“The good news, however, is that, also contrary to popular belief, full and lasting recovery from an eating disorder is possible.”

“Contrary to popular belief, going shopping is really about stopping afterward for cheesecake.”

“Liberalism, contrary to popular belief, is facing backward in considering the injustice of its ancestors. Conservatism, contrary to popular belief, is facing forward in considering the psychology of its descendants. Definitively, it seems in the modern world that neither side really knows which direction it's facing, and men of the sharpest judgment are simply turned off from picking either of the poisons.”

“And contrary to popular kindergarten doctrine, talk to as many strangers as possible.”

“Don't fall asleep yet. Contrary to popular belief, that's not where dreams get accomplished.”

“Contrary to popular belief, my experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren't so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more.”