#gum

Well thank you, me old gobbler,' said Mr. Gum handing over some money that Billy William would later discover to be made out of lies and broken promises. ↗

— Andy Stanton

#you-re-a-bad-man #money

I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me. ↗

— Dave Barry

#respect #respect

Why do people always assume that volume will succeed when logic won’t? - Damon ↗

— L.J. Smith

#damon #elena #fiction #romance #vampire

Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time. ↗

— Neal Stephenson

#trolls #free

It's often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven't been made. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#defensiveness #noam-chomsky #september- #iraq

There are only 3 things that can make your dreams come true: your thoughts, your words, and your actions. ↗

— Mike Dooley

#gumption #thoughts #words #dreams

Quit calling me Grey. It makes me sound like I’m a boy. Like Dorian Gray.” “Dorian who?” I sighed. “Just think up something else. Plain old Nora works too, you know.” “Sure thing, Gumdrop.” I grimaced. “I take that back. Let’s stick with Grey. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#fitzpatrick #grey #gumdrop #hush #nora

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. ↗

— George Santayana

#appear #argument #better #function #make

I'm sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it. ↗

— Malcolm X

#mathematics #schooling #mathematics

When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument. ↗

— C.S. Forester

#argument #drinking #gin #mothers #alcohol