“If one has to say, in an argument, "I am intelligent! I do know things!" then one might as well stop arguing.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
I don't know whether I make myself plain, but I never lose my temper over the stock market. I never argue with… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore Copy Share Image
I'm not altogether certain that a fundamentalism of necessity has to argue that it is the only reading of the human experience… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
We atheists can argue that, with the modern revolution in attitudes toward homosexuals, we have become the only group that may not… — Philip Warren Anderson Copy Share Image
We have to gamble, and sometimes lose as George Ainslie argues; this keeps the appetite for life sharp. — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
You have the right to anything. Does that undermine the fabric of our society? I would argue yes, it does. — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
I don't think I'd like to argue with you," I say. "I think it would be a very dissatisfying pastime. — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
It's a lazy Saturday afternoon, there's a couple lying naked in bed reading Encyclopediea Brittannica to each other, and arguing about whether… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
The song succeeds or fails just based on whether you argue your point successfully. I like throwing images together, which create meaning… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
That is life: you have to deal with things, and it's up to you how you deal with things. That's what makes… — Edgar Davids Copy Share Image
In marriage people get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person. If you do… — Aaron Paul Copy Share Image
Everyone on 'The Apprentice' hates each other. They put you in a room, and they don't give you anything to do. They… — Tom Green Copy Share Image
There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand… — Tom Landry Copy Share Image
I'm quite convinced in my own mind that those who were arguing that [the need to intervene in Iraq] was a more… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Does people not asking me about Asian American literature mean they don't see it as its own literary tradition? I certainly believe… — Hanya Yanagihara Copy Share Image
When you put yourself out there as an expert and the people you are trying to attract are people who want to… — Tony Kornheiser Copy Share Image
One of the most fruitless, irritating wastes in the world is arguing-the contentious, endless kind of arguing that is akin to quarreling,… — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
Puerto Ricans are Americans. We've been American citizens since 1917. We fought the same battles, made the same sacrifices. We've lost our… — Nelson Antonio Denis Copy Share Image
I think the fault is more with historicists who have stubbornly failed to develop a good theory of historicity. By simply resting… — Earl Doherty Copy Share Image
I am of the generation of writers who can get instant feedback from readers within hours of publication. The fan forum is… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
You ask why London has to 'stand for' anything. One response is that in fact it always inevitably does. One could say… — Doreen Massey Copy Share Image
Considering mankind's indifference to freedom, their easy gullibility and their facile response to conditioning, one might very plausibly argue that collectivism is… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
Writing, I explained, was mainly an attempt to out-argue one's past; to present events in such a light that battles lost in… — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
This is what analysts have calculated. It's a number that's out there and we're not arguing with it. — David Edward Kirk Copy Share Image
On a quick side note, I would argue that--much like Samuel L. Jackson--I am not arrogant at all; I'm just actually really,… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
DMT seems to argue, convincingly I might add, that the world is made entirely of something, for want of a better word,… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
Some are arguing that the Democrats should resist at every turn [to Donald's Trump administration], and some Democrats are saying that's the… — Maxine Waters Copy Share Image
Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Being a trial lawyer sounds like glamorous work, but most of your time is spent pushing paper and arguing. — Megyn Kelly Copy Share Image
You can argue that the Terminator movies reboot their world each time they go back in time, but that doesn't negate the… — David Hayter Copy Share Image
We need to quit arguing about whether the glass is half full or half empty - and instead acknowledge that there's not… — Kate Brown Copy Share Image
“Arguing with your wife is like gambling in Vegas. You know how in Vegas the House always wins? Well, when you argue… — Bob Marsocci Copy Share Image
Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
Maurice watched them argue again. Humans, eh? Think they're lords of creation. Not like us cats. We know we are. Ever see… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Couldn't we even argue that it is because men are unequal that they have that much more need to be brothers? — Charles Du Bos Copy Share Image
A talent for speaking differently, rather than for arguing well is the chief instrument of cultural change, — Richard Rorty Copy Share Image
You can tell if someone is about social intercourse or just about browbeating somebody with their opinion. It's no fun arguing with… — John Schneider Copy Share Image