Answers Quote by John Paul Stevens

When I spend a lot of time reading, discussing, or thinking about an area, I'll often really appreciate why a strong viewpoint is true…

— Joe Lonsdale

Different conclusions are reached when one fact is viewed from two separate points of view. When that happens, there is no immediate way to…

— Anonymous

Experience teaches us that when "everyone" comes to the same conclusion, that conclusion is just about always wrong.

— David Dreman

“Unable to see their own biases, most people will simply drive each other crazy arguing rather than accept answers that contradict what they already…

— Thomas M. Nichols

“It is common for conversations to consist of people sharing their conclusions rather than exploring the reasoning that led to those conclusions. As a…

— Ray Dalio

It can take a lot of careful thought and false starts in order to arrive at the correct conclusion.

— Melchor Lim

You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do.

— Milton Friedman

My own experience is that the best outcomes are reached when opposing viewpoints are clearly and strongly presented before decisions are made.

— Jerome Powell

Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas but…

— Andrei Sakharov

It is a misfortune to pass at once from observation to conclusion, and to regard both as of equal value; but it befalls many…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sometimes in our quest for the reasons to how and why, we will seek out those answers that would support our initial argument or…

— Anonymous

All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.

— Douglas Adams