Disagreements Quotes
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It does not signify disagreement with Roe v. Wade. (Quote by - Arlen Specter)
A long dispute means that both parties are wrong. (Quote by - François-Marie Arouet )
To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute. (Quote by - Aristotle )
The thrust of this lawsuit is just a disagreement by the SHDC with the administrative decisions that have been made by the SHA basically in connection with its operation and management of federal funds under HUD rules. One of those decisions (was) that there had been so many rule violations and so much difficulty dealing with the SHDC the decision was made to terminate Housing Assistance Program contracts. (Quote by - John Kelly)
If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about. AJ Meade (Quote by - AJ Meade )
Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded. However, they are indispensable when you don't want to do anything. (Quote by - John Kenneth Galbraith)
Just as war is freedom's cost, disagreement is freedom's privilege. (Quote by - Bill Clinton)
It turns out this kind of disagreement is not uncommon. There`s always a distinction between intelligence and interpretation, ... The interpretation is often influenced by ideology. Jonathan Tucker (Quote by - Jonathan Tucker )
I just had a few disagreements. That's all there is to it. But that's the way the game goes sometimes. We just have to collect ourselves and be ready to go today. (Quote by - Jack Leggett)
There is somewhat of a difference about the stimulus, the need for stimulus, and in that there is reasonable disagreement. The president will err on the side of helping those who look for work. (Quote by - Ari Fleischer)
I love my fellow creatures -- I do all the good I can -- yet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man! (Quote by - W. S. Gilbert)
To disagree, one doesn''t have to be disagreeable. (Quote by - Barry Morris Goldwater)
But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing him a little of the disgust which his personality excites in ourselves. (Quote by - George Eliot )
Friendship that insists on agreement on all matters is not worth the name. Friendship to be real must ever sustain the weight of honest differences, however sharp they be. (Quote by - Mohandas K. Gandhi )
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic. (Quote by - Bertrand Russell )
There may be disagreements on policy, but no one can disagree with the fact that we have extraordinarily brave, competent and dedicated individuals in the armed forces, serving in both Afghanistan and Iraq. (Quote by - Tom Vilsack)
If Russia is prepared to run the risk of cutting off supplies to its neighbors if they have a disagreement, how reliable are they as a supplier? You have to ask the question. (Quote by - William Ramsay)
It is true that our two governments have economic and political disagreements, but the coordination and work done together have helped overcome the differences. (Quote by - Craig Stapleton)
If two men on a job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless. (Quote by - Darryl F. Zanuck)
When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us. (Quote by - Sidney J. Harris)
I explained to everybody there.. that whatever agreements or disagreements they discussed, it means nothing [officially]. (Quote by - Johney Gibson)
The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know. (Quote by - Napoleon Bonaparte)
Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. (Quote by - Dean Acheson)
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens, then everybody disagrees. (Quote by - Boris Marshalov)
In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity. (Quote by - Alexander The Great)
We don't have a disagreement about the fact that this has to be done. (Quote by - Robert Butler)
Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason; if with reason, then they establish the principle that they are laboring to dethrone: but if they argue without reason (which, in order to be consistent with themselves they must do), they are out of reach of rational conviction, nor do they deserve a rational argument. (Quote by - Ethan Allen )
Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise. (Quote by - James Surowiecki)
The scholar without good breeding is a nitpicker; the philosopher a cynic; the soldier a brute and everyone else disagreeable. (Quote by - Lord Chesterfield)
Never take the anti-intellectual side in an argument. You'll find that most of the people who applaud you will be people you hate. (Quote by - Kenneth Tynan )
There was shouting. There was hostility during the deliberation. There was adamant disagreement, but ultimately everyone respected everyone else's point of view. (Quote by - Greg Rosenblum)
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. (Quote by - Oliver Wendell Holmes)
And it's not surprising that there should be disagreement - it'd be a little surprising if there was complete consensus on any foreign policy issue. (Quote by - Mitchell Reiss)
I don`t feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field. Alan Loewenstein (Quote by - Alan Loewenstein )
The last thing we ever wanted was for this disagreement to end up in litigation. (Quote by - Robert Witt)
Cruel is the strife of brothers. (Quote by - Aristotle )
Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)
There are still substantial areas of disagreement, .. you simply have to look at the public statements to see there is a significant gap. (Quote by - David Trimble)
We cleared up some disagreements. (Quote by - Juergen Klinsmann)
For as the interposition of a rivulet, however small, will occasion the line of the phalanx to fluctuate, so any trifling disagreement will be the cause of seditions. (Quote by - Aristotle)
We came out flat early. I called a timeout and had a little disagreement with them. They got themselves motivated and started playing better defense. The defense in the second and third quarter was just phenomenal. (Quote by - Chris Tibbits)
Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words. Alfred Korzybski (Quote by - Alfred Korzybski )
Sometimes even the closest of families has a little squabble, a little disagreement about exactly how to proceed, but the best thing to do when you have that disagreement within the family is you talk it out, you work it out and you stay together, and that's what we've done here today. (Quote by - Trent Lott)
The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands. (Quote by - Alexandria Penney)
There's strong disagreement between the two sides. (Quote by - Superintendent Rod Martin)
Those who profess to favour freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder & lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. (Quote by - Frederick Douglass )
We were never going to be able at this G8 to resolve the disagreement over Kyoto, nor to renegotiate a set of targets for countries in place of the Kyoto Protocol. (Quote by - Tony Blair)
I am certainly disappointed. It just boils down to a disagreement with the application of the criteria. I wanted a fair hearing on the matter and it was the process recommended by the USOC. I think I had a fair hearing and I respect the arbitrator's decision. (Quote by - Chris Klug)
We think, in some areas, she provided erroneous testimony that is in disagreement with the president's testimony, and particularly in specific areas having to do with the grand jury. (Quote by - Gregory Craig)
When the omniscient disagree, it is difficult to know whom to believe. (Quote by - Shantarakshita )
Yes, we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable. (Quote by - J. Martin Kohe)
I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is: ‘What are they in a position to do about it?' (Quote by - William S. Burroughs )
It is inconceivable that a relationship this large, various, complex and deep, would not occasionally have rough spots and disagreements. (Quote by - Bill Clinton)
A danger sign of the lapse from true skepticism in to dogmatism is an inability to respect those who disagree. (Quote by - Leonard George )
On the other hand, simple disagreement about whether it's an appropriate issue for the public to see would not strike me as a very compelling governmental interest. (Quote by - John Roberts)
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid — in which case all comment is superfluous — or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem. (Quote by - Miguel de Unamuno )
A marketplace is not the pace for a husband and wife to argue. However long the night may last, there will be a morning. Daylight follows a dark night.. (Quote by - African Proverb)
It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you. (Quote by - Tony Benn)
There are still some points of disagreement we need to iron out. (Quote by - Steve Reilly)
We had a lot of disagreements. We're both very strong, very aggressive personalities. But he was still the head coach. Our brother relationship had to sometimes stop and he became the head coach, my boss. (Quote by - Mike Stoops)
I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them. (Quote by - Herbert Henry Lehman)
We will have a vote, and it will be a fair vote, ... It will happen in a nice, congenial way, or it could happen after a lot of conflict and disagreement. But it will happen. Anthony Byett (Quote by - Anthony Byett )
There was a disagreement between the boys and their parents, and (the boys) decided to run away. (Quote by - Cindy Beavers)
Just had a few disagreements, that's all there is to it. (Quote by - Jack Leggett)
In a false quarrel there is no true valor. (Quote by - William Shakespeare )
If the man doesn't believe as we do, we say he is a crank, and that settles it. I mean, it does nowadays, because now we can't burn him. (Quote by - Mark Twain )
In general, those who came to the open house were not in disagreement with our recommendations. At the open house the only issue where people were really divided was size limits and that really just mirrors our feelings (as a committee) on this. (Quote by - Steve Jacobson)
The humble are in danger when those in power disagree. (Quote by - Phaedrus)
When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit. (Quote by - Ayn Rand)
A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with. (Quote by - Kenneth A. Wells)
There was disagreement about tax policies and the need for further stimulus was at issue. O'Neill felt there was no more need for stimulus and it would have been difficult to get a tax package together without unanimity. (Quote by - Ned Riley)
This event arises out of a verbal disagreement between a husband and wife. Whether or not that's disorderly conduct or really a criminal manner, that's difficult to understand. I do think this is a situation where a private, at-home dispute may have been developed by the district attorney's office as something more. (Quote by - Marc Hammer)
I am not looking for intelligent disagreement any longer.... What I am looking for is intelligent agreement. (Quote by - Ayn Rand)
I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at. (Quote by - Frank Moore Colby)
He doesn't feel it is a constitutional crisis. It is a disagreement that he will work to resolve. (Quote by - Dan Hopkins)
It would be regrettable if such a letter was sent, particularly if it provoked disagreement between member states. (Quote by - Peter Power)
Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. (Quote by - Mahatma Gandhi)
It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement. Paul Harris (Quote by - Paul Harris )
Thinking is not to agree or disagree. That is voting. (Quote by - Robert Frost)
If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along -- whether it be business, family relations, or life itself. (Quote by - Bernard Meltzer)
You know, the mayor is a very complex individual, and he and I have had some very sharp public disagreements, .. But he's a case study in how to maximize your power and authority, whether others like it or not. (Quote by - Matt Stone)
We have had serious disagreement in recent months, .. I am not going to paper over it and pretend it didn't occur. It did occur and we will work our way through that. (Quote by - Colin Powell)
I don't necessarily agree with everything I say. (Quote by - Marshall McLuhan )
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement. (Quote by - E. B. White)
There was no real disagreement as to subsistence, .. It was essential that the treaty be upheld in full, that there was no question whatever of going against any provision of the treaty, and in particular that Mr. Duisenberg having made it clear that he did not desire to serve the full term of eight years, that the decision as to when he goes is his and his decision alone. (Quote by - Tony Blair)
We have so many disagreements, I know you're not going to take me at my word on anything. (Quote by - Sean Berkowitz)
We're having a little disagreement. What I want is a big church wedding with bridesmaids and flowers and a no-expense-spared reception, and what he wants is to break off our engagement. (Quote by - Sally Poplin)
Difference in opinion does not constitute animosity. (Quote by - W K Neoh )
Do you have any disagreements with Case's statement?. (Quote by - John Warden)
You don't hold a grudge because you have a disagreement with the shortstop. You're professional and you have to approach your job that way. We're all grown men. We should be able to settle our differences. (Quote by - Woody Williams)
The challenges we are facing are not difficult and it is possible to solve them. The basic disagreements have been solved and we've passed the steps that we used to think were almost impossible. (Quote by - Alaa Makki)
I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheque Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)
What is a highway to one is a disaster to the other. (Quote by - Mevlana Jelalu'ddin Rumi)
I've never seen an operation that was more coordinated, fewer arguments and disagreements between Austin and New Hampshire. (Quote by - Charles Bass)
There isn't as much disagreement as everyone thinks. (Quote by - Assemblyman Richard Merkt)
I am also one who is in Disagreement with both the definition of Open Source and of The Free Software fondation the body who are certifying software as such , the fact that the words Andy O`Brien (Quote by - Andy O`Brien )
Of course, there were huge disagreements in the arguments of military intervention, .. There is no point at the moment on focusing on those disagreements. (Quote by - Chris Patten)
In a dynamic situation where things are always happening everyday, there are agreements and disagreements, but you carry on. If somebody feels that they have had enough, and it's time they look for something else, you have got to understand this. (Quote by - Ken Gordon)
I think it's fair to say we have a rather major disagreement on this point. (Quote by - Christopher Hill)
She's entitled to her opinion, .. We just have fundamental disagreements. (Quote by - John McCain)
This disagreement that has been happening has been affecting the volunteer area. (Quote by - Linda Turner)
I told him, 'Daddy had a disagreement with the coach and that he respects the coach and listens to the coach. (Quote by - Eric Snow)
The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves. (Quote by - Eric Hoffer)
I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said. (Quote by - Arlen Specter)
The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate. (Quote by - John Keats)
We later learned that he got into a disagreement in this city and was stabbed. (Quote by - Christopher Reed)
Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable. (Quote by - Augustine Birrell)
Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing. (John Dalberg Acton)
We can know a lot by (Adams') friends and his loyalty to them, .. In the face of political disagreements and eccentricities, it's an inspiring example of how much friends can mean in life. (Quote by - David McCullough)
To shoot a man because one disagrees with his interpretation of Darwin or Hegel is a sinister tribute to the supremacy of ideas in human affairs -- but a tribute nevertheless. (Quote by - George Steiner)
Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. (Quote by - William James )
Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors. (Quote by - Henry James)
They came across this medical chart; they had a question about it; they requested that it be sent on for review, and there is a disagreement between the reviewer and the treating physician. Arthur C. Martinez (Quote by - Arthur C. Martinez )
Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects. (Quote by - John Kenneth Galbraith)
From what we can tell, this is nothing more than a reasonable disagreement among reasonable people. (Quote by - Craig Moffett)
Truth is disputable, not human taste. (Quote by - David Hume)
Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)
Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences. (Quote by - Andre Gide)
It's still going to be contentious on roads where there's disagreement on historic and current use of roads. (Quote by - Dan Domenico)
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements. (Quote by - Elizabeth II)
Perhaps it is of more value to infuriate philosophers than to go along with them. (Quote by - Wallace Stevens )
