Argument Quote by Gerry Spence

Our feelings can be a great revealer of what we are really believing under the surface.

— Senoraroy

Studies show that when we vocalize an opinion, whether or not we believe it to be true, in time we usually come to support…

— David J. Lieberman

We seek opinions that are likely to support what we want to be true.

— Thomas Gilovich

For too many of us, it's become safer to retreat into our own bubbles, whether in our neighborhoods or on college campuses, or places…

— Barack Obama

“Our motivations thus influence our beliefs through the subtle ways we choose a comforting pattern from the fabric of evidence.”

— Thomas Gilovich

Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that…

— Robert B. Laughlin

It does take great maturity to understand that the opinion we are arguing for is merely the hypothesis we favor, necessarily imperfect, probably transitory,…

— Milan Kundera

We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their own

— Joseph Joubert

Live as a credible witness. If our actions don't line up with the message we're proclaiming, we risk losing our credibility.

— David Jeremiah

People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true.

— George Santayana

In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.

— Publilius Syrus

Whatever distrust we may have of the sincerity of those who converse with us, we always believe they will tell us more truth than…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld