Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. Votes: 4
Hubert H. HumphreyDebate is angular, conversation circular and radiant of the underlying unity. Votes: 3
Amos Bronson AlcottIf you are feeling overly optimistic the Republican Candidates Debate is on. Votes: 3
Kristen SchaalThere's Insanity on Both Sides of the Debate When You Argue with an Idiot. Votes: 3
Ernie J ZelinskiYou know what 'DOUBT' stands for? It stands for 'Debate On Understanding Bewildersome Thoughts.' Votes: 3
Gary BuseyTrue words are not fancy. Fancy words are not true. The good do not debate. Debaters are not good. Votes: 3
LaoziDebate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right. Votes: 3
Ted KulongoskiWe are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the President encourages vigorous debate. Votes: 2
Karen HughesFor good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. Votes: 2
Margaret HeffernanA man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things. Votes: 2
Thomas CarlyleIt is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Votes: 2
Joseph JoubertLet me light my lamp", says the star, "And never debate if it will help to remove the darkness Votes: 2
Rabindranath TagoreA philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. Votes: 2
Ludwig WittgensteinSee that's a goal that I think it's very good in the debate to find out who the person is. Votes: 2
Geraldine FerraroAfter last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure Votes: 1
Edward R. MurrowDon't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side Votes: 1
Baltasar GracianIt is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it Votes: 1
Joseph JoubertFreedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly. Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonReproductive freedom means economic freedom. And that's what this debate is about. Votes: 0
Diana DeGetteCalm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness. Votes: 0
Billy CorganA good story should provoke discussion, debate, argumentand the occasional bar fight. Votes: 0
J. Michael StrazynskiHealthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way. Votes: 0
Donald L. CarcieriThe Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics. Votes: 0
Simon Sinek...Obama said, 'I welcome debate among my team, but I won't tolerate division'. Votes: 0
Bob WoodwardIt's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate. Votes: 0
Carl HiaasenWe are Americans, We have the right to participate and debate any administration. Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonPolitical debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth. Votes: 0
George SorosThe debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives. Votes: 0
Jim DeMintA good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight. Votes: 0
J. Michael StraczynskiTo debate political objectives, views, and goals is the most American thing conceivable. Votes: 0
Lou ReedWe mistake politics for legislative debate. You can be passionate without being personal. Votes: 0
Richard DreyfussMy statements aren't incomplete, they're just in-progress. It's a debate and a discussion. Votes: 0
M.I.A.Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Votes: 0
Michael Eric DysonPolitical debate is of no interest to me. What I want are practical solutions. Votes: 0
Carole BouquetWhen you look at that debate stage, Mitt Romney could have dominated it maybe. Votes: 0
Lawrence O'DonnellLet no one ever think for a moment that national debate means national division. Votes: 0
Lyndon B. JohnsonMuch of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear, rather than science. Votes: 0
James InhofeThe real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection. Votes: 0
Rand PaulAmerican power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate. Votes: 0
Joseph NyeEvery candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment. Votes: 0
Peter JenningsThe political climate during a campaign is not the best climate for reasonable debate. Votes: 0
Jose MujicaThe national debate on Social Security has been cheapened by demagoguery on all sides. Votes: 0
Bill DelahuntIt's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them. Votes: 0
David HockneyWhen there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. Votes: 0
Atifete JahjagaInformation, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. Votes: 0
Christopher LaschThose who, in debate, appeal to their qualifications, argue from memory, not from understanding. Votes: 0
Leonardo da VinciGood directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion. Votes: 0
Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituI enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way. Votes: 0
Geraldine FerraroThe use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. Votes: 0
Richard HollowayThe period of debate is closed. Arms, as a last resource, must decide the contest. Votes: 0
Thomas PaineOther countries care for their mentally ill. Making them debate on TV is just cruel. Votes: 0
Andy BorowitzWe are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration! Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonAfter a battle royale debate, the fight between [Marco]Rubio and [Donald]Trump gets ugly. Votes: 0
Chris HayesSloths move at the speed of congressional debate but with greater deliberation and less noise. Votes: 0
P. J. O'RourkeThere is some debate in professional circles about whether the so-called "midlife crisis" exists. Votes: 0
James HollisLook, I debate for a living so I don't need to learn any lessons from amateurs. Votes: 0
Bill O'ReillyWhy was Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the Fox debate such a big deal? Votes: 0
Michel MartinPolitics is - once in a while - a forum for serious debate about political philosophy. Votes: 0
P. J. O'RourkeI've won every debate I've had with an atheist, and never converted even a single one. Votes: 0
Francis Joseph SheedThe worst enemy is one whose doctrines are founded in hate and are thus beyond debate. Votes: 0
Tobsha LearnerThe job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information. Votes: 0
Christopher LaschThe most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months. Votes: 0
Jessica SavitchThe one state/two state debate is irrelevant as Israel and the US consolidate Greater Israel. Votes: 0
Noam ChomskyThere is much debate in the scientific community as to the precise sources of global warming. Votes: 0
Pat ToomeyWit has its place in debate; in controversy it is a legitimate weapon, offensive and defensive. Votes: 0
Theodore ParkerIt's funny when people debate about music, because they get so passionate about what they enjoy. Votes: 0
Judd ApatowReligion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done. Votes: 0
Edward BondHad Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age. Votes: 0
Jonathan SwiftI've never seen class warfare as nasty as it is today, as a result of tax debate. Votes: 0
Bernard GoldbergIn Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country. Votes: 0
Diane AbbottI like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know? Votes: 0
Viggo MortensenTo have diversity of opinion in the debate strengthens the outcome and you get a better result. Votes: 0
Nancy PelosiIn a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness. Votes: 0
Dennis PragerThe moment that one person in an argument claims to be God, dialogue and debate become impossible. Votes: 0
Meir SoloveichikThis inability to engage in debate or handle disagreement is becoming the calling card of the left. Votes: 0
Kirsten PowersI mean, we're going to probably debate the Iraq war for at least as long as I'm alive. Votes: 0
Paul WolfowitzDonald Trump is somebody who I think likes to mix it up and to have a vigorous debate. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaAre we allowed to sing? I imagine that at times, it might improve the tone of the debate. Votes: 0
Jack LaytonYou must get courageous men, men of strong views and let them debate and argue with each other. Votes: 0
Nancy GibbsI think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism. Votes: 0
Abdallah III think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't. Votes: 0
Susanna KaysenThere is nothing wrong with being a Marxist. Their point of view is essential to a democratic debate Votes: 0
Michael FootWhile having policy debate, we need to hold the race in a way to attract people toward the DPJ. Votes: 0
Seiji MaeharaYou can always debate about what you should have done. The question is what are you going to do? Votes: 0
Hubert H. HumphreyI took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also. Votes: 0
Theodore RooseveltThe proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight. Votes: 0
HomerThere are gonna be a core set of values that shouldn't be up for debate. Should be our north star. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaSouthern women can say more with a cut of their eyes than a whole debate clubâs worth of speeches. Votes: 0
Allison GlockNo todas mis ideas son correctas, si lo fueran, sería inutil compartirlas o entrar en debate.
AnónimoThere are 435 members of Congress. There's one 'Morning Joe' show. Hopefully, we can keep hammering the argument that you can disagree with other people and have debates but remain civil. Votes: 1 Joe Scarborough
Songwriting is a give-and-take process, and it can lead to some good, healthy debates. Votes: 4 Richie Sambora
The dinner table is a lively debate, and everybody weighs in in a different way. I like that, though. Votes: 3 Vanessa Kerry
There's a constant debate over nature or nurture - they're inseparable. Votes: 1 Craig Venter
I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates. Votes: 5 Juan Cole
When you don't have accountability, there's no limit to the things that people will say. One of the restraints on the vitriol and the filth that so often is part of the American political debate is that candidates have to stand by their ads. Votes: 1 Sheldon Whitehouse
The Commission on Presidential Debates is a corrupt stranglehold on our democracy. Votes: 4 Phil Donahue
I'm not getting into a public debate with Jack Nicklaus. Votes: 4 Tim Finchem