“The strong appearance of design [in nature] allows a disarmingly simple argument: if it looks, walks and quacks like a duck, then, absent compelling evidence to the contrary, we have warrant to conclude it's a duck. Design should not be overlooked simply because it's so obvious.” IfsShouldLooksStrongSimpleWalksDesignEvidenceArgumentObviousAppearanceContraryDucksCompellingAbsentOverlookedWarrantsQuacksDesign In Nature Author:Michael Behe
“What I've learnt is when you walk into a family argument and people tell you it's about principle don't get involved. There is more to life than principles.” PeopleWalksPrinciplesInvolvedArgumentGet InvolvedMore To Life Author:Maurice Glasman, Baron Glasman
“A person who knows all the answers, has an opinion on everything, has a certainty backed up by rational argument, has very little possibility of further progress. Such a person is unlikely to walk away from a discussion with anything more than a reaffirmation of how right he or she has been all along.” KnowsLittlesPersonsHas BeensAnswersWalksOpinionProgressPossibilityArgumentRationalCertaintyDiscussionUnlikely Book:I Am Right, You are Wrong: From this to the New Renaissance : from Rock Logic to Water Logic Source: I Am Right, You are Wrong: From this to the New Renaissance : from Rock Logic to Water Logic
“You have to separate artistic ability from ethnic origin. Not only am I not black, I am also not a woman, therefore how can I direct women? I am also only 42, therefore how can I direct someone who's 60? So you see where the argument ends up? If you take it to its logical conclusion, I would have to walk around and point a video camera at myself. And who the hell is interested in that?” IfsEndsBlackAbilityWalksHellArgumentDirectCamerasVideoConclusionArtisticLogicalVideo CamerasArtistic Ability Author:Gavin Hood
“Now I know that if I'm in a fight or a big argument with executives or the studio or whoever, and it's getting to a point where it's starting to get bad, I don't have to have the fear of, "Am I strong enough to see this through? Would I really make a stand here? Would I really quit over this issue?" And I know in my heart that there is a place where I would walk away. I don't have to make it about my ego. I don't have to make it about whether I'm being strong enough or tough enough.” IfsKnowsHeartEnoughBigsFightingStrongWalksIssuesMy HeartEgoToughArgumentStartingStudiosQuittingExecutivesStrong Enough Author:Ronald D. Moore