Best 867 quotes in «argument quotes» category

I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don't know the other side's argument better than they do.

I never saw an instance of one or two disputants convincing the other by argument.

In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles, he must furnish particular instances of their application.

In excess altercation, truth is lost.

In one sense I feel that my book is a one-woman argument against determinism.

In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality.

In science , all conclusions are provisional, subject to new evidence and better arguments, the very antithesis of religious faith.

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

Insight makes argument ridiculous.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

Invariably, it is this for which I write: the joy ... of an argument firmly made, like a nail straightly driven, its head flush to the plank.

Intelligence is measured by a person's ability to see validity within both sides of contradicting arguments.

In the context of the kind of infrastructure space I'm looking at, I'm making a very unlikely argument by saying that all the stuff that's repeated, from spatial products to whole cities, which looks so daunting to architects, might be especially empowering. At this moment, it might be harder to make a meaningful object form alone, but easier to make an active form that can piggyback on those multipliers to recondition spaces in a politically significant way.

In the middle ages of Christianity opposition to the State opinions was hushed. The consequence was, Christianity became loaded with all the Romish follies. Nothing but free argument, raillery & even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion.

In these troubled times we live in, we should remain vigilant and see through populist arguments.

In too many marriage conflicts, we work too hard at winning the argument and too little at winning the heart.

I really think that everything that's known about Hillary has been dissected, rehashed. For some people that is an argument that she would be the better candidate against McCain.

I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it - that the success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it.

I shall not make an argument ad hominem. My argument is ad bullshitem.

I suppose it's unfair, tricks of argument that leave wounds, but with this sort of thing that (C.S.) Lewis does, what I feel is a craftsman's joy at the sight of a superior performance.

I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real relationship. You have to have arguments and tensions, otherwise I don't believe it.

I think that as poets, we can get away with stuff because we can ride on the melt of metaphor. We cover a lot of terrain psychically and temporally and linguistically via metaphor, and that can be a stand-in for an argument, whereas in prose, you have to make the argument, and you have to be convincing because the sequence must make sense in time and purpose.

I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity.

I thought we would be concerned if he knew how to stay on message, if [Donald] Trump knew how to make the most of an argument against Secretary [Hillary] Clinton, by using some of the things that have been put on the news.

It is a seldom proffered argument as to the advantages of a free press that it has a major function in keeping the government itself informed as to what the government is doing.

It is a mistake to think that programmers wares are programs. Programmers have to produce trustworthy solutions and present it in the form of cogent arguments. Programs source code is just the accompanying material to which these arguments are to be applied to.

It is a predisposition of human nature to consider an unpleasant idea untrue, and then it is easy to find arguments against it.

It is a maxim received in life that, in general, we can determine more wisely for others than for ourselves. The reason of it is so dear in argument that it hardly wants the confirmation of experience.

It is one thing to persuade, another to command; one thing to press with arguments, another with penalties.

It is difficult to be emphatic when no one is emphatic on the other side.

It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American arguments and parody their political leadership.

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

It is fairly clear that many of the arguments against proposition testing are really arguments against propositions themselves.

It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not.

It is senseless to argue with someone whose sole purpose in life is to not be convinced of anything.

It never really worked for me to have long arguments about motivation.

It must be that there is something in the hearts of human beings, some natural fluid perhaps, that insists on happiness, even confronted with the most powerful arguments against it.

It must be a conviction Government. As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments.

I told Kate I didn't love her in an argument. But I do! Those heated moments are the worst, because that's when you can do the most damage. And they're bad, because you always hit them in the spot where you know it hurts.

It's a powerful instrument, dynamite -- nothing like it for a convincing argument!

It's all very boring to say that we get along great and all that and sometimes we mock up come aggravation to make it interesting but the truth of it is that we get along so well we've never had an argument.

It's difficult to love someone you don't respect, which is hard to remember when you're having an argument.

It's perfectly OK that there are certain people who do not accept Islam at all. Therefore, to announce that I am a Muslim can rub some people the wrong way. But my aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam. They violate these rights and then seek refuge behind the argument that Islam is not compatible with freedom and democracy. But this is basically to save face. In fact, I'm promoting democracy. And I'm saying that Islam is not an excuse for thwarting democracy.

It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about.

It's very difficult for you to speak out against your child, someone that's in your family. You can have an argument with them, but you can't condemn them. You can't cast them out, because God has not done that to us. We cannot do that to anybody else.

It's the same argument people say about the blogs. The blogs are responsible. No, they're not. The blogs are like anything else. You judge each one based on its own veracity and intelligence and all of that.

It's the duty of a lawyer to represent anyone for whom a responsible argument could be made.

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

I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet.

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.