Devil's Advocate Quote by Laura Lippman

“Philosophy is the Devil's Whore”

— Martin Luther

Whitney wanted to eradicate the idea that in the case of a language we are dealing with a natural faculty; in fact, social institutions…

— Ferdinand de Saussure

“Greg cut in thoughtfully, “Not to play devil’s advocate—” At this, we all scoffed. All of us. Even Quinn. Synchronized eye-rolling. Greg clutched his…

— Penny Reid

“Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil.”

— Jean de la Fontaine

“She was a rigid training analyst in a rigid institute that valued interpretation as the singular effective action of the analyst. Of her thoughtful,…

— Irvin D. Yalom

“the devil can work on someone’s mind.”

— E.N. Joy

“I even went to the source of all wisdom, I went and knelt at the great Queen of Drag’s feet and asked her how…

— John Goode

“nor could she help fearing, on more serious reflection, that, like many other great moralists and preachers, she had been eloquent on a point…

— Jane Austen

The devil doesn't need an advocate. The brave need supporters, not critics

— Seth Godin

“Her work sought to challenge all of us critically to reflect on the things we find comfort in believing without question.”

— Thabo Mbeki

“She had her own opinions on every subject, and kept steadily to them--very tiresome opinions they often were; as she was always thinking of…

— Emily Brontë

“Pacts with the devil have been made many times. There is no other way to explain the popularity of the book Fifty Shades of…

— Jennifer Wright