Rhetoric Quotes

240 Rhetoric quotes by 205 unique authors

The bombing in Oklahoma City has focused renewed attention on the rhetoric that’s been coming from the right and those who cater to angry white… — Bryant Gumbel
A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. And the facts are that thousands of small businesses-Hispanically owned or otherwise-pay taxes at… — George W. Bush
We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record — John Key
Democrats were simply hoping to win some political points by getting their outlandish rhetoric published in the newspapers and heard on the talk shows. — John Doolittle
Discourse says, 'You are.' Rhetoric preserves the freedom to say, 'I am not. — Samuel R. Delany
To be 'for animals' is not to be 'against humanity.' To require others to treat animals justly, as their rights require, is not to ask… — Tom Regan
When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live… — John F. Kerry
Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men. — Plato
Thus rhetoric, it seems, is a producer of persuasion for belief, not for instruction in the matter of right and wrong ... And so the… — Plato
To devote yourself to the creation and enjoyment of beauty, then, can be a serious business-not always necessarily a means of escaping reality, but sometimes… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Our government has made a number of promises to the men and women who served in our nation's armed forces. Sadly, these promises of health… — Allen Boyd
Paul Martin talks eloquently about defending national sovereignty but the reality hasn't matched the rhetoric. When it comes to the United States, Mr. Martin says… — Stephen Harper
Politics is still crucially important. Our choices are vital, and we've got to make them, and not just say, 'Oh, they're all the same.' They… — Dennis Potter
I believe strongly that we need to get beyond rhetoric, beyond industry and environmentalists fighting with each other, and seriously solve problems. — Gale Norton
Twenty years of votes can tell you much more about a man than twenty weeks of campaign rhetoric. Campaign talk tells people who you want… — Zell Miller
It is truly a triumph of rhetoric over reality when people can believe that going into politics is 'public service,' but that producing food, shelter,… — Thomas Sowell
Our civilization is shifting from science and technology to rhetoric and litigation. — Mason Cooley
Howard Altmann has found a way to make language transform itself. If the elusive moment between I and Thou could speak, it might be one… — Dennis Nurkse
Women must write through their bodies, they must invent the impregnable language that will wreck partitions, classes, and rhetorics, regulations and codes, they must submerge,… — Helene Cixous
Men have sacrificed and crippled themselves physically and emotionally to feed, house, and protect women and children. None of their pain or achievement is registered… — Camille Paglia
The Democratic Party opposes tax cuts but it cannot say so publicly. Thus, it is forced to support the idea of lowering the tax burden… — Dick Morris
And all these questions I ask myself. It is not in a spirit of curiosity. I cannot be silent. About myself I need know nothing.… — Samuel Beckett
From this point of view, science - the real game in town - is rhetoric, a series of efforts to persuade relevant social actors that… — Donna J. Haraway
First, in your sermons, use your logic, and then your rhetoric; Rhetoric without logic, is like a tree with leaves and blossoms, but no root;… — John Selden
This too is a jihad. Yet we Americans find ourselves in the dangerous position of going to war not against a state but against a… — Chris Hedges

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