Nothing is more certain than much of the force; as well as grace, of arguments or instructions depends their conciseness. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“Some people would have killed themselves and/or someone else if they were single; and some people would not have done that.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
On stage, it's like an argument going on between four people. The argument is the art. — John Waite Copy Share Image
Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion. — Marilyn vos Savant Copy Share Image
To leave a man's ego bigger, retweet him. To leave his faculty of reasoning better, challenge his tweet. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Successful argument is a communication between the acknowledged authority of both parties to the argument. — Gerry Spence Copy Share Image
A good symbol is the best argument, and is a missionary to persuade thousands. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In the United States, the government is bailing out banks, intervening in the economy, yet in Latin America, the Right continues to… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
In my work, and in my psyche, there's some very sentimental, traditional, conventional side that's always in argument with a more radical,… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I like the concept of escalating warfare, but you need someone to fight back in order for things to escalate. If there's… — Joshua Malina Copy Share Image
Some People think 'coven' is a word for a group of witches, and it's true that's what the dictionary says. But the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
If you and I believe two different things, I can attack you verbally all day, but if I can make you laugh… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
My stepfather was mean to me and caused many an argument between my mother and myself. Once he even bawled me out… — Jackie Coogan Copy Share Image
Imbalance of reason and emotion may explain the tenacity of religion in societies: world religions are optimized to tap into the emotional… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
Every night on my show, The Colbert Report, I speak straight from the gut, okay? I give people the truth, unfiltered by… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
And this is how I know that it's all just words, words, words - that fundamentally, they make no difference... Our relationship,… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
Why would scientists dedicated to uncovering the truth about the natural world deliberately misrepresent the work of their own colleagues? Why would… — Naomi Oreskes Copy Share Image
I don't think we are all irrational every time we fail to see through an argument in a book, but suppose it's… — Nomy Arpaly Copy Share Image
Thou O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all Temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know'st; Thou from the… — John Milton Copy Share Image
It is true that infidelity cannot withstand the force of reason and argument; but true godly example can come nearer the lifespot… — Ichabod Spencer Copy Share Image
“It sounds as if you supposed that argument was the way to keep him out of the Enemy's clutches. That might have… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Unlike mathematical theorems, scientific results can't be proved. They can only be tested again and again, until only a fool would not… — Seth Lloyd Copy Share Image
The argument for collectivism is simple if false; it is an immediate emotional argument. The argument for individualism is subtle and sophisticated;… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. -- A discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized it yet. — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
I had inherited what my father called the art of the advocate, or the irritating habit of looking for the flaw in… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
Once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role. — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
Intelligence is measured by a person's ability to see validity within both sides of contradicting arguments. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“The immoral woman in Luke 7 has the faith to anticipate Christ's forgiveness. She can act in love with no words to justify.” — Jenn Thoman Copy Share Image
There's nothing so passionate as a vested interest disguised as an intellectual conviction. — Sean O'Casey Copy Share Image
Most people go through their whole lives without killing anybody. False argument. — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
I've always had an argument with my best friend that Spider-Man was way better than Batman. I was a massive fan growing… — Tom Holland Copy Share Image
What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands. — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
In too many marriage conflicts, we work too hard at winning the argument and too little at winning the heart. — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
“it is often a good idea to state a thesis (an argument) which you are going to illustrate or explore in the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The finding of arguments for a conclusion given in advance is not philosophy, but special pleading — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A novel is an impression, not an argument; and there the matter must rest. — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
Debating is not an honest intellectual exercise. It's like a trial in which the goal is not to get to the truth… — Victor J. Stenger Copy Share Image
