Contentious Quotes
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Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come
Thomas Carlyle
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Senate leaders warned President George W. Bush on Wednesday that his next nominee to the Supreme Court will likely face a far more contentious confirmation battle than John Roberts, who is poised to become U.S. chief justice.
Steve Holland
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It was both difficult and it was contentious. But that wasn`t the point. When it all came down it was a 5-0 approval with the conditions. In this way, I think everyone was able to take their egos, their biases, and their prejudices and leave them at the d...
Robert Wright
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It didn`t go smoothly; it was the most contentious thing I`ve ever done.
Rivers Cuomo
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I am tired of the sleepless nights. I am tired of the contentious meetings. I am tired of the browbeating from some members of the public, and I am tired of dealing with everyone else`s problems in addition to my own.
Donald Moore
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From the very beginning, we knew that following the majority of our nurses` decision to withdraw recognition would be considered contentious by the union. Given the number of issues raised by the union in their challenge, we are not surprised that the loc...
Barbara Allen
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
Aaron Pipkin
Keywords: cantankerous :: contentious :: generous :: great :: impassioned :: is :: petty :: small :: speech :: wisdomSource: quotationspage.com
