Argument Quotes

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You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument. — Samuel Johnson
In the plenitude of their relationship, Florentina Ariza asked himself which of the two was love: the turbulent bed or the peaceful Sunday afternoons, and… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Cease being intimidated by the argument that a right action is impossible because it does not yield maximum profits, or that a wrong action is… — Aldo Leopold
My argument has always been that nature has a master plan pushing every species toward procreation and that it is our right and even obligation… — Camille Paglia
One thing only do I know for certain and that is that man's judgments of value follow directly his wishes for happiness-that, accordingly, they are… — Sigmund Freud
Atrocity is recognized as such by victim and predator alike, by all who learn about it at whatever remove. Atrocity has no excuses, no mitigating… — Frank Herbert
Don't start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don't. They'll make you look like chopped liver. — Harlan Ellison
I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Since faith rests upon infallible truth, and since the contrary of a truth can never be demonstrated, it is clear that the arguments brought against… — Thomas Aquinas
Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people. — Giordano Bruno
Katy was neither a Methodist nor a Masochist. She was a goddess and the silence of goddesses is genuinely golden. None of your superficial plating.… — Aldous Huxley
As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because… — Bertrand Russell
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. — Isaac Asimov
When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into… — Mary Oliver
[The Head of Radio Three] had been ensnared by the Music Director of the college and a Professor of Philosophy. These two were busy explaining… — Douglas Adams
A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question." Charles Darwin — Charles Darwin
We can either have a twenty-first-century conversation about morality and the human well-being - a conversation in which we avail ourselves of all scientific insights… — Sam Harris
According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly,… — Jonathan Stroud
I want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel… — Marilynne Robinson
My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can… — Desmond Tutu

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