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A definition is the start of an argument, not the end of one.

— Neil Postman

“Definitions only belong to those who need them.”

— Darnell Lamont Walker

When people say, 'From first principles... ' to start their argument, what they mean is that they wish to assume as few things as…

— Bryan Johnson

“is not to be expected that there should be agreement about the definition of any thing, until there is agreement about the thing itself.”

— John Stuart Mill

“Definitions create conditions.”

— Alfred Korzybski

“I'd never really had arguments like this before, arguments I couldn't understand properly, arguments where both sides were right and wrong all at the…

— Nick Hornby

“It is better to leave each one in his own opinion than to enter into arguments.”

— St. Therese of Lisieux

“Let anyone start an argument; you should be the one to end it.”

— Tapan Ghosh

“People rid the room of argument until they have no one left — except people who agree with them. It is understandable. But I…

— Bono

“Because arguments require an expenditure of time and energy, we need to consider what is worth arguing about and what is not.”

— Jeanne Segal

“1.  Start with agreement. If you know you are likely to end up in a disagreement, start your discussion with the common ground you share.”

— Travis Bradberry

“(I)n order to refute a conclusion, you have to put forth the best possible argument for it. (p. 158)”

— Rebecca Goldstein