Argument Quotes

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I got in an argument with a girlfriend inside of a tent. That's a bad place for an argument, because I tried to walk out,… — Mitch Hedberg
Still, our creationist incubi, who would never let facts spoil a favorite argument, refuse to yield, and continue to assert the absence of all transitional… — Stephen Jay Gould
Evolution has encountered no intellectual trouble; no new arguments have been offered. Creationism is a home-grown phenomenon of American sociocultural history-a splinter movement ... who… — Stephen Jay Gould
As a writer, I have to go to a different place now. As a person... I want to step off whatever this stage is that… — Arundhati Roy
What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important. — Barry Schwartz
Deep down, creationists realize they will never win factual arguments with science. This is why they have construed their own science-like universe, known as Intelligent… — Frans de Waal
Sound principles and eternal truths need to be frequently repeated so that we do not forget their application nor become dissuaded by other arguments. — Ezra Taft Benson
Faith is not uprooted by dialectic proof; it must already be deeply shaken by other causes to be unable to withstand the shock of argument. — Emile Durkheim
While it is useful to rebut charges and get your arguments out in circulation, you have to understand that arguments and evidence have little impact… — Jonathan Haidt
CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue,… — Heather Brooke
A film seeking to create change on a difficult issue should not try to provide a definitive historical overview, nor present an op-ed style argument. — Julia Bacha
Deep down I knew that if Hell existed, it was a real place full of ruthless, venal people, like the commodity pits at the Chicago… — Richard Dooling
I believe that a work of art, like metaphors in language, can ask the most serious, difficult questions in a way which really makes the… — George Steiner
Unfortunately, things are different in climate science because the arguments have become heavily politicised. To say that the dogmas are wrong has become politically incorrect. — Freeman Dyson
Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one. — George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
To be clever in argument is not rationality but rationalization. — Eliezer Yudkowsky
On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters - words… — Alan Alda
Team members care about one another, listen, share secrets, talk about the latest news, have heated arguments, are sometimes jealous of each other, and even… — Tom Rath
Most religious people in America fully embrace science. So the argument that religion has some issue with science applies to a small fraction of those… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
I want to write about serious things, but I want to write about them in a way that makes them accessible to a large number… — Sebastian Faulks

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