Oxymoron

According to Galperin Oxymoron is a combination of two words (mostly an adjective and a noun or an adverb with an adjective) in which the meanings of the two clash, being opposite in sense, for example: 'low skyscraper', 'sweet sorrow', 'nice rascal', 'pleasantly ugly face'

Here are some quotations of famous people, containing oxymoron.

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." - George Bernard Shaw.

"I can resist anything, except temptation." - Oscar Wilde.

"Simplicity is not a simple thing." - Charles Chaplin.

"Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use." - Wendell Johnson.

"The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep." - W.C. Fields.

"Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it." - Irene Peter.

"If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive." - Samuel Goldwyn.

"The building was pretty ugly and a little big for its surroundings." - Steinbeck.

"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." - Mark Twain.

"To lead the people, walk behind them." - Lao-Tzu.