Arguing Quotes

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I am not arguing with you - I am telling you. — James Whistler
You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable… — William John Wills
It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness… — A. N. Wilson
Who of English speech, bred to the traditions of his race, does not recognize Hamlet in his 'inky cloak' at a glance? Not to know… — George Edward Woodberry
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. — John Wooden
I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews. — Bob Woodward
In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for… — John Yoo
You should protest about the views of people you disagree with over major moral issues, and argue them down, but you should not try to… — Julian Baggini
I would argue that something dark is lurking between the sexes, and that it is seeping out into cinema. — Romola Garai
If we don't like rent control, we ought to oppose it on political and social grounds - and not just by arguing that, thanks to… — Evgeny Morozov
It is possible to argue that the really influential book is not that which converts ten millions of casual readers, but rather that which converts… — Aldous Huxley
To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like… — Thomas Paine
One could argue that most of the trouble in the world is caused by introspection. — Nick Hornby
I have good idea, for if you meet some person from different religion and he want to make argument about God. My idea is, you… — Elizabeth Gilbert
But my lord, when we addressed this issue a few years ago, didn't you argue the other side?" He said, "That's true, but when I… — John Maynard Keynes
A man's minor actions and arrangements ought to be free, flexible, creative; the things that should be unchangeable are his principles, his ideals. But with… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man. — Mahatma Gandhi
Eve didn't choose to eat the apple. She was tempted by the serpent." "Yes," I argue, thoughts coming out half-formed. "But...she didn't have to take… — Libba Bray
Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not… — Christopher Paolini
From 'the lesson of the moth': and before i could argue him out of his philosophy he went and immolated himself on a patent cigar… — Don Marquis

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