“I see all the more reason for debate by the man who does actually 'believe his own lies' - for that debate… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Much waste of words and of thought too would be avoided if disputants would always begin with a clear statement of the… — Sara Coleridge Copy Share Image
The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The earth does not argue, Is not pathetic, has no arrangements, Does not scream, haste, persuade, threaten, promise, Makes no discriminations, has… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
To argue that the gaps in knowledge which confront the seeker must be filled, not by patient inquiry, but by intuition or… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Facts mean little compared to attitudes. To contradict rumor or sentiment is as futile as arguing against a believer's faith in the… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
There are many activities that human beings have been doing "forever." We might argue from that perspective that eating meat should be… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
From the Rabbis of the early Talmudic age I learned that there is never a last word on God. There's, you always… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
The Theatre of the Absurd has renounced arguing about the absurdity of the human condition; it merely presents it in being -… — Martin Esslin Copy Share Image
I would also argue that there is a good chance that an outline will help you stave off any onslaught of writer's… — Terry Brooks Copy Share Image
I might take from the current political chaos a desire to somehow reflect its essential qualities in a story - the blatant… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
The notion that science does not concern itself with first causes - that it leaves the field to theology or metaphysics, and… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
To defend Western Europe we have to let the Pentagon buy all these tanks and guns and things, and the Pentagon is… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“Dads. Do you not realize that a child is what you tell them they are? That people almost always become what they… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
Net result [of the Dept. of Agriculture's Payment in Kind - PIK - program]: total farm income, now expected to be around… — Daniel Seligman Copy Share Image
The only times we are consciously aware of the authorship of a photograph, I would argue, are when we contemplate the photographs… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
There's a really classic cliche every time you switch the TV on - you see cops arguing. I have spent a day… — Peter James Copy Share Image
All of the agreed-upon pariahs throughout pop-culture history put their identities into the thing we decry. And yet we derive our own… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
To sit with George [Clooney] and argue about what we're passionate about was amazing. We're good at arguing our points of view… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
There's a bunch of songs that I call B-sides on the record that you could argue could maybe have some potential commercial… — Aaron Bruno Copy Share Image
Your subconscious mind does not argue with you. It accepts what your conscious mind decrees. If you say, "I can't afford it,"… — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
Not only did I think that Sarah Palin doesn't understand what post-traumatic stress disorder is, I thought she gave veterans a poor… — Jon Soltz Copy Share Image
Cinderella and the prince lived, they say, happily ever after, like two dolls in a museum case never bothered by diapers or… — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
I have spent a lot of time arguing that the theory of group selection is not the stupid, pernicious doctrine that many… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
Who of English speech, bred to the traditions of his race, does not recognize Hamlet in his 'inky cloak' at a glance?… — George Edward Woodberry Copy Share Image
I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
Some television programs are made very attractive to young children by presenting short, rapidly moving sequences and ever-changing episodes… Some experts now… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
One of the revelations in that book [Lincoln in the Bardo] for me was this idea about citizenship. Even that word -… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Immigration is by far the most controversial yet least understood issue in America. Frankly, given the way we're talking about immigration, given… — Jose Antonio Vargas Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump does want a result. He clearly, in the meeting that we had was trying to sort of push… — John Thune Copy Share Image
[Economy] is flat on the floor, and the paramedics have arrived. And they shouldn't argue about whether they put the resuscitation equipment… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
In life nothing is taken to its ultimate conclusion, life is a half-way house, a place of obligatory compromise; and, in dealing… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
I would argue that it's almost better to do heroin than to watch TV. At least when you're doing heroin you're responsible… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
always thought of myself as a loving person. But she was right. I had been a fair-weather friend. As long as she… — John Gray Copy Share Image
Churches typically argue is that God wants God's people to have a good life, and that a good life involves prosperity. This… — Anthony B Pinn Copy Share Image
You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green,… — Amy Alcott Copy Share Image
The National Rifle Association is always arguing that the Second Amendment determines the right to bear arms. But I think it really… — Robert Bork Copy Share Image
What I would argue in my defence is that shows like 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor' have actually got people… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
Political society wants things simple. Political scientists know them to be complex... One could argue that, in part, the leftist impulse is… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan Copy Share Image