It is easier to silence scientific dissent by utilizing the politics of personal destruction, than to actually debate them on the merits… — Mike Thompson Copy Share Image
There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
The best argument for Christianity is Christians: their joy, their certainty, their completeness. But the strongest argument against Christianity is also Christians-when… — Joseph C. Aldrich Copy Share Image
People need to stand up, women need to stand up for each other and say, "No you can't kick this person like… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
With regard to testimony from various experts, there was pro and con. The argument was very articulately made that many provinces allow… — Kelvin Ogilvie Copy Share Image
We like to continue to believe what we have been accustomed to accept as true, and the resentment aroused when doubt is… — James Harvey Robinson Copy Share Image
We can either have a twenty-first-century conversation about morality and the human well-being - a conversation in which we avail ourselves of… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
My most recent faith struggle is not one of intellect. I don’t really do that anymore. Sooner or later you just figure… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
To borrow from Mark Twain, I tend to think that reports of the death of supervaluationist approaches have been greatly exaggerated. The… — Richard F. Heck Copy Share Image
Carob is a brown powder made from the pulverized fruit of a Mediterranean evergreen. Some consider carob an adequate substitute for chocolate… — Sandra Boynton Copy Share Image
We should pass the U.N.'s Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. At least it will clearly establish whom you view as a terrorist… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
A competitive threat is not the same thing as an antitrust violation… It is difficult to make out FairSearch’s precise antitrust arguments.… — Peter Gallagher Copy Share Image
When we would show any one that he is mistaken, our best course is to observe on what side he considers the… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
There is indeed something deeply wrong with a person who lacks principles, who has no moral core. There are, likewise, certainly values… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But to me, the argument is just semantics, an exercise in mental masturbation. True, Degas painted neither plein air nor spontaneously, but… — Barbara A. Shapiro Copy Share Image
I am still amazed at the amount of Christian charity [Wellesley] stuck us all with, a kind of glazed politeness in the… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
At the very outset I have to tell you that truth is what it is. You cannot mold it, you cannot change… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
A computer is like a violin. You can imagine a novice trying first a phonograph and then a violin. The latter, he… — Marvin Minsky Copy Share Image
I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Senate Bill 1062 does not address a specific or present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. I have not heard one… — Jan Brewer Copy Share Image
If the government were to invest that money in higher education and public services, these would be far better investments. But administrators… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Universities are fantastic places to gain knowledge on a subject, develop a personal network, explore your character and learn new techniques to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish,… — Jonathan Stroud Copy Share Image
I actually have to consciously stay away from CNN and MSNBC because it will rot my brain and start having me agree… — Eddie Pepitone Copy Share Image
The concept of military necessity is seductively broad, and has a dangerous plasticity. Because they invariably have the visage of overriding importance,… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
I am afraid that those comments go back to the late 80's. At that time I was a skeptic - the argument… — Walter Gilbert Copy Share Image
We scientists can argue forever about important topics like slightly different flavors of vanilla ice cream. Consider the silliness of this debate:… — Mark Powell Copy Share Image
Tolerance, openness to argument, openness to self-doubt, willingness to see other people's points of view - these are very liberal and enlightened… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
There's a young Danish guy who has done a lot of work from an evolutionary perspective, Mathias Clasen. Basically, his argument is… — Brian Boyd Copy Share Image
'Speak when you're spoken to!' The Queen sharply interrupted her. 'But if everybody obeyed that rule,' said Alice, who was always ready… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
I was driving in Manhattan. There's traffic, nobody's moving... The guy behind me is honking just at me. He kept yelling at… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
“Life no argument. - We have arranged for ourselves a world in which we can live - by positing bodies, lines, planes,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
A lot of arguments happen among religious and non religious people about the question of who's going to hell and who's going… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
“SUCKERS TRY TO WIN ARGUMENTS, NON-SUCKERS TRY TO WIN.”—NASSIM TALEB Action is about the ultimate win—it transcends argument. Argument is derived from… — Kyle Eschenroeder Copy Share Image
But in many orders of beauty, particularly those of the finer arts, it is requisite to employ much reasoning, in order to… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“I've proved my point. I've demonstrated there's no difference between me and everyone else! All it takes is one bad day to… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
Some volumes against Deism fell into my hands ... they produced an effect precisely the reverse to what was intended by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The idea of a group of elders is that, in past civilizations, they have linked worlds; the other world was also present… — Jacques Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
What it was like to kiss Matt Damon? You know, it doesn't matter, does it, if it's a man or a woman.… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
A. Douglas Stone, a physicist who has spent his life using quantum mechanics to explore striking new phenomena, has turned his considerable… — Peter Galison Copy Share Image