Williams was a man who was able to hold many apparently contradictory ideas in harmony.

Some say genius is the ability to hold two contradictory ideas at the same time.

They contain seemingly contradictory ideas, each expressing a particular perspective on divine events.

The Prime Minister has been similarly cool to two other contradictory ideas.

Lazy, in a hurry and in search of better are often contradictory ideas.

It also set the tone for Smith's later life: provoking, reconciling and enjoying a play of contradictory ideas.

He even performs the feat of holding two seemingly contradictory ideas in his mind at the same time.

You're the only man I know who can hold six contradictory ideas at once and feel perfectly comfortable about it.

For example, various contradictory ideas about someone could each be supported by concentrating on one aspect of his or her behavior.

Two curiously contradictory ideas have assumed political correctness in music.