The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
John F. Kennedy
Your look shouldn't be contrived.
Leigh Lezark
Personality is everything that's false in a human: everything that's been added on to him and contrived.
Sam Shepard
Sitcom storylines are usually incredibly contrived.
Josh Thomas
My records do not require a lot of thought of 'What is this?' and 'What is that?' That would be too contrived for me.
Van Morrison