Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. Joseph Stiglitz
Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed. Edith Hamilton
Pragmatism ... reflects with almost disarming candor the spirit of the prevailing business culture, the very same attitude of ‘being practical' as counter to which philosophical meditation as such was conceived. Max Horkheimer
My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit. David Guterson
I do not know what meaning classical studies could have for our time if they were not untimely-that is to say, acting counter to our time and thereby acting on our time and, let us hope, for the benefit of a time to come. Friedrich Nietzsche
Winds blow counter to what ships desire. Arabic Proverb