Argument Quotes

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One of the chief duties of the fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him. This department of the game has been… — Robert Benchley
Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds… — Roger Bacon
For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he… — Roger Bacon
A day without an argument is like an egg without salt. — Angela Carter
The best argument for Christianity is the Gregorian chant. Listening to that music, one can believe anything -- while the music lasts. — Edward Abbey
Almighty God hath created the mind free. All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens...are a departure from the plan of the holy… — Thomas Jefferson
They believed that Britain was in Ireland defending their own interests, therefore the Irish had the right to use violence to put them out. My… — John Hume
Fallacious and misleading arguments are most easily detected if set out in correct syllogistic form. — Immanuel Kant
If my choice is to, I donâ€™t know, be with a lot of men, or if I enjoy a really physical relationship, I donâ€™t think… — Lana Del Rey
As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and appeals to sympathy… — William James
I became the stage for the great argument between Nietzsche and Rousseau. I was the extra ready to take on all the roles. — Jacques Derrida
What do you know about me, given that I believe in secrecy? ... If I stick where I am, if I don't travel around, like… — Gilles Deleuze
In general, the men of lower intelligence won out. Afraid of their own shortcomings and of the intelligence of their opponents, so that they would… — Thucydides
If you're worried about caribou, take a look at the arguments that were used about the pipeline. They'd say the caribou would be extinct. You've… — George H. W. Bush
The heart has arguments with which the logic of mind is not aquainted. — Blaise Pascal
Bigot: A person who wins an argument with a liberal. — Rush Limbaugh
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender — Sandra Day O'Connor
Since when was an emotional argument won by logic? — Robert A. Heinlein
They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But… — Valentina Tereshkova
On a motif such as was indicated by Reti one cannot build the plan of a whole well contested game; it is too meagre, too… — Emanuel Lasker

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