- Comfort
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- Nov 07, 2020
Argued Quotes
Lines on reasoned debate, disagreement, and making a case.
These lines cover the shape of a well-made argument, from a family memory about a mother who always won every disagreement, to a formal case built around the idea that certain technological shifts are simply inevitable. One entry wryly claims every era gets the harsh commentator it deserves. See Great for more reflections on strong reasoning.
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- Cannot
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans' natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have long argued that, if China and the United States were interested in pursuing a strategic partnership, Africa is the best place to start, as neither enters the situation with past colonial baggage, and both possess interests that are quite complementary.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I argued that I didn't have any of the attributes to pose for cheesecake. I said I would have to make good on my acting ability, which was the only attribute I could offer.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Within the U.S., you could have argued that most people who watch 'Mad Men' would watch 'House of Cards.' But the viewing is much more on par with the large-scale mainstream things like 'The Walking Dead.' It was much younger than we thought.
- Bangladesh
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- Nov 07, 2020
Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have argued about the future of fiction with jaded novelists, far-seeing postmodernists, technologists, television critics. The argument that future generations will not know the pleasures of the novel has been a staple of book reviewing since at least 1960.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is a man who graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in three years, editor of the Harvard Law Review, argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, there are only about 10 people in the United States that have ever argued 25 cases before the Supreme Court, this man has won 25 cases before the Supreme Court. He's an overwhelming choice.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since I came to the World Bank in 2007, I have argued that we must 'modernize multilateralism.'
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Political scientists have long argued that party identification is the best possible predictor of voting behavior and is remarkably sticky over time.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans and Italians. The British argued very persuasively on the part of Winston Churchill, prime minister, that this was a very green American Army, green soldiers, green commanders.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change.
- American President
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no doubt we'd be very angry if the American president had come to the Knesset and argued against the government of Israel.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020