Bill Hicks Quotes

I love to argue. I've always loved to argue. And I love to point out the weaknesses of the opposing arguments. It may well be that I'm something of a shin kicker. It may well be that I'm something of a contrarian.

Disagreement is something normal.

But doing what I do, you will never get unanimity of people.

If you want to give me a good faceful for one of my political positions, I can take it.

Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.

I hate consensus. I like confrontation.

I hesitate to get into the gutter with this guy.

I don't even like playing a contentious role.

Discussion in America means dissent.

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

I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.

I hope you're representing the devil's advocate.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

I don't like controversy.

Writers should provoke disagreement.

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

The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing.

Scholars will argue with each other about everything.

Life itself is controversy.

We find those who do not agree with us disagreeable.

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

… new truths are often struck out by the collision of parties, in the eagerness of controversy, which otherwise would have lain hid, The divine disapprobation of a form of government by kings, I take to be one of this sort of truths.

We are a fiercely argumentative lot.

I'm a fan of robust debate, and I'm not averse to engaging in the odd ad hominem attack myself.

Some people you struggle to argue with - they've got a lot of strong backing to what they say and what they do.