We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.
There is more talke then trouble.
Once the war of words begins, truth is the casualty.
I believe in using words, not fists.
I've never been in a fight, not even while in college.
The long war of words and writing ends in blows.
LOGOMACHY, n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem - a kind of contest in which, the vanquished being unconscious of defeat, the victor is denied the reward of success.
No, you just keep crashing my life. Look—" I said, and Al grunted. "Here it comes," the demon muttered. "Listen. Listen to this, runt. She's going to have a list.
It's almost inevitable there's going to be an escalation on both sides.
I like a good old-fashioned fistfight if people are pissed off at each other. I just feel like if you're really mad and want to have a fight, then put your dukes up.
I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher.
Schist," said an angry voice from the grass. Hazel raised her eyebrows. "Excuse me?" "Schist! Big pile of schist!
A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire.
I've been through a lot of beef with other singers, but it's all verbal.
I've never had a fight in the street.
When you fight on set, you try to not hurt anybody.
My dictionary has no such expression as a violent fight.