on argument
“Give me the facts, and I will twist them the way I want, to suit my argument.”
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Tom MetcafeTom Metcafe Someday your pen will write a revolution. Until then, write your pain.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya Time is precious. So are the people in your life. So love and be loved. Because tomorrow is never promised.
Jenny AJenny A Thank you for still being there for yourself. For being strong. For being resilient. Keep going.
Yohan AcostaYohan Acosta There will never be a day, I am not thankful for the fire you brought to my life that still warms me to the bones.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You could have shook my whole world luckily I became aware, and I took a turn.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers Be strong enough to bloom even in the storm.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman There is magic in the minuscule.
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More on argument
Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson Writers should provoke disagreement.
V.S. NaipaulV.S. Naipaul If my mouth can move this quickly in an argument imagine what it could do on you.
Lauren EdenLauren Eden What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?
Jules VerneJules Verne Many argue; not many converse.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott You load your words as I bare my chest, and this will be the most beautiful death.
Nicole LyonsNicole Lyons Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.
Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
Thomas PaineThomas Paine