Argument Quotes · Page 31

In argument with men a woman ever Goes by the worse, whatever be her cause.

— John Milton

If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, both…

— Darryl F. Zanuck

Argument does not teach children or the immature. Only time and experience does that.

— Doris Lessing

Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.

— Marilyn vos Savant

No argument for abortion survives scientific, philosophical, or theological scrutiny.

— Michael J. Knowles

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everybody in good society holds exactly the same opinions.

— Oscar Wilde

I've never gotten into a heated argument with people. Heat diffuses reason.

— Lorne Greene

“Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Fundamental assumptions in general and scientific assumptions in particular are so hard to overturn because they are based on belief. Beliefs are…

— Thomas Campbell

Words mean nothing to liberals. They say whatever will help advance their cause at the moment, switch talking points in a heartbeat,…

— Ann Coulter

By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit…

— Zhuangzi

An experience teaches only the good observer; but far from seeking a lesson in it, everyone looks for an argument in experience,…

— Andre Gide

News, by and large, has been the purest of all the television mediums, or at least we've tried to keep it that…

— Leslie Moonves

Fighting is not the best way to win an argument. If carried to its ultimate conclusions, the old idea of "an eye…

— Sterling W Sill

For too long we've been told about 'us' and 'them.' Each and every election we see a new slate of arguments and…

— William J. Clinton

It's very difficult for you to speak out against your child, someone that's in your family. You can have an argument with…

— Otis Moss III

“After all, growing up is nothing but an argument with your parents on the topic of whether or not you are grown.…

— Catherynne M. Valente

Obama is not just a powerful speaker, but a thinker engaged with the ideas of his country and his age--this argument by…

— Martha Minow

When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each…

— Benjamin Franklin

Television is much more difficult because at every moment, the network can force you to change things based on their belief about…

— Judd Apatow

I think what hinders the argument is when people are afraid of hurting the feelings of racists and people who are genuinely…

— Janeane Garofalo

“Even when we're right, we may be wrong. If--in the process of debate--we've hurt the heart of another being, it matters not…

— Shakieb Orgunwall

One-hundred facts about Vietnam and we studied the fact sheet and got in to these arguments and it was fantastic, and I…

— Bill Ayers

Some people accused me of being pro-Muslim in Bosnia, but I realised that our job is to give all sides an equal…

— Christiane Amanpour

When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.

— Vinoba Bhave

What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.

— Barry Schwartz

The Banh Mi sandwich is really the only good argument for colonialism.

— Calvin Trillin

“The argument of danger only applies to those who live in relative safety. (The Power and the Glory)”

— Graham Greene

There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument…

— Saul Bellow

You can't talk about peace nor agreement while terror is used as the main argument.

— Alberto Fujimori

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

— Robert South

Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. -- A discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized it yet.

— Nikhil Saluja

Intelligence is measured by a person's ability to see validity within both sides of contradicting arguments.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.

— Nicholas D. Kristof

I had inherited what my father called the art of the advocate, or the irritating habit of looking for the flaw in…

— John Mortimer

For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

“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

If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.

— Elbert Hubbard

There's nothing so passionate as a vested interest disguised as an intellectual conviction.

— Sean O'Casey