Joe Posnanski Quotes

There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.

There are three sides to every argument. Yours. The other guy's. And the right side.

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.

Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.

I think, in general, it's better not to respond to reviews of your work.

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

Writers should provoke disagreement.

When people agree with you, they'll just like it and keep it moving, but when people don't agree with you, that's when they come for your whole neck.

There is nothing more amusing than when two people known for being non-objective argue over objectivity. This is the summation of Keith Olbermann vs. Ted Koppell.

When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.

I was trained as journalist never to use the word 'I,' never to put my own opinion there. In fact, if you had a dollar or a euro for every time I use the word 'I,' you would be a poor person. But this is not true in general. I like the idea of being able to stand away and make a judgement.

I hesitate to get into the gutter with this guy.

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

I am used to controversies.

Critics should be looked at simply as commentators.

I think as you get older, you realize there's always going to be critics. Critics are going to win every time because they can change their critique based on the stats and their own personal feelings.

I can open up any can of worms and get people upset.

Every time another review comes out I let out a deep breath.

Controversy is always a beautiful thing. I love controversy and I try to fan it as much as I can without having my husband's head pop off!

It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.

I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews.

I don't want to make videos where people are always happy and they're agreeing. It's boring! Do something where people can talk about it.

It has been one of my difficulties, in arguing this question out of doors with friends or strangers, that I rarely find any intelligible agreement as to the object of the war.

I think any List of Best X creates arguments and people saying 'You listed that rubbish?' That's what lists like this are for.