Argument Quotes

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They were having an argument as old and comfortable as an armchair, the kind of argument that no one ever really wins or loses but… — Neil Gaiman
There is a legitimate argument over whether the death penalty effectively deters violent crime, although my personal observation is that not one of the criminals… — Dinesh D'Souza
Virginia Woolf wrote, "Across the broad continent of a woman's life falls the shadow of a sword." On one side of that sword, she said,… — Elizabeth Gilbert
The argument for liberty is not an argument against organization, which is one of the most powerful tools human reason can employ, but an argument… — Friedrich August von Hayek
One can ask why the I has to appear in the cogito {Descartesâ€™ argument â€œI think therefore I am.}, since the cogito, if used rightly,… — Jean-Paul Sartre
You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into. — Ben Goldacre
Are you all right, Sir?" asked Hezekiah. "Just fighting over old battles in my mind," said John. "It's the problem with age. You have all… — Orson Scott Card
I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower.' That made the whole… — C S Forester
Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own… — Wilkie Collins
I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect for others, and eventually… — Amy Tan
The studying, the books, exams, arguments, theories. The jokes and pints, laughter, kisses and songs. Life was like running, ninety percent sweat and toil, ten… — Siobhan Dowd
That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong. — Christopher Buckley
There we go again, old men and their stupid arguments. What a pain. ~Toshiro Hitsugaya — Tite Kubo
Some care is needed in using Descartes' argument. "I think, therefore I am" says rather more than is strictly certain. It might seem as though… — Bertrand Russell
When I hear another express an opinion which is not mine, I say to myself, he has a right to his opinion, as I to… — Thomas Jefferson
Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherised upon a table; Let us… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster. — Voltaire
An argument in apologetics, when actually used in dialogue, is an extension of the arguer. The arguer's tone, sincerity, care, concern, listening, and respect matter… — Peter Kreeft
People say there are no atheists in foxholes. A lot of people think this is a good argument against atheism. Personally, I think it's a… — Kurt Vonnegut
i am with the roots of flowers entwined, entombed sending up my passionate blossoms as a flight of rockets and argument; wine churls my throat,… — Charles Bukowski

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