Quotes About Disagreement

On the PLO : "I agree on the P, I agree on the O, I don't agree on the L

Reasonable, smart people disagree about what will happen in the future—in part because nobody can see the future.

Orion loved argument just as much as I did, and we would shout at each other; quarrel violently, and continue to like each other. During

Classical philosophy holds that perpetual agreement with another person is incompatible with friendship. Because no two people can possibly agree on everything, someone who never expresses disagreement with you is acting insincerely - and true friendship requires sincerity above almost everything else.

We are scared little mammals with millions of years of evolution telling us to scurry away from anything or anyone who threatens our well-being, but outrage culture gives us a script that we can follow: simply adopt a sneering, angry tone and repeat all of the talking points from our favorite blog or radio show while insisting that anyone who disagrees is crazy, stupid, or evil.

You are a terrible human being," Daphne croaked. "Woof!" the dog agreed.

The role of democracy is not to banish disagreement but rather to prevent political disagreements from devolving into armed conflict.

we receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us; whereas the very reverse is required by every dictate of common sense.

Groupthink is the term Irving Janis coined for this phenomenon: the kind of flawed group dynamics that lets bad ideas go unchallenged by questions and disagreement and that can sometimes yield disastrous outcomes.

When most people come to believe the same thing, large gaps open up between price and value.

El mayor desafío al que nos vamos a enfrentar en los próximos diez, quince o veinte años es el de retomar la senda de una conversación cívica en la que, si yo digo que esto es una silla, todos estamos de acuerdo en que es una silla. Podemos discrepar sobre si es una buena silla, sobre si deberíamos cambiarla o no, sobre si queremos moverla hacia aquí o hacia allí, pero no podemos decir que es un elefante.

A majority of this country opposes this war, a majority of this country never voted for this administration.

I remember having to do a monthly progress report when I worked under Andy. I used the word 'corroborate' and he sent me a note, saying there's no such word. 'You mean "collaborate," ' he wrote. I responded with my own note and told him, ' "Corroborate" is a legitimate word.' "He sent back one final note that said, ' "Bastard" is a legitimate word, too.

Homelessness advocates often level serious charges at people who disagree with their view of the problem and the solution. In the early 1990s, a Harvard sociologist who wrote a book on homelessness noted, "those who see the homeless as passive victims of circumstances beyond their control often react to [the evidence of service refusal] with a mixture of fury and disbelief.

Want to guarantee nasty conflicts? Take a word with multiple, fuzzy, definitions, force people to strike an agreement on it, attach large amounts of money to it, and then watch them fight about it a year or two later.

Obstinacy and contention are common qualities, most appearing in, and best becoming, a mean and illiterate soul.

We already know that when two don't agree, they can't walk together. Opens the door to confusion.

The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.

Two people may suffer the same disappointment, one might be saddened, the other understanding. Two people may receive the same insult, one might be hurt, and the other compassionate. Two people may have the same disagreement, one might be angered, the other feel love. How you react to circumstances, people and things, IS A CHOICE, YOUR CHOICE... based on YOUR use of compassion, understanding and love.

the strength of a democracy is not how well we agree but how well we disagree.

If all who love one another were of the same opinion, living would be monotonous, and conversation flabby. So cheer up. You are content. All me to be.

At this point in the course, everyone in the room despised Akiko, but suddenly he admired her courage to think so differently and to suggest such a difficult truth. He felt lucky to be at a university and not in most other settings, where the person in charge was always right. Nevertheless, until he really listened to Akiko disagree with the professor, he had not thought for himself fully, and it had never occurred to him to disagree in public.

You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say it's acid in the face—who will love them now?

However, you should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say it's acid in the face—who will love them now?