Good style, clear argument, but you're not saying anything.

A good style must, first of all, be clear. It must not be mean or above the dignity of the subject. It must be…

— Aristotle

“Personally, I don’t think it right to make up things about real people—although I suppose there’s an argument for saying that once you’re dead…

— Kate Atkinson

My goal is never to copy. Create a new style, clear luminous colors and feel the elegance of the models.

— Tamara de Lempicka

“Speaking out takes courage, but fear can make a compelling argument. I’m not saying it will be easy, but telling the truth gives you…

— Katie McGarry

“For the sake of argument, let's say all your choices and all your effort are destined to be a waste. You're still very much…

— Haruki Murakami

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.

— Anonymous

One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The…

— Jerry Saltz

On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters -…

— Alan Alda

The inner defenses are unconscious. They consist of a kind of magic aura which the mind builds around cherished belief. Arguments which penetrate into…

— Arthur Koestler

There could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation…

— Susan Jacoby

As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very…

— Barack Obama

Any comprehensive doctrine, religious or secular, can be introduced into any political argument at any time, but I argue that people who do this…

— John Rawls

Lutherans, whose arguments and mistakes will not be difficult to contest or discover, do not want to attribute any value to works, and they…

— Michael Servetus

Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does…

— Dan Savage

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.

— Rowan Williams