204 quotes found
“Thus, by science I mean, first of all, a worldview giving primacy to reason and observation and a methodology aimed at acquiring accurate knowledge of the natural and social world. This methodology...”
“Some things that goes out of your mouth can wrap itself around your neck and choke you to death in future.”
“Naturally, I always place my word over anyone else's simply because I know why I said what I said.”
“When two men of science disagree, they do not invoke the secular arm; they wait for further evidence to decide the issue, because, as men of science, they know that neither is infallible. But when ...”
“Rather than pound or a national mind that he believed had been closed by his critics, John Quincy Adams decided to seek a place in the is the esteem of future generations.”
“Definitions are the foundation of reason. You cant reason without them.”
“Words are what you fight with but what you fight about is whether or not youre afraid of them.”
“The business of art lies just in this, -- to make that understood and felt which, in the form of an argument, might be incomprehensible and inaccessible.”
“Argumentation is a human enterprise that is embedded in a larger social and psychological context. This context includes (1) the total psyches of the two persons engaged in dialogue, (2) the relati...”
“Take caution when declaring war because you may believe it will be easy, but war will always end in despair.”
“Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.”
“You will find it hard to hear from God until you let go your rights and your agenda.”
“I wasnt in the mood for a fight, but fights werent always conveniently scheduled. (Jessica)”
“When there is no argument [dispute] over a talk, it is called Principle.”
“Dont fight with narrow minded people; be determined to compel them to change their mindsets about who you stand to be, not by arguments, but by focusing on what you do every day. If they change it,...”
“I think its important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. The normal way we conduct our lives is we reason by analogy. [With analogy] we are doing this because its like somethin...”
“I leaned against the desk, ran my hand over my fathers paperwork, and picked up a pen. Turning around, I shoved it into my fathers hand. "Whats this?" he asked, raising a brow. "Youll need it to si...”
“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 silly. She told it to me in a ...”
“Hesitation and the fear of being judged kills more relationships than misunderstanding and arguments.”
“Forgive me, madam," he said lightly, amused, "but waiting to make love to you again is straining my nerves." She scoffed but she was quite shaken; he could see it in her expression, in the way she ...”
