Huxley

  Letting Go, Art, Order

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• It may sound paradoxical, but however tight our schedule, however many things clamor to be done, we don't need to hurry. If we can keep our mind calm and go about our business with undivided attention, we will not only accomplish more but we'll do a better job - and find ourselves more patient, more at peace.

  Eknath Easwaran

  Jobs, Mind, Sound

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• It has always seemed somewhat paradoxical to me that we must constantly have the Lord command us to do those things which are for our own good.

  Marion G. Romney

  Lord, Command

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• [W]isdom consists in following Providence step by step. And you can be sure of the truth of a maxim which seems paradoxical, namely, that he who is hasty falls back in the interests of God.

  Vincent de Paul

  Faith, Fall, Steps

  Vincent De Paul (1990). “Correspondence Conference Documents”, New City Pr

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• It is indeed paradoxical that an industry which epitomizes all that is new and up-to-date at the same time harbours some of the oldest and least desirable attributes of work in manufacturing industry.

  Peter Dicken

  Harbour, Attributes, Desirable

  Peter Dicken (1998). “Global Shift: Transforming the World Economy”, SAGE Publications Limited

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• With a few exceptions, Fellini's films have failure and despair running through them: Life continues, but I can't imagine 'Felliniesque' as an exclusively uplifting adjective. Fellini's best films are the ones that distill this essence -- the paradoxical quality of melancholic ecstasy, a surreal, bittersweet vitality -- to perfection.

  Damian Pettigrew

  Uplifting, Running, Essence

  The Los Angeles Times, April 2003.

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• Consciousness has forced us into the paradoxical position of striving to be unself-conscious of what we are - hunks of spoiling flesh on disintegrating bones.

  Thomas Ligotti

  Flesh, Consciousness, Bones

  "The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror". Book by Thomas Ligotti, 2010.

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• My worryingly paradoxical thought process could be summarized thus: Thank God I don't believe in the secret rulers of the world. Imagine what the secret rulers of the world might do to me if I did!

  Jon Ronson

  Believe, Secret, Thank God

  Jon Ronson (2012). “Jon Ronson's Adventures With Extraordinary People”, p.120, Pan Macmillan

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• It is a paradoxical statement, but it takes incredible personal discipline to play with great freedom.

  Dick Bennett

  Play, Discipline, Incredibles

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• Misanthropes have some admirable if paradoxical virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are likely to meet. Because good manners build sturdy walls, our distaste for intimacy makes us exceedingly cordial "ships that pass in the night." As long as you remain a stranger we will be your friend forever.

  Florence King

  Friendship, Relationship, Wall

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• Man is a paradoxical being - the constant glory and scandal of this world.

  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

  Men, World, Scandal

  "Forbes Book of Quotations: 10,000 Thoughts on the Business of Life". Book by Ted Goodman, 2016.

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• It might sound a paradoxical thing to say --for surely never has a generation of children occupied more sheer hours of parental time -- but the truth is that we neglected you. We allowed you a charade of trivial freedoms . . .

  Midge Decter

  Children, Sound, Generations

  Midge Decter (1975). “Liberal parents, radical children”, Coward McCann

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