“The strongest argument proves nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience.”

“[In the Qur’an] faith is still defined the same as in the Bible, a belief in what is not seen. This explains why the remaining scripture relies on the logical fallacy of the circular argument routing back to the assumed conclusion. There is nothing that is indicated by evidence, nothing that is verifiably correct, just empty assertions of impossible nonsense that you’re supposed to swallow without question simply because it says so.”

“Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.”

“In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.”

“The truth is always the strongest argument.”

“We are nations forged from many traditions and faiths, proving year after year that diversity is our strength. From vastly different origins and experiences, we have come to the same conclusions: that freedom and democracy are the strongest bases for both peace and prosperity, and that they are universal aspirations, constrained neither by culture nor levels of economic development.”

“The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian.”

“Reading the Socratic dialogues one has the feeling: what a frightful waste of time! What's the point of these arguments that prove nothing and clarify nothing?”

“There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.”

“After a long, long time she reached an important conclusion. She was never going to stand by and say nothing again.”