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This is why I didn't get married last year," she said to him. "I wouldn't be here to nurse you." She thought about that for… — Julia Quinn
Responsible Development is the style of development I aspire to now. It can be summarized by answering the question, How would I develop if it… — Kent Beck
A fair-minded man tries to see both sides of an argument. — Aesop
How could an argument soothe or settle a controversy when every word is a nest for a bird of doubt? (meaning of words as inferences) — Edmond Jabes
It's all very boring to say that we get along great and all that and sometimes we mock up come aggravation to make it interesting… — Dave Edmunds
The argument that 'boys will be boys' actually carries the profoundly anti-male implication that we should expect bad behavior from boys and men. The assumption… — Jackson Katz
Once you buy the argument that some segment of the citizenry should lose their rights, just because they are envied or resented, you are putting… — Thomas Sowell
When an objection cannot be made formidable, there is some policy in trying to make it frightful; and to substitute the yell and the war-whoop,… — Thomas Paine
Men propound mathematical theorems in besieged cities, conduct metaphysical arguments in condemned cells, make jokes on the scaffold, discuss a new poem while advancing to… — C.S. Lewis
How then to enforce peace? Not by reason, certainly, nor by education. If a man could not look at the fact of peace and the… — Isaac Asimov
When you talk and think of the Absolute, you have to do it in the relative; so all these logical arguments apply. — Swami Vivekananda
The sum total or Ishwara may be said to be All-good, Almighty, and Omniscient. These are obvious qualities, and need no argument to prove, from… — Swami Vivekananda
As the twentieth century began, science equaled a materialistic worldview. As the twenty-first century began, the worldview of science, at least of physics and astronomy,… — Huston Smith
But the best argument of all [for evangelism] is to be found in the wounds of Jesus. You want to honor Him, you desire to… — Charles Spurgeon
Words mean nothing to liberals. They say whatever will help advance their cause at the moment, switch talking points in a heartbeat, and then act… — Ann Coulter
The dominance of conclusions over arguments is most pronounced where emotions are involved. — Daniel Kahneman
Religious apologists complain bitterly that atheists and secularists are aggressive and hostile in their criticism of them. I always say: look, when you guys were… — A.C. Grayling
Prayer is crucial in evangelism: Only God can change the heart of someone who is in rebellion against Him. No matter how logical our arguments… — Billy Graham
Iâ€™ve learnt from experience that a painting isnâ€™t finished when you put down your brush - thatâ€™s when it starts. The public reaction is what… — Banksy
For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments tell us… — David Brin

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