Famous Quotes & Sayings

Now people are arguing with him about who he is and what he represents,

Sam Mendes

Obviously, there's a good bit of irony to that scene, ... A lot of what began in that first war (in 1991) can be extrapolated to what we're seeing today. I think those remain issues we should be talking about, even arguing about.

From what I've seen all year, that hasn't been called. It's a two-minute at best. That's the consistency factor. It's a two-minute call in every other game. Then Shawn Williams gets a two and a 10 for arguing and that hasn't been called all year.

I don't think people are arguing about security.

Peter Jackson

I have greatly enjoyed my collaborations with Howard Shore, whose musical themes made immeasurable contributions to 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, ... During the last few weeks, Howard and I came to realize that we had differing creative aspirations for the score of 'King Kong.' Rather than waste time arguing with a friend and trying to unify our points of view, we decided amicably to let another composer score the film. I'm looking forward to working with James Newton Howard, a composer whose work I've long admired, and I thank Howard Shore, whose talent is surpassed only by his graciousness.

Katsuya Okada

I did what I had to do, but it was frustrating that we were never really arguing on the same plane. I wanted to debate policy.

C. S. Lewis

By the very act of arguing, you awake the patient's reason; and once it is awake, who can foresee the result?

Dan Brown

One could argue that there exist certain questions that are best left unanswered.

Chuck Klosterman

Mostly, we argued about who which of us was better at arguing, and particularly about who had won the previous argument.

Amos Bronson Alcott

Many are those who can argue; few are those who can converse

Cyril Connolly

Poets arguing about modern poetry: jackals snarling over a dried-up well.

Dalton McGuinty

I would also argue... that we are, by inclination and in terms of our history, we are small 'l' liberals, we Canadians.

He didn't do much arguing of the case, but probably did a lot of the research. And then, for the Supreme Court, he even had his train ticket, but was told not to go. It must have been crushing.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

I was the first businessman to say, 'You should give tax benefit to only small companies. You should say your profits are exempt to a limit of Rs. 50 crore or so, but beyond that, you should pay taxes.' I have been arguing with successive finance ministers on this.

He's arguing that the limit may be starting to be reached as foreign investors avoid an over concentration of their portfolios' in dollars, but that the impact would likely not be traumatic.

It could be midnight and we're still arguing about a fifth-rounder. It's a labor of love. We all have passion for it and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

John Humphrys

It contributes to it. What do you think politics is, if not arguing about principles?

Oliver Goldsmith

There is no arguing with Johnson; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it

Robert Frost

There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

There is no group arguing that the Fed has gone too far. There is a broad consensus that if the data shows rising operating rates, further moves will be needed.

Eugenie Scott

When they say 'teach the controversy' their ringing phrase they want us to pretend to students that scientists are arguing whether evolution took place. This argument is not taking place.

Brian Ferneyhough

I am certainly not arguing for the de facto autonomy of the individual work, even though there is much to be said for making the attempt to see it in that light as one facet of the reception process.

Domhnall Gleeson

Doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong - if I'm hungry or hot, I'm probably arguing with someone about something. Especially if that someone is rude.

Frank Robinson

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.

Ted Stevens

Unfortunately, clinically depressed. I've been told that, because I've just been at this too long, 24 years arguing to get Congress to keep its word. I'm really getting to the point where I'm taking on people even in my own party that do things that I don't think is fair. You get to that point where you're challenging your colleagues -- that's not exactly good. I really am very, very disturbed.

Frank Robinson

To me that isn't arguing balls and strikes, is it?

Too often in the past, Tony Blair has gone to Washington and instead of pressing the British case or British arguments, he has effectively done what the president asked him to do and forgotten that he should be arguing Britain's corner.

We don't call it discussing Talmud; we call it arguing Talmud.

People aren't arguing about the third quarter, they're arguing about what is going to happen now.

Robert Scoble

Over at Barb Bowman, she's arguing that we should turn off Facebook's tracking of ads. I totally disagree; those trackers make newsfeed filtering work better and potentially could help bring me better ads, which improves my life.

Janet Reno

Larry Mackey is an experienced trial lawyer and an accomplished leader whose skills were instrumental to preparing and arguing the government's case in the first Oklahoma City bombing trial, ... The trial team is in very good hands.

I think even before Katrina I would have been through. I would have been arguing to pause, if I were still there.

is a really good lawyer, arguing really bad facts.