He always had a chip on his shoulder that he was ready to use to kindle an argument. — Fred Allen Copy Share Image
to rest one's case on faith means to concede that reason is on the side of one's enemies- that one has no… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Bean sighed inwardly. It never failed. Whenever he had any conversation with Ender, it turned into an argument.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance. Behind every argument is someone's ignorance. — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
All I can say is that laughter is my music; I would deeply suspect an argument which hadn't laughter. — James Tiptree Jr Copy Share Image
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache. — Tertullian Copy Share Image
There are really no serious arguments for communion in the hand. But there are the most gravely serious kinds of arguments against… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most arguments for instituting or raising a minimum wage are based on fairness and redistribution. Even if workers are getting a competitive… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each other, not with words and arguments, but… — William Tecumseh Sherman Copy Share Image
I'm not entitled to have an opinion unless I can state the arguments against my position better than the people who are… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
One of the arguments here at OLPC is, if 100 million kids could have an Asus running Windows, is that better with… — Nicholas Negroponte Copy Share Image
Art is always at peril in universities, where there are so many people, young and old, who love art less than argument,… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
“I have, as it were, constructed a lay-figure for the purposes of a demonstration which I desired to be as rapid and… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
I didn't want my next U.S. senator to be someone who was going to go up there and do the same stuff… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
But I think it is hardly an argument against a man's general strength of character, that he should be apt to be… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Nothing is so convenient as a decisive argument ... which must at least silence the most arrogant bigotry and superstition, and free… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“People need to learn the art of making an argument. Often there is no right or wrong. It's just your opinion vs… — J'son M. Lee Copy Share Image
One of the most important virtues of the American character is our ability to approach the complexities that life presents us with… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
I think that argument is completely morally bankrupt, and I think people know that when they make it. There's a very big… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
Until recently we’ve only been able to speculate about story's persuasive effects. But over the last several decades psychology has begun a… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
“The most hilarious thing about people holding up their right to free speech is how much it weakens everything else they've said.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image