Top 1200 Contrary To Popular Belief Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

Originally, 'Popular' was going to be a movie.

Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked.

And at this moment in history, our core value happens to be the raw, aching truth of the human predicament. It may also be the only belief that can save us as a species. A species that will continue to find comfort and delight in the companionship of animals, the miracle of birds, the colours of the corals and the majesty of the forests. We are in it together, on this blue spinning marble in the cold and silent void. And we must act on that belief, if we are going to be able to continue to live a good life here, in this beautiful and fragile country, on this lovely planet, our only home.

Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.

You can never tell what's going to be popular.

Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers.

Nothing I do is done by popular demand.

Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.

It's a great thing that yoga is so popular.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

Winners aren't popular, losers often are.

Individuals because of their identity can't render an impartial judgment is just deeply offensive and contrary to all the ideals of the judicial system that we value.

A President cannot always be popular.

The sadness of our existence should not leave us blunted, on the contrary--how to remain thin-skinned, vulnerable and stay alive?

I never was a popular kid in class.

I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.

My clothes are very popular in Japan.

Badminton is not a popular sport in India.

Reality shows that, contrary to other countries in southern Africa, we have no basis for a classical guerilla struggle. We have never had a hinterland, and we do not expect to.

The popular choice is not elected as president.

I wasn't the most popular kid in school.

Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity - except in politics where it's called leadership.

As buoyancy is not contrary to other characteristics of leadership, including decisiveness, accountability and performance standards, I don't ever think it can be self-defeating.

The idea of negotiating with the President of the United States runs contrary to everything that the Republicans have done since January 20, 2009.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to the contrary are completely erroneous.

I think love is important, but it's not popular.

We have to say what we believe... whether it's popular or not.

I guess I was popular in high school.

This is a moral universe, which means that, despite all the evidence that seems to be to the contrary, there is no way that evil and injustice and oppression and lies can have the last word.

Popular atheism is not a philosophy but a therapy.

I realize I lack popular recognition.

I was very popular in high school.

It takes no courage to say or do what's popular.

I was not the hot, popular girl in school.

Democracy is not a good that people can enjoy without trouble. It is, on the contrary, a treasure that must be daily defended and conquered anew by strenuous effort.

Whatever is popular deserves attention.

Art should never be popular.

Popular culture is filled with girls.

You don't launch a popular blog, you build one.

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.

Some fans have a mistaken opinion of the average umpire. He is human, all reports to the contrary. Every fellow who is successful is conscientious to almost a fault.

Why would some all powerful being create creatures capable of reason and then demand that they act in a manner contrary to their creation?

In my view, the critical questions in this era of mass incarceration are: What disturbs us? What seems contrary to expectation? Who do we really care about?

Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine.

Religions are not imaginative, not poetic, not soulful. On the contrary, they are parochial, small-minded, niggardly with the human imagination, precisely where science is generous.

To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.

It's not enough for something to be popular; it has to be good.

The God of popular religion is not holy.

Popular applause veers with the wind.

I'd love to work with all the popular heroes.

The popular breeze - Aura popularis

I can't do something just because it's popular.

I was one of the most popular fighters of my era.

I always wanted to be a popular comedian.

Contrary to what you might think, China's economy is relatively less efficient, and more polluting, than those of rich countries.

Doctors are very popular with women.

Deregulation is a popular term that's used across the political spectrum. And it's one of these terms like "choice," that corporate interests have used because they know their focus-group buzzword testing makes it sound like a popular word. Because, who can be against deregulation? Being free, having liberty, not having someone tell you what to do, being deregulated, hey, that sounds great. But deregulation is a non sequitur in the realm of media policy or media regulation. The issue is never regulation versus deregulation; our entire system is built on media policies and subsidies.

It feels really great to be popular.

I was not popular. I was the kid in school that was bullied.