Arguing Quote by Sharon Begley Download Open image “Arguing, after all, is less about seeking truth than about overcoming opposing views.” — Sharon Begley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Arguing Inspirational Opposing Opposing views Overcoming Seeking Seeking truth Truth Views
Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth. — George Soros Copy Share Image
Discussion is impossible with someone who claims not to seek the truth, but already to possess it. — Romain Rolland Copy Share Image
When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it. — Vinoba Bhave Copy Share Image
Debating is not an honest intellectual exercise. It's like a trial in which the goal is not to get to the truth but to… — Victor J. Stenger Copy Share Image
I believe that one of the best ways of getting at truth is reflecting with others who have opposing views and who share your… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Arguing, in the sense of attempting to convince others, has gone out of fashion with conservatives. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Rather than continuing to seek the truth, simply let go of your views. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Most people see no reason to stop arguing just because an issue has been decided. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Opposition to the truth is inevitable, especially if it takes the form of a new idea, but the degree of resistance can be diminished-… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
“I’ve never put much stock in the act of arguing. Most folks I’ve encountered who are accomplished at the craft refuse to let the… — Rob Wood Copy Share Image
We look harder for flaws in a study when we don't agree with its conclusions. — Sharon Begley Copy Share Image
The mind can store an estimated ioo trillion bits of information compared with which a computer's mere billions are virtually amnesiac. — Sharon Begley Copy Share Image
Weather Panic! This is the New Normal (and We're Hopelessly Unprepared) — Sharon Begley Copy Share Image
With modern parts atop old ones, the brain is like an iPod built around an eight-track cassette player. — Sharon Begley Copy Share Image
The conscious act of thinking about one's thoughts in a different way changes the very brain circuits that do that thinking. — Sharon Begley Copy Share Image
Like sand on the beach, the brain bears the footprints of the decisions we have made, the skills we have learned, the actions we… — Sharon Begley Copy Share Image
A single decision by the chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell has a greater impact on the health of the planet than all the coffee-ground-composting, organic-cotton-wearing… — Sharon Begley Copy Share Image
Any comprehensive doctrine, religious or secular, can be introduced into any political argument at any time, but I argue that people who do this… — John Rawls Copy Share Image
It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you disagree with.… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Men are fair, and they have learned not to personalize anger - they can disagree with you and argue to the bone, but afterward… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
When Eudæmonidas heard a philosopher arguing that only a wise man can be a good general, "This is a wonderful speech," said he; "but… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Fasting is required, staying away from fighting and arguing and bombing of masjids is still going on. Hatred is still manifested between Sunni and… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
The problem for the Left, however, is that the moment it stops painting the Right as vile, it has to argue the issues. — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
You can argue that the Terminator movies reboot their world each time they go back in time, but that doesn't negate the value of… — David Hayter Copy Share Image
We may argue eloquently that 'Honesty is the best Policy' - unfortunately, the moment honesty is adopted for the sake of policy it mysteriously… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
I'm a very serious person, but I don't take myself very seriously and I would rather laugh all day than argue. — Stone Cold Steve Austin Copy Share Image
These eyes, tho' clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs… — John Milton Copy Share Image
