Debate Quotes · Page 9

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

— Yitzhak Rabin

I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?

— Viggo Mortensen

Fetal humanity is the philosophical hinge on which the abortion debate turns.

— Norah Vincent

I can't wait for the Republican debates to start and there's literally 65 guys on one stage.

— Conan O'Brien

Ted Cruz is trying to have a one-on-one debate with Donald Trump.

— Michel Martin

When you're in the Middle of an Argument, ask yourself: Do I want to be Right or be Happy?

— Wayne Dyer

When you get back control of your country, you get proper democracy. You get back proper debate.

— Nigel Farage

The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.

— David Gemmell

My goal is first of all to promote a public debate about where markets serve the public good and where they don't…

— Michael Sandel

Science can tell us what can be done in principle, but it is then a matter for public debate as to what…

— Mark Walport

There's a big battle going on in the country in regards to capitalism and socialism, and it's a debate that deserves attention.

— Martha MacCallum

There is plenty of time to argue with new ideas later. They key is to take careful notes first and debate second.

— Jim Rohn

Since we enacted the PATRIOT Act almost three years ago, there has been tremendous public debate about its breadth and implications on…

— Howard Berman

A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting.

— Jens Spahn

I think there wouldn't be a Net neutrality debate in this country if we really had a competitive environment for access.

— Chris Sacca

Colin Kaepernick is the latest professional athlete to spark a national debate about the meaning behind the American flag and the national…

— Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

We now have over a hundred thousand people who are signed up on our campaign and our petition to open up the…

— Jill Stein

For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights…

— Ai Weiwei

I'd always liked the idea that drama acts at its best as a kind of arena for debate, not just about the…

— Jeremy Northam

Preaching is the primary means of growth for the local church. There is a great deal of debate about this in our…

— James Montgomery Boice

Democrats are making it clear that they intend to use our economic crisis to rush through their longtime liberal goals without public…

— Jim DeMint

The likability of any player is always up for debate, and people will always use their own moral compass to judge Luis…

— Brendan Rodgers

From the days when I was a kid, and I would sit at the dinner table with Dad, we would debate everything,…

— Will Cain

In civic life, I think that's where you can debate what is good taste and what is acceptable to other people, and…

— Irvine Welsh

The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively,…

— John Quiggin

We live at a time that is notable for the polemical nature of discussions about identity, consciousness, rationality, agency, memory, and feeling.…

— Robert P. George

... it is a lonely programme. The very virtues you cultivate become walls that inevitably separate you from your kind… A new…

— Alice Foote MacDougall

People seem very arrogant when they say 'I'm right and you're wrong', but in practice we all believe we're right. We have…

— Julian Baggini

“Edward genially enough did not dis agree with what I said, but he didn't seem to admit my point, either. I wanted…

— Christopher Hitchens

We also need to make sure women can be in charge of their reproductive health. We can't defund places like Planned Parenthood,…

— Chrissy Teigen

We are unique among advanced countries that we don't have universal health care. My hope was that I was able to get…

— Barack Obama

...Negroes must concern themselves with every single means of struggle: legal, illegal, passive, active, violent and non- violent… They must harass, debate,…

— Lorraine Hansberry

Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.

— George Soros

There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.

— Joschka Fischer

“The more you read, the less you sound foolish when you speak.”

— Amit Kalantri

Reproductive freedom means economic freedom. And that's what this debate is about.

— Diana DeGette

There's Insanity on Both Sides of the Debate When You Argue with an Idiot.

— Ernie J Zelinski

Of course it was always a friendly debate though sometimes I got too loud.

— Lawrence Shepp

In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.

— William Penn

I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.

— Anonymous