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Truthiness is tearing apart our country, and I don't mean the argument over who came up with the word. I don't know whether it's a new thing, but it's certainly a current thing, in that it doesn't seem to matter what facts are. It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything.

I don't accept the argument of people like David Horowitz that the government should impose some sort of predetermined political balance on academic research.

George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.

Never get into an argument with a schizophrenic person and say, 'Who do you think you are?"

He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.

Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which springs from their cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will.

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means.

Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments.

When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it's a little hard to have any sort of productive debate.

Even in the beginning, when we knew there was a legal argument about how much our song sounds like his song, as one songwriter to another, I wasn't sure that Cat Stevens would take that as bad.

Any political agenda and organization which doesn't begin with personal responsibility is just half the argument. It's just not going to succeed.

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 the duty of a lawyer to represent anyone for whom a responsible argument could be made.

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about.

I wish the government and the Minister of Justice would address these legal and constitutional arguments, but they refuse to. They want Canadians to go blindly into their brave new world, but it is not wise for a society to move blindly in any direction.

Arguments are healthy. They clear the air.

I mean the only thing that is hopefully good about us is after the arguments we can actually still face each other the next day or the day after and talk about something else and sort of get over it.

Arguments, like children, should be like the subject that begets them.

I became the stage for the great argument between Nietzsche and Rousseau. I was the extra ready to take on all the roles.