Contentious Quotes

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.
Thomas Carlyle

Long, May, Winter

The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime.
Chuck Palahniuk

Politics, American, Lifetime

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious.
Zhuangzi

Great, Wisdom, Petty

I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.
Keanu Reeves

Religion, School, Mean

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
Zhuang Zi

Great, Wisdom, Small

I don't even like playing a contentious role.
Jim DeMint

The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.
Alan Lewis

Work, Game, Two

My parents divorced when I was young but I was brought up in two really loving households. I didn't have a contentious relationship with my mom or dad.
Matt Damon

Mom, Dad, Parents

I have long believed these types of collaborative agreements are a far better approach to federal land management than the contentious battles that too often sidetrack proper resource management.
Michael K. Simpson

Long, Often, Far

Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
Edie Brickell

Mom, True, Made

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