Contentious Quotes

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Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come. — Thomas Carlyle
When you take comprehensive, then we're dealing with certain issues like full citizenship ... And whatever else we disagree on, I think we would agree… — Herbert Spencer
This truth may be handled either sinfully or profitably; sinfully as when it is treated on only to satisfy curiosity, and to keep up a… — Anthony Burgess
But to proceed in this reconciling project with regard to the question of liberty and necessity; the most contentious question of metaphysics, the most contentious… — David Hume
On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the… — Sun Tzu
Ours is supposed to be a government in which classes and distinctions melt into a harmonious whole. Until we reach this ideal of government, we… — Timothy Thomas Fortune
What you saw was the people of New York having a debate, talking through these issues. It was contentious; it was emotional; but, ultimately, they… — Barack Obama
Dare to contend without being contentious. Preserve the truth without hurting people. Love and be charitable. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I like playing on this team. We actually been doin' real good. Got a different mix here. Most important thing is you gotta keep pickin'… — Mickey Rivers
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. — Zhuangzi
What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems . . .The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard dissent… — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Aristotle... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious and well nigh useless. — Francis Bacon
Aikido is the principle of non-resistance. Because it is non-resistant, it is victorious from the beginning. Those with evil intentions or contentious thoughts are instantly… — Morihei Ueshiba
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
...in the eyes of her oldest friends and colleagues and extended family, she wasn't a painfully thin seventy-five-year-old gray haired woman dying of cancer- she… — Will Schwalbe
Condoleezza Rice was confirmed by a vote of 85, 13, despite a contentious but futile protest vote by democrats. By the way, for a fun… — Jon Stewart
Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste. — Edie Brickell
My parents divorced when I was young but I was brought up in two really loving households. I didn't have a contentious relationship with my… — Matt Damon
I don't even like playing a contentious role. — Jim DeMint
The good news is you can get a lot of information off the Internet for free and in a hurry. But I think the breaking… — William J. Clinton

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