A balanced argument is one that takes place entirely in my head, and doesn’t cause me to tip over.

I’m sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that...

Every human is a school subject. This is rather a metaphorical way of saying it, to put it straight, those you love are few, and the ones you detest are many.

LADY BRACKNELLThis noise is extremely unpleasant. It sounds as if he was having an argument. I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

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

Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.

Yes!

You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it’s good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.

One great thinker said one thing, another said another, and while the two thoughts are contradicting, the one that backs my argument at the moment is the superior statement.

Those two little words — says you — are the most powerful argument in any discipline: theology, philosphy, even domestic harmony. They are powerful because they are true. Whenever you say something, it is you...

He could argue a case for anything, but that doesn’t change the fact he’s wrong most of the time.

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

Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court

A novel is an impression, not an argument; and there the matter must rest.

Infrastructure is no longer the number one issue, now it’s about content. If there’s a compelling argument around content then people are more likely to buy it.

The kind of truth that can be asserted by argument had lost all glamour, all lustre, for him, seeming no more now than another aspect of that ancient urge – much older than the desire...

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.

Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.”[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]

You and I both know that love is for children,” he said. ”We’re adults. Compatibility is for adults.””Compatibility is for my Bluetooth and my car,” Teresa replied. ”Only they get along just fine, and my...

A pleasant morning. Saw my classmates Gardner, and Wheeler. Wheeler dined, spent the afternoon, and drank Tea with me. Supped at Major Gardiners, and engag’d to keep School at Bristol, provided Worcester People, at their...

In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.

Convincing yourself doesn’t win an argument.

A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.

What’s more, I believe in argument and I even love it. Argument is our most steadfast pathway toward truth, for it is the only proven arbalest against superstitious thinking, or lackadaisical axioms.

I just had an argument with my husband and I was so disappointed with his point of view, … And the sad part is that a lot of people share his view, which is that...

Don’t argue. Never deign to deny. Meet insults with laughter.

It is certainly impossible to lose respect if you lose out of some stupid discussions.

The silence was pregnant with noise, with muted fury, with questions the father found too disgusting to frame and with answers to which the son was incapable of giving voice.

No sensible man ever engages, unprepared, in a fencing match of words with a woman.

Objections to Christianity… are phrased in words, but that does not mean that they are really a matter of language and analysis and argument. Words are tokens of the will. If something stronger than language...

When all are wrong, everyone is right.

Is there anyone that thinks this girl is doing something wrong?” Not one person raised their hand.

A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.

He likes to use his wit and verbal finesse to confuse others and win arguments. Although he can argue successfully that white is black and straight is crooked, you walk away with the feeling that...

Well, that’s the most accurate thing you’ve said so far.”I grabbed the basket and jerked open the car door. Without another word, I stormed off, refusing to look back in case he saw the tears...

Chen is using the tactic of violating the ‘five noes’ with the argument that the situation has changed.

Proctor: I am only wondering how I may prove what she told me, Elizabeth. If the girl’s a saint now, I think it is not easy to prove she’s fraud, and the town gone so...

Words are what you fight with but what you fight about is whether or not you’re afraid of them.

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

If I hurt your feelings we ought to discuss it. I don’t like this kiss-and-forget.”But I don’t want to argue. I think it’s wonderful that we can kiss and forget, and when we can’t it’ll...

Y’all do me a favor and argue loud enough so I can listen in without having to strain myself.

The immoral woman in Luke 7 has the faith to anticipate Christ’s forgiveness. She can act in love with no words to justify.

One that would be a bad argument against him, as far as I am concerned, is … somebody suggesting that he is either anti-religious, or racist, or something like that, … Those of us who...

He (Larry Summers) can frame arguments with such force and conviction that people think he knows more than he does.

Then everyone would retreat for a nap, after which we would have coffee and cake, sometimes an argument.

What happened was: they became a team, a family of two. There had been times before they ran away when they acted like a team, but those were very different from feeling like a team....

It’s always funny that you can try and try again to steal all your critics’ ammo, predict their responses, but no matter what, they’ll still have a water gun stashed somewhere.

Have a compelling argument that speaks to the bottom line.

I am afraid that those comments go back to the late 80’s. At that time I was a skeptic — the argument based on Koch’s postulates to try to distinguish between cause and association. …...

At the time I thought the winner in an argument was the person who put forward the most logical support for his position. Of course, this isn’t true. Human history, from gardening disputes to genocide,...