Quotes About Arguments

Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat.

It is the absence of society that leads to destruction. When concord is lost, when arguments cease and in opposition neither side sees the other as kin, as brother and sister, then all manner of atrocity is possible.

In a cute relationship you will always have cutest fights without any reason

Our theology is insufficiently Christian—and less revealing of the truth than it should be, if Christian claims are indeed true (as we believe them to be)—when we repeat in religious idiom normative stances that nontheologians advocate, often with better arguments and greater rhetorical power.

This culture war intensity is the worst news of all because when you challenge a person's position on an issue core to his or her identity, facts and arguments are seen as little more than further attacks, easily deflected.

Tarts and chocolate cake." Nettie started for the door. Vicky frowned. "What?" "Some folks like tarts. Others like chocolate cake. They'll argue which one is best until the cows come home. Same with religion. Some folks like it served up one way, others like it another, but when it's all said and done, it's just dessert.

We're lawyers. We present the arguments, and the court sorts out the merits.

Of course, Mike and I debate and argue - we used to play Ping-Pong to settle arguments. But then Mike got really good.

Most arguments about income inequality are based on static analysis.

not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of . . . but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take.

The arguments of religious men are so often insincere, and their insincerity is proportionate to their anger. Why do we get angry about what we believe? Because we do not really believe it. Or else what we pretend to be defending as the "truth" is really our own self-esteem. A man of sincerity is less interested in defending the truth than in stating it clearly, for he thinks that if the truth be clearly seen it can very well take care of itself.

My advice to an ordinary religious man, supposing anyone were to desire my advice on this point, would be to avoid all arguments about religion, and especially about the existence of God.

The key word among advocates of multiculturalism became "diversity." Sweeping claims for the benefits of demographic and cultural diversity in innumerable institutions and circumstances have prevailed without a speck of evidence being asked for or given. It is one of the purest examples of arguments without arguments, and of the force of sheer repetition, insistence and intimidation.

At various times and places, particular individuals have argued that existing tax rates are so high that the government could collect more tax revenues if it lowered those tax rates, because the changed incentives would lead to more economic activity, resulting in more tax revenues out of rising incomes, even though the tax rate was lowered.

Unsafe at Any Speed is a classic of propaganda in its ability to use distracting or dismissive rhetoric to evade a need to confront opposing arguments with evidence or logic.

Do you ever stop to consider how seldom your significant other uses your name in daily life? For us it was always some term of endearment, like "honey" or "babe", or even the more extravagant "sugar badger" or "manly mouse". The only time that changed was during arguments when the strangeness of being called by your name left no doubt that you were in trouble.

For when we allow the arguments of reason to oppose one another with perfect freedom, something useful and serviceable for the correction of our judgements will always result, though it may not always be what we were looking for.

I would sort out all the arguments and see which belonged to fear and which to creativeness. Other things being equal, I would make the decision which had the larger number of creative reasons on its side.

People can make arguments from the Bible if they want to. But I want them to see that they should also give arguments that all reasonable citizens might agree to.

Reasoned arguments and suggestions which make allowance for the full difficulties of the state of war that exists may help, and will always be listened to with respect and sympathy.

It's natural to defend the honor of your forebears, if only with arguments so facile that a well-educated child could see through them. He fought for states' rights. States' rights to do what?

When I have political discussions with my friends, I piss them off because my personal position is that there's no difference between the parties. It's the Red Sox and the Mets.

Always remember when it comes to family arguments and disputes. "Blood is thicker than anger.

Being reviewed or assessed by others matters if and only if one is subjected to the judgment of future—not just present—others. And recall that, a free person does not need to win arguments—just win.*2