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Affect not little shifts and subterfuges to avoid the force of an argument. — Isaac Watts

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the Platonic Socrates, set out to follow wherever the argument may lead. — Bertrand Russell

The only driver stronger than an economic argument to do something is the war argument, the I-don't-want-to-die argument. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it. — John Galsworthy

The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight. — J.P. Donleavy

I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments. — Oscar Wilde

A long-running argument exists over whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. In my view, they certainly do. — Jay Parini

With all women gentleness is the most persuasive and powerful argument. — Theophile Gautier

I myself am more ready to distort a fine saying in order to patch it on to me than to distort the thread of my argument to go in search of one. [A] — Michel De Montaigne

There is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it . — Dale Carnegie

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry. — Jim Fowler

In reality, the only necessary argument against believing in God is simply that there is no evidence that any gods exist. An — Armin Navabi

Waking up is the strongest argument for full-blown misanthropy. — M.J. Nicholls

The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian. — Ellen G. White

Logical reasoning is an argument which we have with ourselves and which reproduces internally the features of a real argument. — Jean Piaget

George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none. — Gary Coleman

The ability to negotiate with other people without friction and argument is the outstanding quality of all successful people. — Napoleon Hill

To strive with an equal is dangerous; with a superior, mad; with an inferior, degrading. — Seneca The Younger

The climate change argument is absolute crap — Tony Abbott

The realization of the perfect riposte three hours after the argument: hindser, stairwit, retrotort, afterism. — Steven Pinker

Heat is in proportion to the want of true knowledge. — Laurence Sterne

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers. — Lord Acton

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

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself. — Louis D. Brandeis

With all the arguments and discussions about the Vietnam War, what did the visual image do? It ended the war. — Cornell Capa

I think the attempt to defend belief can unsettle it, in fact, because there is always an inadequacy in argument about ultimate things. — Marilynne Robinson

Part of the mind's job was to cast doubt on what the heart knew to be true, and the heart, because it had no words, often lost the argument — Julius Lester

Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counter argument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to stupidity. — Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm sure the 'I wouldn't fuck a murder conspirator' argument wins over many an internal affairs review board. Bring him in. It'll be in your favor. — Benjamin R. Smith

It is not a persuasive argument that an evil should continue because it has existed in the past. — William H. Hastie

Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad. — Marilyn Vos Savant

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. — George Santayana

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument. — Robert South

He did what good lawyers always do. He shifted his argument in the direction his audience was already going. — Jeffrey Toobin

Attacking the person instead of the argument is condemned in logic, widespread in physics, and not used nearly enough in humanism. — Bauvard

An unsound thinker goes where his motives and interests invite him; a sound thinker goes where the argument takes him. — J. Budziszewski

'The Creation' presents an argument for saving biological diversity on Earth. Most of the book is for as broad an audience as possible. — E. O. Wilson

When God says something, the argument is over. — R.C. Sproul

If Christianity is true, then every argument will, if pursued to the end, lead to Jesus. — John Mark Reynolds

The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have — E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl Of Halifax

Argument cannot be answered with insults. Kindness is strength; anger blows out the lamp of the mind. — Robert Green Ingersoll

I dropped out of high school when I was 16, after I had a huge argument with my English teacher over the meaning of the word 'existentialism.' — Craig Ferguson

My dad, the old professor, used to say, 'Never get into an argument about what's folk music and what isn't.' — Pete Seeger

De Bono argues that the West's tradition of settling disagreement by debate or argument is an example of overreliance on logic. — Steve Volk

Arguments are healthy. They clear the air. — John Deacon

The argument that all Jews have a heartfelt investment in the state of Israel is untrue. Some have a heartfelt investment in corned beef sandwiches. — Judith Butler

The volume of your voice does not increase the validity of your argument. — Steve Maraboli

The futility of something is not always (in love and in politics) a sufficient argument against it — Jane Austen

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers. — William Penn

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death. — Albert Camus

An intelligent man will use a book to settle an argument. Preferably a hardback with a thick spine, flat across the bridge of the nose. — Shatrujeet Nath

The argument for getting our own house in order is not an argument for turning our back on the world. We cannot and should not do that. — Chris Christie

Explain somethin' to me, babe, why is it you always wanna stop talking when I'm winnin' the fuckin' argument? — Kristen Ashley

You are the strongest argument, yet, against cloning. — Patricia Richardson

Argument does not soften, but rather hardens, the obdurate heart. — Orville Dewey

(I)n order to refute a conclusion, you have to put forth the best possible argument for it. (p. 158) — Rebecca Goldstein

If a person does not attend to the meaning of terms as they are commonly used in argument, he may be involved even in greater paradoxes — Plato

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side. — Baltasar Gracian

The fact that he was still smiling was either a testament to his training or an argument in favor of stimulants. — Mira Grant

When much dispute has past, we find our tenets just the same as last. — Alexander Pope

When we think about global warming at all, the arguments tend to be ideological, theological and economic. — Bill McKibben

A just cause needs no interpreting. It carries its own case. But the unjust argument since it is sick, needs clever medicine. — Euripides

Faith was the excuse you used if you didn't have a good argument. — Robert Fritz

It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters. — Leon Kass

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress (Joseph Joubert). — David Webb

The only thing worse than being on the wrong side of an argument is to be on the right side with no one listening. — Evan Esar

People rid the room of argument until they have no one left - except people who agree with them. It is understandable. But I like a good argument. — Bono

Mostly, we argued about who which of us was better at arguing, and particularly about who had won the previous argument. — Chuck Klosterman

The argument that a particular project will be "self-financing" is usually the first refuge of politicians defending the indefensible. — George F. Will

I'd agree with you, except that agreeing with you probably means I'm on the wrong side of the argument."
"-Cam Rohan — Lisa Kleypas

Argument is the worst sort of conversation. — Jonathan Swift

Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking. — Ann Landers

The best argument for anarchism is the twentieth century. — Joseph Sobran

The writings of leading ID proponents reveal that the designer postulated by their argument is the God of Christianity. — John E. Jones III

I cannot do confrontation. You know that fight or flight thing? I'm flight. I just don't want the argument. — Jennifer Saunders

Completely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. — Deepak Chopra

Arguing with the girlfriend. Mid argument she says "Were you on Monday night Raw last night?" I had no comeback. — Zack Ryder

We are afraid. But fear confirms life and identifies the source of every successful argument - ourselves. — Gerry Spence

Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct. — Samuel Johnson

Begging everyone's pardon," said Big Konar, "but it ain't polite to have an argument if nobody else knows what the fuck you're arguing about. — Scott Lynch

Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation. — Salman Rushdie

My argument is: keep the bloody bottom line at the bottom. That's where it should be. — Anita Roddick

To excel in the art of domestic argument, one must master the art of losing. — Gerry Spence

As set forth by theologians, the idea of 'God' is an argument that assumes its own conclusions, and proves nothing. — Johann Most

First you win the argument, then you win the vote. — Margaret Thatcher

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Prophet stared at the duct tape around his wrists. "I have no argument against that at the moment. — S.E. Jakes

my favorite is the cosmological argument. But cosmological and teleological arguments don't touch people where they live. The — William Lane Craig

The next time you find yourself in an argument, rather than defend your position, see if you can see the other point of view first. — Richard Carlson

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

The person who knows only his side of the argument knows little of that. — Karl Barth

The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification. — Ron Chernow

Some marriages depend on domestic arguments the way the courts depend on litigation. — Mason Cooley

Oratory is the power of beating down your adversary's arguments and putting better in their place. — Samuel Johnson

To a certain extent, Ruef's and Burt's research is a validation of the celebrated "strength of weak ties" argument first proposed by Mark Granovetter, — Steven Johnson

Without argument the species would parish. — Gerry Spence

The argument could be made that the word 'hero' is overused. I do not think, however, that this is the case when referring to teachers. — Steve Maraboli

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth. - Bene Gesserit Precept I — Brian Herbert

The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker. — Criss Jami

Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right. — Dale Carnegie

Faith never makes herself her own plea, she rests all her argument upon the blood of Christ. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon