Argument Quote by Michel de Montaigne

The premise of any discussion I have is not to debate my humanity. I refuse to engage on that level. It makes for a…

— Torrey Peters

Where no interest is takes in science, literature and liberal pursuits, mere facts and insignificant criticisms necessarily become the themes of discourse; and minds,…

— Madame de Stael

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

“[Objectivity] cannot exist without mental flexibility, since none of us is objective by nature. We all have opinions, the roots of which are spread…

— J. F. Blumrich

“...never [enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never saw an instance of one of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I…

— Thomas Jefferson

“...[W]e must not let it enter our minds that there may be no validity in argument. On the contrary we should recognize that we…

— Socrates

“[...] the diversity of our opinions, consequently, does not arise from some being endowed with a larger share of reason than others, but solely…

— René Descartes

I'm less interested in what people think think and more interested in how they came to think it and how they maintain it as…

— Peter Joseph

The being without an opinion is so painful to human nature that most people will leap to a hasty opinion rather than undergo it.

— Walter Bagehot

“Even when alternative views are clearly wrong, being exposed to them still expands our creative potential. In a way, the power of dissent is…

— Jonah Lehrer

“To have opinions is inevitable, is natural; to have convictions is less so. Each time I meet someone who has convictions, I wonder what…

— Emil M. Cioran

We must learn to outgrow our egos in exchange for constructive dialogue rather than debate. In addition, we must be capable of stating problems…

— Jacque Fresco