Ontological Oxymoron Quotes & Sayings

Knowing yourself, knowing where you want to get, combining those things gives you the pragmatic steps. — John Amaechi

There are always possibilities. — Jack B. Sowards

Exercise, not philosophically and with religious gravity undertaken, but with the wild and romping activities of a spirited girl who runs up and down as if her veins were full of wine. — Lola Montez

TV cameras seem to add ten pounds to me. So I make it a policy never to eat TV cameras. — Kitty Carlisle

I think people recognize that I'm not a partisan Republican that I'm someone who is moderate, and that my views are progressive . — Mitt Romney

Of course you are. The tributes were necessary to the Games, too. Until they weren't," I say. "And then we were very disposable - right, Plutarch? — Suzanne Collins

Success can breed contempt, and a casual attitude toward danger. — Mark Twight

A strong women is someone who is able to smile this morning like she wasn't crying last night. — Harriet Morgan

Indeed, the idea that doubt can be heroic, if it is locked into a structure as grand as that of the paintings of Cezanne's old age, is one of the keys to our century. A touchstone of modernity itself. — Robert Hughes

There's a responsibility level that comes along with being a public figure. I can use this for really cool things. That really [allows] me to be very honest about my experiences. — Tyler Blackburn

I had been moved by John Wesley's line "The world is my parish" and had decided I was the pastor of everyone in my neighborhood, whether they acknowledged me as such or not. I didn't need their permission to love them like mad, listen to their stories, or be their friend. And what else exactly is a pastor supposed to do? — Jonathan Martin

I guess it's like James Joyce when he was a kid, you know. He hung out with all the great writers of the day, and he was a little kid, like, with tennis shoes on, and they said 'Look at this lame!' They didn't use those words in those days. They said 'God, here comes this nut.' And he told them, 'I'm great!' And he sat with them, and he loved to be with them, and it ended up that he was great. — Art Pepper

Like apes, we breed, sleep, and die. Yet like God we say, "I am." We are ontological oxymorons. — Peter Kreeft

I do believe in living out your own time, unless it's absolutely impossible, which it is for some people. — Alan Bates

I've always written stuff based on personal experience, but I've always disguised it by the use of characters. — Sune Rose Wagner