William Hamilton Maxwell Quotes

At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views of the world.

… two men may be as sincere, as earnest, as faithful, as uncompromising, and yet hold opinions far asunder as the poles

It's always interesting to bring scientists together, because they typically have very polarized views.

Defenders see things way different than blockers.

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.

You couldn't find two people more different than my mother and I. There are a thousand things about me that she fought against.

Sure, I've met with people I don't agree with.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.

A number of scientists with greatly different backgrounds can come up with completely different assessments. The discussions or controversies are endless. Once a year, we try to bring the most important discoverers together to exchange their experiences and knowledge.

They didn't get along. Gehrig thought Ruth was a big-mouth, and Ruth thought Gehrig was cheap. They were both right.

I know the pundits don't agree with me.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

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.

The child is pronounced pretty. I think it quite otherwise.

One man's Voltaire is another man's Screech.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

Writers and politicians don't think the same. They define truth differently.

Polls show that Americans are of two minds on many matters.

If all the economists in the world would be laid end to end, they would still point in different directions.

I disagree that I'm on the wrong side. I'm just not on your side.

What a surprise. Economists disagree.

I met Edward Teller. Everything he believed in and stood for was antithetical to what I believed in and stood for. I like running into that in life. I like extreme points of view, a level of commitment - and I certainly love mastery.

Sure, you can argue one way or the other, and I respect those who think Adani should go ahead. I ask for respect in the other direction.

I'm the kind of guy who likes to have a little friendly banter, even with someone I disagree with.

Everybody's got their own opinion and their own say. In today's age, everybody wants to be right, so there's people that hate you; there's people that love you.