Paradoxical Quotes

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy.

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.

Eroding solidarity paradoxically makes a society more susceptible to the construction of substitute collectives and fascisms of all kinds.

But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is that it starts out like The Big Chill, sort of. Four friends, who are not quite happy with their life, and every year they get together for a week and look for some comfort from each other.