#contra

People who live together naturally catch the looks and air of one another and without having one feature alike, they contract a something in the whole countenance which strikes one as a resemblance. ↗

— Frances Burney

#alike #another #catch #contract #countenance

They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it. ↗

— Jack Cade

#any #break #contrary #distinction #else

I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here. ↗

— Rio Ferdinand

#future #happy #here #i #i see

I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#complacency #contrary #directly #hate #i

On the contrary, all the world would point to that nation as violating a treaty, by going to war with a country with whom they had engaged to enter into arbitration. ↗

— Richard Cobden

#contrary #country #engaged #enter #going

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#contradictory #ecstasy #feelings #felt #heart

On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening. ↗

— Silvio Berlusconi

#american president #avoid #capabilities #contrary #convince

I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games. ↗

— Dizzy Dean

#believe #cards #contract #cut #deserved

Our ages ranged from 22, down to 18, and we had a 6 month contract to go to Bogata, Columbia. And of course, it was during the depression, we were still with our parents, and things were still pretty tough on them back in the United States. ↗

— Martin Denny

#back #columbia #contract #course #depression

After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season. ↗

— Jim Evans

#american #american league #back #bought #contract