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It’s a paradox that the more we learn, the more we realize how little we know.paradox = something that seems contradictory but is true
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It's the grandfather paradox of time travel, in which a man cannot travel to a time before he was born and kill his grandfather.paradox = a situation that seems impossible because parts of it seem to contradict each other
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Her life was a paradox: she was both incredibly private and a bestselling memoirist.paradox = something that seems self-contradictory
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The idea that slowing down can help you get more done is a common paradox in productivity advice.paradox = something that seems contradictory but is true
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Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution. (source)paradoxes = situations that seem impossible because parts of them seem to contradict each other
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The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it.† (source)
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It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.† (source)
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Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.† (source)
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I suppose it is a bit of a paradox. (source)paradox = a situation that is surprising because parts of it seem to contradict each other
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This was another of the paradoxes of Vught.† (source)paradoxes = situations or statements that may be true but are surprising or seem impossible because parts of them seem to contradict each other
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It is perhaps a paradox that without the abuse of my past, I might not be what I am today. (source)paradox = a surprising situation because parts of it seem to contradict each other
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But the more I inspected this American image, the less sure I became of what it is. It appeared to me increasingly paradoxical, (source)paradoxical = a situation or statement that seems impossible because parts of it seem to contradict each other
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I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes.† (source)paradoxes = situations or statements that may be true but are surprising or seem impossible because parts of them seem to contradict each other
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The New York Times recently reported that the most expensive schools are paradoxically cheaper for low-income students.† (source)paradoxically = in a manner that seems (at least at first impression) to be impossible because things that seem true contradict each other
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There are roots to the tongue. You've seen them, and if you put your finger in your mouth you can feel them, but you can't feel them with the tongue. It's a paradox. (source)paradox = a situation that is true but is surprising because parts of it seem to contradict each other
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Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. (source)paradoxical = a situation that is surprising because parts of it seem to contradict each other
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