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

The captain shook her head - not in disagreement, but wonder. She glanced at Ariq. We'll do this all for free if you let us see inside that thing. — Meljean Brook

What I can give is not necessary what you will get but along our disagreements we will find some alternate ways. — Santosh Kalwar

You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place. — Criss Jami

The growth of knowledge depends entirely upon disagreement. — Karl Popper

The agreement or disagreement or its sense with reality constitutes its truth or falsity. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

Parenthood is the passing of a baton, followed by a lifelong disagreement as to who dropped it. — Robert Breault

Barack Obama and I have an honest disagreement on the issue of abortion. — Bob Casey Jr.

Two things I've learned: 1) you simply cannot change someone's mind on certain issues and 2) some issues are so important you cannot stop trying to. — J.S.B. Morse

[Y]ou [man] are fool enough, it seems, to dare to war with [woman=] me, when for your faithful ally you might win me easily. — Aristophanes

The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement. — Christopher Hitchens

Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results. — Brandon Sanderson

It is never just disagreement but always intellectual dishonesty that is the apologist's worst enemy. And its apprentice is ignorance. — Criss Jami

I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you. — Anthony Bourdain

Managing dissent is about recognizing the value of disagreement, discord and difference. — Noreena Hertz

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. — Mahatma Gandhi

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement. — E.B. White

A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line. — Colin Quinn

Most of the serious disagreement I get comes through email or social media, where people are more comfortable. — Roxane Gay

Healthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way. — Donald L. Carcieri

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. — Clifford Geertz

Has a disagreement with an employer ever led to dismemberment or disemboweling? — Heidi Schulz

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing — Lord Acton

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

Transcending divisiveness is one of the dreams of centrists, as if disagreement were a bad habit rather than fundamental to politics. — Doug Henwood

The fake giggle is not that bad."
My friend grunted in disagreement. "It sounds like Miss Piggy has a machine gun stuck in her throat. — Samantha Young

We cannot force others to behave differently if they disagree with us. But if we change what we are saying or doing, they may respond differently. — Nabil N. Jamal

There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people — Ray Dalio

Agreement is made more precious by disagreement. — Publilius Syrus

Our friendship will weather the current disagreement as well, to grow even stronger in the future. — Benjamin Netanyahu

Agreement on disagreement is at least an agreement. — Ben Tolosa

Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words. — Alfred Korzybski

Most disagreements are the result of faulty assumptions. — Geoff Tate

Without ignorance or disagreement all conversation would be boring. — Josh Steimle

It is certainly impossible to lose respect if you lose out of some stupid discussions. — Michael Bassey Johnson

I was a complete ass." -Nate

"Ah. You and I finally agree." -Reggie — J. Kowallis

There are still substantial areas of disagreement, .. you simply have to look at the public statements to see there is a significant gap. — David Trimble

I will never compromise Truth for the sake of getting along with people who can only get along when we agree. — D.R. Silva

We must be ever courteous and patient with those who do not see eye to eye with us. We must resolutely refuse to consider our opponents as enemies. — Mahatma Gandhi

De Bono argues that the West's tradition of settling disagreement by debate or argument is an example of overreliance on logic. — Steve Volk

The prevailing attitude of the speakers was one of heavy disagreement with a number of things which the reader had not said. — Ronald Knox

I think there can be some disagreement as to whether Kerry really won Wisconsin or not. — Scott McCallum

Disagreement is a rare achievement, and most of what is called disagreement is simply confusion. — John Courtney Murray

Because there is such disagreement among the learned about these abstruse matters, we will consider them no further. — Thomas Pyles

You can never be annoyed by anyone when you are just alone, insults comes from being too familiar even with the most respectful persons. — Michael Bassey Johnson

Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints. — Timothy Keller

As uncomfortable as it might be, I refuse to let the comfort of being agreed with suffocate my opinions. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I am not looking for intelligent disagreement any longer ... What I am looking for is intelligent agreement. — Ayn Rand

It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world. — Criss Jami

To leave a man's ego bigger, retweet him. To leave his faculty of reasoning better, challenge his tweet. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

People shouldn't argue about how old the Earth is, they should be concerned with how much longer it will last. — K.R. Royal

Disagreement is something normal. — Dalai Lama

It was very unfortunate that Allah's Apostle was prevented from writing that statement for them because of their disagreement and noise. — Muhammad Al-Bukhari

He who cannot put his thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of dispute. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Just as war is freedom's cost, disagreement is freedom's privilege. — William J. Clinton

Disagreement may be the shortest cut between two minds. — Khalil Gibran

When enemies, the intellect and the heart only see one another as the hater and the fool. — Criss Jami

When liberals clamor for 'diversity,' they don't necessarily mean they are ready to tolerate actual disagreement. — Joseph Sobran

The best practice is to be around people who absolutely disagree. Grace in conflict is a study in love. — Bryant McGill

The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker. — Criss Jami

Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it. — Maimonides

I had disagreements with all my neighbors about my dogs. I had a disagreement with myself about my dogs. They were noisy. — John McAfee

I like disagreement because it forces both sides to question their own opinions and why they feel that way. — Sam Hunt

The Wisdom is old, the Koran is old, the Bible is old. Disagreements? Work 'em out. — Paul Simon

The greatest tragedy of mankind," Dalio says, "comes from the inability of people to have thoughtful disagreement to find out what's true." Through — Adam M. Grant

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. — Mildred Aldrich

One can expect an agreement between philosophers sooner than between clocks. — Seneca.

Argument need not be heated; it can be punctuated with courteous smiles - or sympathetic tears. — J. Sidlow Baxter

Our common humanity can bridge any prior expanse of disagreement between us. — Carmine Savastano

Have I lost Emma entirely? Did I throw away everything I ever wanted with one
disagreement? — Anna Banks

It is a myth to think that sometimes creative disagreement doesn't necessarily produce a better result. — Gavid Hood

The best words for resolving a disagreement are, "I could be wrong; I often am." It's true. — Brian Tracy

I do not understand this man," [Tempi] said. "Is he attempting to buy sex with me? Or does he wish to fight? — Patrick Rothfuss

Eye blocking is a very powerful display of consternation, disbelief, or disagreement. — Joe Navarro

Disagreement produces debate but dissent produces dissension. — Daniel J. Boorstin

Friends have disagreements sometimes but they don't dwell on the disagreement, they always find a way to dismantle the tension and move on. — Euginia Herlihy

You must be able to say "I understand," before you can say "I agree," or "I disagree," or "I suspend judgment. — Mortimer J. Adler

Couples with children may argue more, the author suggests, because children are a reminder of just how crucial our choices are. — Jennifer Senior

Clocks in disagreement are worse than no clock at all. — David Mitchell

Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle. — George R R Martin

[Spielberg and I] had a disagreement over what God was ... He thought God was Stephen Spielberg, but that thought had never occurred to me. — Joe Haldeman

Honest people can disagree on policy. But where there can be no honest disagreement is the need to change our nation's debt course. — Jeff Sessions

To be successful, we need everyone to think independently and work through disagreement to decide what's best. — Ray Dalio

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

The widest point of disagreement between two intelligent people who can talk to each other is where there is the most to be learned. — Brett Ashton

In any disagreement, I believe both parties are 50% wrong. Taking responsibility for your part fixes most issues. — L.R.W. Lee

There is no force in high school more powerful than one person's blunt disagreement. — Francesca Zappia

Contradiction is the perfect evidence, he (Lincoln) thought, of human fallibility. — Elton Trueblood

The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves. — Eric Hoffer

I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said. — Arlen Specter

This inability to engage in debate or handle disagreement is becoming the calling card of the left. — Kirsten Powers

If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end. — Al-Ghazali

Their mutual gravitational attraction will ultimately cause them to collapse inward, in manifest disagreement with an apparently static universe. — Lawrence M. Krauss

Just the other day I witnessed a disagreement between a waiter and a customer over whether the coffee he served her was a cappuccino or a latte. — Gloria Furman

Unfortunately we did not attend Voltaire's dictum to define our terms before we began. The result was disagreement on all issues. — James Aldridge

Writers should provoke disagreement. — V.S. Naipaul

Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority. — Vic Snyder

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. — S.G. Tallentyre

It's easy to be friends with when shares the same opinions. — Alexandre Dumas

I have no disagreement with the aims of anti-vivisectionists. — Peter Baynham