Arguing Quotes - Page 35

• Couldn't we even argue that it is because men are unequal that they have that much more need to be brothers?

  Charles Du Bos

  Brother, Men, Needs

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• Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various times the European centre of power, of civilisation, of the arts, and (self-advertisingly, at least) of love.

  Julian Barnes

  Art, Self, Cities

  "A vineyard in Montmartre: just one of the hidden pleasures of Paris" by Julian Barnes, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 2011.

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• I would also argue that there is a good chance that an outline will help you stave off any onslaught of writer's block. Let me advise you right up front that I am not a big believer in writer's block. I think writer's block is God's way of telling you one of two things - that you failed to think your material through sufficiently before you started writing, or that you need a day or two off with your family and friends.

  Terry Brooks

  Block, Writing, Thinking

  Terry Brooks (2003). “Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life”, p.76, Del Rey

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• I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now.

  Tibor Fischer

  Events, Half, Literature

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• My wife and I both love cooking - I am an advanced male - so we argue about who gets to rustle up dinner.

  Stephen Bayley

  Wife, Cooking, Males

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• The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

  Charles Handy

  Strong, Business, Men

  Charles Handy (1995). “The Age of Paradox”, p.90, Harvard Business Press

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• I would argue heavily that the time that has been allocated to social used to come from television, and people are benefitting from it. People who are saying, 'Aw, you're spending all your time on Facebook, or all your time on Twitter,' I'd like to understand what the person used to do with that time.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  People, Television, Social

  "Gary Vaynerchuk On Social Media Trends, Time Management, Online & Real-Life Balance (Q&A)". Interview with Craig Kanalley, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 30, 2013.

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• I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.

  Matthew McConaughey

  Thinking, People, Beats

  "OSCARS Q&A: Matthew McConaughey". Interview with Pete Hammond, deadline.com. December 13, 2012.

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• I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, but proceeding with determination to implement an agenda.

  Richard V. Allen

  Determination, Generosity, President

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• You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.

  Amy Alcott

  Golf, Average, Practice

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• I would argue that the issue of God and the issue of science have the same roots.

  Dinesh D'Souza

  Roots, Issues

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• There's only person in the world you can't see - yourself. But, God created - or whoever created us, we don't even have to argue that point - created us so perfect because we can actually see ourselves in other people.

  Debbie Ford

  People, Perfect, World

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• Clock measurement is not time itself. In fact, so opposed are they that one could argue the clock is not a synonym, but the opposite of time.

  Jay Griffiths

  Opposites, Measurement, Facts

  "The 'leap second' is a timely reminder" by Jay Griffiths, www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.

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• I believe love at first sight is possible. Centuries of literature and art and beauty has been dedicated to that idea, so who am I to argue, even if I've never experienced it?

  Maggie Grace

  Art, Believe, Sight

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• I'm not intelligent enough to be a doctor, and kind of hands down you can't argue with the worth of that. But I don't really have an opinion about the worth of making art.

  Rupert Friend

  Art, Intelligent, Doctors

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In Scotland, when people congregate, they tend to argue and discuss and reason; in Orkney, they tell stories.

  George Mackay Brown

  Scotland, People, Stories

  George Mackay Brown (1990). “George Mackay Brown: fiction - poetry - reviews : Stewart Conn, Tom Scott, Luis Ceruuda”

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• Touch his head, and he will bargain and argue with you to the last; Touch his heart, and he falls upon your breast.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Fall, Heart, Scotland

  Andrew Carnegie, Margaret Barclay Wilson (1915). “A Carnegie Anthology”

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• The helium which we handle must have been put together at some time and some place. We do not argue with the critic who urges that the stars are not hot enough for this process; we tell him to go and find a hotter place.

  Arthur Eddington

  Stars, Science, Together

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• I read in the press, and therefore it must be true, that no secretary of defense had ever been quoted as arguing for a bigger budget for State.

  Robert M. Gates

  Defense, States, Bigger

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• There's a really classic cliche every time you switch the TV on - you see cops arguing. I have spent a day a week for many years in the presence of police and I have never seen them argue. It's a military hierarchy. They do what they're told. There's no bickering.

  Peter James

  Military, Years, Police

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• Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

  Ezra Koenig

  Trying, Hysterical, Express Yourself

  Twitter post from Jan 29, 2010

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• The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way.

  Jon Meacham

  Political, Way, Path

  "Why Obama Owns bin Laden" by Jon Meacham, ideas.time.com. April 30, 2012.

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• You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.

  Billy Joel

  Crazy, Insanity, Mind

  Song: Movin' Out

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• One wonders whether the Obama re-election campaign may be on the right track as it seeks to apply the you-break-it-you-own-it rule to Bush and the American economy. Hardly a day goes by without President Obama or his surrogates arguing that it takes longer than four years to recover from an economic crisis so long in the making.

  Jon Meacham

  Years, Long, Track

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• I love that 'Much Ado About Nothing,' passionate, smart fighting. I love fighting with guys, and that's something that I don't get to see: arguing at a high level with a member of the opposite sex. That didn't really happen that much on 'The Office.' I just like that 'Moonlighting,' Benedick-Beatrice type of thing.

  Mindy Kaling

  Sex, Smart, Fighting

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