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• We should not let our response to the people who disagree with us be dictated by what they say about us or even how they treat people we care for. There has to be a chance that we can find love.

  William J. Clinton

  Confusion, People, Childhood

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• Many of the liberal people tend to say, "Well, the solution is government." I couldn't disagree more. The government cannot solve the problem and never will. I believe the solution to these problems is the church and that the church should be responsible for caring for the sick, and assisting the poor, and educating.

  Rick Warren

  Believe, Caring, Government

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• What did you see?' he asked then. Nothing,' I told him. 'Because nothing is what you wanted me to see, though the man on the table might disagree.

  Alice Hoffman

  Men, Might, Tables

  Alice Hoffman (2007). “Incantation”, p.34, Hachette UK

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• As Christians we are tempted to make unnecessary concessions to those outside the faith. We give in too much. Now, I don't mean that we should run the risk of making a nuisance of ourselves by witnessing at improper times, but there comes a time when we must show that we disagree.

  C. S. Lewis

  Christian, Running, Mean

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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• I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.

  Simon Baker

  Direct, Ifs

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When the bird and the book disagree, believe the bird.

  John James Audubon

  Believe, Book, Bird

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• The first and most important is to emphasize the enduring nature of the alliance relationship particularly with Europe which does share our values and interests even if it disagrees with us on specific policies.

  Zbigniew Brzezinski

  Europe, Important, Doe

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• When people say that college isn't worthwhile and paying all this money isn't worthwhile, I really disagree. I think those experiences and those classes that may not necessarily seem applicable in the moment end up coming back to you time and time again.

  Kevin Systrom

  Thinking, College, Class

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• Humor can help you to disagree without being disagreeable. The key in democracy is not necessarily that we agree, but that we participate....Despite all the heavy problems- domestic and international- there is humor. Humor transcends partisanship.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Humor, Keys, Democracy

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• Dharma is the Truth that all of existence is. It does not disagree with anything. It is the perception of existence in its purest formlessness.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Perception, Doe

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• If you throw one stone, it’s a punishable offence. If 1,000 stones are thrown, it’s political action. If you set a car on fire, it’s a punishable offence. If hundreds of cars are set on fire, it’s political action. Protest is when I say I don’t agree with something. Resistance is when I ensure that things with which I disagree no longer take place.

  Ulrike Meinhof

  Fire, Car, Political

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• In so much of politics you're not allowed to disagree with what's been agreed.

  Iain Banks

  Interview with Ken Livingstone, www.newstatesman.com.

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• There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.

  Peter Welch

  Motivation, People, Giving

  "Peter Welch rises as liberal voice of reason". www.politico.com.

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• If you think we are going to gain ground by holding the American people hostage, saying that their taxes are at risk, I actually disagree.

  Tom Cole

  Thinking, People, Risk

  "Rep. Cole: I'm not for raising tax rates on anyone". "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. November 28, 2012.

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• I guess I feel very strongly that I disagree with the notion of personalizing history and movements and big events.

  Bernardine Dohrn

  Events, Movement, Bigs

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• I actually did an Agatha Christie monologue for my audition showcase at Guildhall, and that's how I got my agent. Some people said 'ooh it's old hat' and 'too risky'. Some people think she's all about the narrative and thriller aspect at the expense of character and I disagree. I did it anyway and it worked well.

  Thomas Howes

  Character, Thinking, People

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• The rugs that I picked out and the pillows with the little owls, sort of like whimsical throw pillows - I feel like you can never enough whimsical throw pillows in your house, in your life. My husband probably disagrees.

  Busy Philipps

  Husband, House, Owl

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree.

  Dave Mason

  Guy, Politics, Good Guy

  Song: We Just Disagree

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• There is no privilege in restriction. In other words, I disagree with people who say restriction makes you more creative. I think that's a misleading slogan. I might have been more creative without them than with them.

  Asghar Farhadi

  Thinking, People, Creative

  "A Separation's Asghar Farhadi: 'We need the audience to think" by Saeed Kamali Dehghan, www.theguardian.com. July 15, 2011.

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• If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.

  Tana French

  Writing, Character, Views

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• Everybody talks about the entitlement generation. There is no time I'd rather live in than now, and there is no generation I would more entrust the future of this country to than this one. There is a tendency to live in a nostalgic state in this country, and to think that other generations possessed an integrity and a tenacity greater than the generation that is now. I wholeheartedly disagree with that. I believe that this is a group that will rise up to any challenge that comes before them as well as any other generation in America would have done.

  Jon Stewart

  Country, Integrity, Believe

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• Making a film or doing a play are completely different experiences and entirely fulfilling, but completely unique. I also think one complements the other. People often say that theater is about flexing your muscles, and is actually real acting, whereas I sort of disagree.

  Eddie Redmayne

  Real, Unique, Thinking

  "Eddie Redmayne On‘My Week With Marilyn,’ And Which Old Screen Legend He Would Have An Affair With" by Gazelle Emami, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 22, 2011.

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• Ten years ago, it was really difficult for a young actress to walk onto a set and disagree with the director and having that be OK and have a conversation about it and everyone be cool with it.

  Maggie Gyllenhaal

  Years, Directors, Actresses

  "Agant Orange: Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses her co-starring role in the new caper film Criminal". Interview with B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. September 9, 2004.

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• I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their 'wisdom.' I disagree. The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

  John C. Maxwell

  Motivational, Believe, Helping Others

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• The joy of hate reflects people who get off pretending to hate something, or hate you, in order to score political points. I call them the 'tolerati' - you know, a group of people who claim to be tolerant, except when they run into someone who disagrees with them.

  Greg Gutfeld

  Running, Hate, Order

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