Quotes by Paradox We are caught up in a paradox, one which might be called the paradox of conceptualization. The proper concepts are needed to formulate a good theory, but we need a good theory to arrive at the proper concepts. Abraham Kaplan paradoxmightneeds The paradox is that when resistance is fully accepted, the resistance disappears. Adyashanti paradoxresistanceaccepted To fear and not be afraid- that is the paradox of faith. Aiden Wilson Tozer paradox To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love. Aiden Wilson Tozer paradoxsoulfound Evey Hammond: Who are you? V: Who? Who is but the form following the function of what and what I am is a man in a mask. Evey Hammond: Well I can see that. V: Of course you can. I'm not questioning your powers of observation I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is Alan Moore paradoxaskingmen A paradox is only a truth standing on its head to attract attention. Alan Watts paradoxstandingattention If you study the writings of the mystics, you will always find things in them that appear to be paradoxes, as in Zen, particularly. Alan Watts paradoxstudywriting It is not paradox to say that in our most theoretical moods we may be nearest to our most practical applications. Alfred North Whitehead paradoxmoodmay The 20th century gave rise to one of the greatest and most distressing paradoxes of human history: that the greatest intolerance and violence of that century were practiced by those who believed that religion caused intolerance and violence. Alister E. McGrath intoleranceparadoxviolence It is one of the paradoxes of journalism: The more servile a reporter is toward his sources, the more authoritative he can appear in print. Andrew Ferguson paradoxjournalismsource There's a paradox in every paradigm. Ani DiFranco paradigmparadox There's a thing that if you - somebody in faith is always troubled by doubt, and somebody by doubt is always wanted by faith. So it's a kind of paradox. Anthony Hopkins paradoxkinddoubt It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to destroy him. Anthony Storr paradoxqualitymen 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is a paradox; as is a paradox why the number 1 is not prime if it has no other divisors besides himself. Bertrand Russell primeparadoxnumbers The paradox of simplicity is that making things simpler is hard work. Bill Jensen paradoxsimplicityhard-work He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool. Brigham Young paradoxfoolrage I'll just take amusement at being a paradox. Burgess Meredith amusementparadox Poetry is the harnessing of the paradox of earth cradling life and then entombing it. Carl Sandburg paradoxpoetry-isearth Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions. Charles Caleb Colton paradoxhumanitymen There is this paradox in fear: he is most likely to inspire it in others who has none himself! Charles Caleb Colton paradoxfearinspire12345678»
