Argument Quotes

1783 quotes by 1237 authors

Additional problems are the offspring of poor decisions. When inquiry and advocacy are combined, the goal is no longer 'to win the argument', but to… — Peter Senge
It must be granted that in every syllogism, considered as an argument to prove the conclusion, there is a petitio principii. When we say, All… — John Stuart Mill
Let the Spirit be lacking, and there may be wisdom of words, but not the wisdom of God; the powers of oratory, but not the… — Arthur Tappan Pierson
By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind. — Zhuangzi
A lot of the women that I treat will tell me that when they talk to their siblings or mothers they very often have similar… — Laura Berman
Most arguments are useless. — Aesop
Statistics are the lifeblood of baseball. In no other sport are so many available and studied so assiduously by participants and fans. Much of the… — Unknown Author
There is no satisfaction to be derived from having had many of our arguments borne out by events. — Charles Kennedy
The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification. — Ron Chernow
Modern Democrats aren't the first political party to abuse power - far from it. Obama isn'Â€Â™t the first president to abuse executive power - not… — David Harsanyi
I explain this not for publicity, nor seeking to win an argument of right or wrong, I explain so that the record is clear as… — Timothy McVeigh
Their argument, and I think it's a correct one, is that they'll make more money from the trades and the hardcovers if nobody messes with… — Mark Millar
Such exaggerations have been so common that the public takes them with a grain of salt and partly excuses them as being due to the… — Daniel Starch
The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays the… — William Howard Taft
In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles,… — William Strunk, Jr.
But the lack of faith could just as well be a crutch for non-believers, allowing them to live their lives without any concept of accountability… — Michael Coren
I do not see that the sex of the candidate is an argument against her admission as a Privatdozent. After all, the Senate is not… — David Hilbert
The cross is Gods way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments. — Rob Bell
Anarchism, in my view, is an expression of the idea that the burden of proof is always on those who argue that authority and domination… — Noam Chomsky
Conservatives have long argued, correctly, that 'fine-tuning' the economy is a chimera, but that argument seems to have disappeared from the conservative handbook. — Alex Tabarrok

Who Wrote These Argument Quotes

1,237 authors contributed a total of 1,783 Argument Quotes, led by these top contributors: