Pastoral Resources

It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.

Never preach a sermon without a text from the Bible, a text containing the theme which you can elaborate. The text is the best proof in support of your argument. A sermon without a text is an argument without a proof.

Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'

In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.

Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court.

My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.

There would always be a vote. There were always conflicts and arguments for years and years - that's why we're not together anymore. But there was always a vote. It was always two out of three.