#controversy

Bitter people are not interested in what you say, but what you hide. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#controversy #enemies #fools #issues #motives

Taxonomy is described sometimes as a science and sometimes as an art, but really it’s a battleground. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#taxonomy #art

I don't see how you can write anything of value if you don't offend someone. ↗

— Marvin Harris

#controversy #value #writing #art

The first ingredient to being wrong is to claim that you are right. Geniuses have a knack for raising new questions. Hence by the public they are either admired for their creativity or, even more commonly so, detested for disturbing the daily peace of mind. ↗

— Criss Jami

#challenge #challenger #changes #controversy #creativity

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good ↗

— Ezra Pound

#courage #criticism #intellectuals #opinion #taboos

Bring on the controversy. I write real life. It's harsh and sometimes gritty, but it's real. Why should we tip toe around that? ↗

— Shandy L. Kurth

#banned-books #controversy #reading #writing #life

I always ask myself one question: what is human? What does it mean to be human? Maybe people will consider my new films brutal again. But this violence is just a reflection of what they really are, of what is in each one of us to certain degree. ↗

— Kim Ki-duk

#controversy #horror #human #human-nature #oriental

I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of grey. ↗

— Jeffrey Archer

#birth

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#any #controversy #either #impartial #perceive

I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing controversy over campaign financing. ↗

— James L. Buckley

#controversy #current #debates #educate #financing