I am not arguing with you - I am telling you. (The Gentle Art of Making Enemies 1890) James McNeil Whistler quote
You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe James McNeil Whistler quote
I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the ameteur for three, or the cry of the critic for five. James McNeil Whistler quote