Contravention Def Quotes & Sayings

People are clever, but almost no one ever devises an optimal quip precisely at the needed moment. Therefore, virtually all great one-liners are later inventions - words that people wished they had spouted, but failed to manufacture at the truly opportune instant. — Stephen Jay Gould

We choose our thoughts. We choose our perceptions. We choose our attitudes — Louise Penny

Val and Ruth had been friends forever, for so long that Val was used to being the overshadowed one, the "normal" one, the one who set up the witty one-liners, not the one who delivered them. She liked that role; it made her feel safe. Robin to Ruth's Batman. Chewbaca to her Han Solo. — Holly Black

Love and generosity are the simplest forms of peace. — Pamela Brooks

Who isn't difficult? I'm difficult as an artist. — Stephanie Sigman

Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing. — Jonathan Demme