Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
What this brings out is that modern politics cannot be a matter of genuine moral consensus. And it is not. Modern politics… — Alasdair MacIntyre Copy Share Image
As a geologist, I love Earth observations, but it is ridiculous to tie this objective to a 'consensus' that humans are causing… — Harrison Schmitt Copy Share Image
It is a generally received opinion that there are too many books in the world already. I cannot, however, subscribe to any… — Mary Kingsley Copy Share Image
I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality… — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Bible unites its interpreters as a shared focus of attention, but it does not demand consensus. On the contrary, it invites… — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
Israelis and Palestinians are suspicious of each other and of promises from outside. But the need for a negotiated solution between the… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
To make sure our convictions, views, and assumptions about our Creator stay based on biblical truth and not on popular consensus, we… — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
We now live in the era of fake consensus, or phoney populism, a condition in which galleries and homes are seen to… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
I don't think you can pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere indefinitely and not have a reaction. But there are great scientists… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Every wife who slaves to keep herself pretty, to cook her husband's favourite meals, to build up his pride and confidence in… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
It isn't that information is exploding, but accessibility is. There's just about as much information this year as there was last year;… — Hal Varian Copy Share Image
Fire, ice, asteroids and pole shifts are bogeymen with which we distract ourselves from the real threat of our time. In an… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
But the moment the politicians start saying they are in denial of what the scientists are telling them, of what the consensus… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
People are expecting me to be a certain way all the time. It's not like if I come in here with a… — Richard Gere Copy Share Image
Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromising. An… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
People all over this country are shouting at each other. And what we need to do is bring people together to work… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There was a time when people thought that if you piled a bunch of mortgages together, the top of the pile was… — Ken Moelis Copy Share Image
The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Two thousand scientists, in a hundred countries, engaged in the most elaborate, well organized scientific collaboration in the history of humankind, have… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
