Contention Quotes

145 Contention quotes by 123 unique authors

My contention is that as long as you have other faculties-the emotional, psychological, intuitive faculties-you haven't lost yourself or even diminished yourself. Don't be ashamed… — Morrie Schwartz
God hates it when we stir up strife, disloyalty, or contention among His people. It may happen in the church, but don’t you be a… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Will a guaranteed annual wage kill incentive among the poor? If a man is given a certain amount of security, won't he quit working? Exactly… — Pierre Berton
In this sacred Dispensation conflict and contention are in no wise permitted. — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Heir to your own karma doesn't mean 'You get what you deserve.' I think it means 'You get what you get.' Bad things happen to… — Sylvia Boorstein
I'm feeling alright, I am pretty happy with it. I was trying to catch her, around 37k my calf started to cramp on me a… — Lanni Marchant
Religions are tough. Either they make no contentions which are subject to disproof or they quickly redesign doctrine after disproof. ... near the core of… — Carl Sagan
It's my contention that there is no sincere path a human being can take without breaking his or her heart...so it can be a lovely,… — David Whyte
I wish to boast that Pygmalion has been an extremely successful play all over Europe and North America as well as at home. It is… — George Bernard Shaw
My market value increases with every outside critisism. Therefore, the frequently raised contention that I am the most highly critisized mountaineer does not disturb me… — Reinhold Messner
To rid the world of aggression and contention is the purpose of Aikido — Morihei Ueshiba
Despite the variety of my explorations, throughout it all it has been my contention that my responsibility as an artist is to work, to sing… — Carrie Mae Weems
We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Your denomination is not defined by a style. So don’t let style become a point of contention. — Ed Stetzer
The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have — E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Arguments are often like melodramas - they have a predictable beginning, middle, and end. — Gay Hendricks
Where two discourse, if the anger of one rises, he is the wise man who lets the contest fall. — Plutarch
The greatest danger in any argument is that real issues often clouded by superficial ones, that momentary passions may obscure permanent realities. — Mary Ellen Chase
The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathies with their just feelings. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges from a hostile… — Ezra Taft Benson
One of my most precious possessions is my memory of a home in which love was supreme, in which I cannot recall ever a cross… — David O. McKay
The family as an institution today is beset on all sides. Conflicts within the family are critical and often damaging. Contention puts heavy strain on… — Marvin J. Ashton
One of the most fruitless, irritating wastes in the world is arguing-the contentious, endless kind of arguing that is akin to quarreling, and causes feuding… — Richard L. Evans
How damaging is a habit that permits faultfinding, character assassination, and the sharing of malicious rumors! Gossip and caustic comments often create chains of contention. — Marvin J. Ashton
Blessings upon all that hate contention, and love quietnesse, and vertue, and Angling. — Izaak Walton

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