M.I.A. Quotes

We can calm down our argument a little so that we can learn what it is that we are actually arguing about.

He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

There's always merit to having a debate.

Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.

Hold on. It’s not a fight. It’s a discussion.

I must remind the right honorable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.

I can't force people to agree with me.

At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.

Argument is to me the air I breathe.

Finished things cease to be a shelter for the spirit; but work in progress is a delight.

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as it is generally in books the worst sort of reading.

Debate is the death of conversation.

Many can argue - not many converse.

Argument is the worst sort of conversation.

One can always debate questions back and forth.

Debate is so much better than denial.

The brave view is that talking it out helps work it out. Maybe the realistic view is that talking it out inflames the issues further. But that is America, especially these days.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

I'm a talker. I love a good debate.

I never discuss discussions.

Dialogue means debates and everyone's point of view.

Arguments, like children, should be like the subject that begets them.