Its smallness is not petty; on the contrary, it is profound.

- Jan Morris

Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley.

- William M. Daley

Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.

- Victoria Beckham

Ground not upon dreams; you know they are ever contrary.

- Thomas Middleton

Faith is not contrary to reason.

- Sherwood Eddy

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

- Saint Augustine

But contrary to what some people seem to think, I was never a bully. I was just a hard man.

- Roger Daltrey

Contrary to what a lot of people think, I haven't been domesticated.

- Prince

Contrary to widespread belief, I do know something about science.

- Nick Kroll

Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour.

- Andy Murray

Contrary to assumptions in the law, white America is hardly a monolith.

- Jim Webb

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.

- Jean de la Bruyere

I love the police, contrary to many people.

- Gerard Depardieu

Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary.

- Dora Russell

Extreme complication is contrary to art.

- Claude Debussy

I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary.

- Barney Frank

I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me.

- Bode Miller

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

- Benjamin Disraeli