Quotes About Disagreement

Galileo did not want to agree. He never wanted to agree; agreeing was something other people did, with him, after they had disagreed.

Where there is faction, there is conflict; where there is conflict, there is anger. And anger distorts judgment.

When Sabine parted her lips to argue, Lanthe said, "This baby bird's gotta fly, sis." "Great," Sabine drawled. "She's already speaking in avian metaphors.

If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.

Reason bases its decisions on evidence available to everyone, and allows people to disagree when evidence is lacking. Religion will never do that.

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.

It is evident as a matter of logic that, since they (world religions) disagree, not more than one of them can be true.

No great advance has been made in science, politics, or religion without controversy.

In art, religion, and politics the respect must be mutual, no matter how violent the disagreement.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

Don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with.

Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.

Respect only has meaning as respect for those with whom I do not agree.

I respect you too much to respect your ridiculous ideas.

There is an attitude in the culture that says that everybody is entitled to their opinion. You got to respect their opinion. No, you damn well haven't got to respect their opinion.

Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.

You don't respect my religion. I don't respect your outfit.

Criticism is just someone's opinion you don't agree with!

I respect a lot of people I don't agree with.

To respect Louis Farrakhan, we must understand, is simply to agree with him... If dissent is now also to be thought of as a form of 'dissing,' then we have indeed succumbed to the thought police.

I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.

It was always disconcerting to discover that you shared opinions with someone you had no respect for.

disagreement based on LEGITIMATE IJTIHAD which does not create DISCORD or DISUNITY is a BLESSING for the UMMAH and an enrichment of ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE. Objective disagreement in itself poses no threat if it is coupled with TOLERANCE and is free of FANATICISM, ACCUSATIONS, and NARROW-MINDEDNESS.

Nobody is ever misunderstood at a fireside; he may only be disagreed with.