--- title: "13 Win Arguments Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Win Arguments quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Win Arguments sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/bob-goff-1182_arguments_i-m-a-lawyer-i-win-arguments-for-a-livin_1273946.png" --- > [I'm a lawyer; I win arguments for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/i-m-a-lawyer-i-win-arguments-for-a-living/) [Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/bob-goff-1182_arguments_i-m-a-lawyer-i-win-arguments-for-a-livin_1273946.png) > [Suckers try to win arguments, nonsuckers try to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/suckers-try-to-win-arguments-nonsuckers-try-to-win/) [Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/nassim-nicholas-taleb-352_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-nonsuckers_97165.png) > [Emotions may win arguments, but they don't win wars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-troia-mcfarland/emotions-may-win-arguments-but-they-don-t-win-wars/) [Kathleen Troia McFarland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-troia-mcfarland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/kathleen-troia-mcfarland-19299_argument_emotions-may-win-arguments-but-they-don_3077193.jpg) > [There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/there-are-two-types-of-people-those-who-try-to-win-and-those-who-try/) [Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/nassim-nicholas-taleb-352_argument_there-are-two-types-of-people-those-who_1021402.png) > [When a person has a gun, sometimes their mind clicks that this thing will win arguments and straighten people out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/when-a-person-has-a-gun-sometimes-their-mind-clicks-that-this-thing/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d2/bill-cosby-720_argument_when-a-person-has-a-gun-sometimes-their_40769.jpg) > [Immature people always want to win arguments even at the cost of a relationship. Mature people prefer losing an argument just to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/immature-people-always-want-to-win-arguments-even-at-the-cost-of-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/anonymous-1_arguments_immature-people-always-want-to-win-argum_144520.jpg) > [I prefer to make up my own quotes and attribute them to very smart people, so that I can use them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-prefer-to-make-up-my-own-quotes-and-attribute-them-to-very-smart/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/albert-einstein-33_argument_i-prefer-to-make-up-my-own-quotes-and-at_165498.jpg) > [When a woman puts on a low cut shirt she's basically saying she wants to win all arguments for the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/when-a-woman-puts-on-a-low-cut-shirt-she-s-basically-saying-she-wants/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/nikhil-saluja-26_quote_when-a-woman-puts-on-a-low-cut-shirt-she_1920459.jpg) > [You can't always win arguments as a writer, but you have to just go ahead and say, well, I'm doing it that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/you-can-t-always-win-arguments-as-a-writer-but-you-have-to-just-go/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/dean-koontz-118_argument_you-can-t-always-win-arguments-as-a-writ_784332.jpg) > [You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-black/you-can-win-more-arguments-then-you-might-think-as-a-writer-even/) [Shane Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/shane-black-7829_altered_you-can-win-more-arguments-then-you-migh_547057.png) > [Television is much more difficult because at every moment, the network can force you to change things based on their belief about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-apatow/television-is-much-more-difficult-because-at-every-moment-the-network/) [Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-apatow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/judd-apatow-1471_argument_television-is-much-more-difficult-becaus_2176358.jpg) > [“SUCKERS TRY TO WIN ARGUMENTS, NON-SUCKERS TRY TO WIN.”—NASSIM TALEB Action is about the ultimate win—it transcends argument. Argument is derived from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-eschenroeder/suckers-try-to-win-arguments-non-suckers-try-to-win-nassim-taleb/) [Kyle Eschenroeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-eschenroeder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/kyle-eschenroeder-38281_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-non-suckers_2666914.jpg) > [You can win as long as you chose your battles. You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-black/you-can-win-as-long-as-you-chose-your-battles-you-can-win-more/) [Shane Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/shane-black-7829_arguing_you-can-win-as-long-as-you-chose-your-ba_1741680.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-arguments/#itemlist", "name": "Win Arguments Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a lawyer; I win arguments for a living.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bob Goff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/i-m-a-lawyer-i-win-arguments-for-a-living/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/bob-goff-1182_arguments_i-m-a-lawyer-i-win-arguments-for-a-livin_1273946.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/bob-goff-1182_arguments_i-m-a-lawyer-i-win-arguments-for-a-livin_1273946.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/bob-goff-1182_arguments_i-m-a-lawyer-i-win-arguments-for-a-livin_1273946.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm a lawyer; I win arguments for a living.” — Bob Goff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Suckers try to win arguments, nonsuckers try to win.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nassim Nicholas Taleb" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/suckers-try-to-win-arguments-nonsuckers-try-to-win/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/nassim-nicholas-taleb-352_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-nonsuckers_97165.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/nassim-nicholas-taleb-352_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-nonsuckers_97165.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/nassim-nicholas-taleb-352_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-nonsuckers_97165.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Suckers try to win arguments, nonsuckers try to win.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Emotions may win arguments, but they don't win wars.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kathleen Troia McFarland" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-troia-mcfarland/emotions-may-win-arguments-but-they-don-t-win-wars/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/kathleen-troia-mcfarland-19299_argument_emotions-may-win-arguments-but-they-don_3077193.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/kathleen-troia-mcfarland-19299_argument_emotions-may-win-arguments-but-they-don_3077193.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/kathleen-troia-mcfarland-19299_argument_emotions-may-win-arguments-but-they-don_3077193.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Emotions may win arguments, but they don't win wars.” — Kathleen Troia McFarland", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. 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You can use reason, logic, and passion to argue persuasively for a case in your favor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shane Black" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-black/you-can-win-more-arguments-then-you-might-think-as-a-writer-even/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/shane-black-7829_altered_you-can-win-more-arguments-then-you-migh_547057.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/shane-black-7829_altered_you-can-win-more-arguments-then-you-migh_547057.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/shane-black-7829_altered_you-can-win-more-arguments-then-you-migh_547057.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and…” — Shane Black", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Television is much more difficult because at every moment, the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You’re in a constant debate with a gun to your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it’s hard to win the arguments.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Judd Apatow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-apatow/television-is-much-more-difficult-because-at-every-moment-the-network/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/judd-apatow-1471_argument_television-is-much-more-difficult-becaus_2176358.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/judd-apatow-1471_argument_television-is-much-more-difficult-becaus_2176358.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/judd-apatow-1471_argument_television-is-much-more-difficult-becaus_2176358.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Television is much more difficult because at every moment, the network can force you to change things based…” — Judd Apatow", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“SUCKERS TRY TO WIN ARGUMENTS, NON-SUCKERS TRY TO WIN.”—NASSIM TALEB Action is about the ultimate win—it transcends argument. Argument is derived from (and therefore secondary to) actions and their consequences. Action immediately removes you from the squabble. It separates you from those afraid to make a move. You cannot take action and remain petty, immaterial, or inane. Action doesn’t pretend to have an answer for everything—but it does accept that it may be the answer.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kyle Eschenroeder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-eschenroeder/suckers-try-to-win-arguments-non-suckers-try-to-win-nassim-taleb/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/kyle-eschenroeder-38281_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-non-suckers_2666914.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/kyle-eschenroeder-38281_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-non-suckers_2666914.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/kyle-eschenroeder-38281_argument_suckers-try-to-win-arguments-non-suckers_2666914.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“SUCKERS TRY TO WIN ARGUMENTS, NON-SUCKERS TRY TO WIN.”—NASSIM TALEB Action is about the ultimate win—it…” — Kyle Eschenroeder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can win as long as you chose your battles. You can win more arguments then you might think as a writer, even though you legally have no recourse, and your script can get muddied and altered in any way possible. You can use reason, logic, and passion to argue persuasively for a case in your favor. 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