Quotes by Contentious The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime. Chuck Palahniuk contentious lifetime world It's such a contentious thing to get people in a room and just say, "go!" Daniel Lopatin contentious people rooms I don't even like playing a contentious role. Jim DeMint contentious roles The N-word is one of the most contentious words in the English language. Judy Woodruff contentious english-language language Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. Zhuangzi contentious speech wisdom