Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Green

I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that there is great value to the quiet, contemplative process of reading a novel, that reading great books carefully offers pleasures and consolations that no iPad app ever can.

Bill Schneider

His whole argument is 'Vote for me, and this is how I'm going to do it. I'm going to beat Bush, and here's how.' That's his whole campaign.

William Hazlitt

There is no force but argument in the case, and it is reason, not the will of another, that gives the law.

William Shakespeare

I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.

There is an argument that it would be appropriate now. But I doubt that will happen.

Our argument is all about getting an honest lay of the land so the decision makers can make the most informed decision.

Clearly you can speculate that 4.75 percent is not the end of Federal Reserve tightening and there is a good argument now that they go to five percent. People don't want to be dollar short at the moment.

Clint continues to build a solid argument to make the World Cup team. He's certainly making it difficult for me to make some tough decisions.

Oliver Goldsmith

His conduct still right, with his argument wrong

His good deeds came out. I pointed out in closing argument that that is inconsistent with greed. So I really believe justice was done.

If there are no tax cuts (planned for the budget) then that may be used an argument to cut rates,

Willie Mays

If people want to say Barry is No. 1, they won't get an argument from me. As long as I get to be No. 2.

Rabih Alameddine

I know many sports fans that don't enjoy soccer. The argument is that there's no action, not enough of it.

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 music isn't about music any more. It's about image.

Jeffrey Toobin

I have never seen a case that was more clearly won on a closing argument,

I'm sure the argument will be why are we nit-picking, but what I want to do at a minimum in the debate is lay out what I understand what the president's committing to do,

In fact, we're encouraged the Supreme Court has decided to set up an expedited briefing schedule by next Friday because it means the other side will have a chance to give their argument on an expedited schedule.

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.

I mean, we're in kind of a void period here as far as economic information and, clearly, you can make an argument on either side. So we'll have to wait and see.

I'm not persuaded by the argument that a single price deters piracy, ... I'm not persuaded of the fact that a lower price deters piracy. What I am persuaded of is that making music more convenient and better value is a deterrent to piracy.

I'm not persuaded by the argument that a single price deters piracy,

Phil Klay

The Cold War provided justification for a larger peacetime military, since we were never really at peace, or so the argument went.

The Coast Guard didn't tell them to run. But once the boat was stopped, once the crime was stopped, what took place? I feel my only argument now to the court is to look at that.

The improper striking of women from the jury the improper exclusion of evidence of foot fetishes that proves Bone's motive improper exclusion of the clip of Bone's confession and the improper argument of their theory of motive.

You could make a very strong and persuasive argument that Katherine Harris is responsible for George Bush being the president of the United States. That argument being made, it would seem to me her IOU list would be infinitely long.

You could make an argument that the law doesn?t require it,

You could make an argument that Tennessee shouldn't be a No. 2. You can make an argument that we shouldn't be a No. 15. We match up well with Tennessee.

You could have a multi-million-dollar portfolio and still have a strong argument to have some funds.

The license is the culmination of 8 1/2 years of a very vigorous licensing process during which the state of Utah has been a full participant. We had to win every single argument to show this facility could be safely operated, and we won all those arguments.

David Boaz

The main argument we would make is that marriage law has always been left to the states.

David Keene

Their argument is extremely dangerous in the long term because it can be used to justify all kinds of things that I'm sure neither the president nor the attorney general has thought about. ...The American system was set up on the assumption that you can't rely on the good will of people with power.

Their argument doesn't hold water. The power to remedy this has been and continues to be in their hands.

Kenneth Starr

The key is for Consul to be very responsive. Their argument must be strongly rooted in law, in reason and in logic so that it makes sense.