Debate Quotes

“There is nothing sexier than sword fight.”

— Stana Katic

But I do think its necessary to have debates.

— Geraldine Ferraro

Debate is so much better than denial.

— Julie Walters

One can always debate questions back and forth.

— Robert Bourassa

We shall seek debate without division or rancour.

— Johann Lamont

Polemical debates happen all the time in France.

— Michel Houellebecq

I am for secret, dark debates.

— Jean-Claude Juncker

A debate about candy bars can get heated.

— Matt Duffer

I welcome good faith, vigorous debate on all issues.

— Jake Auchincloss

Southern women can say more with a cut of their eyes than a whole debate club’s worth of speeches.

— Allison Glock

The Brexit debate has been difficult and divisive.

— David Lidington

This isn't a little debate society. That's high school stuff.

— Sydney Schanberg

Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

— John Allen Fraser

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

— Anonymous

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

— William Penn

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

— Lawrence Shepp

Sadly, I have found that even evolution's most staunch believers are afraid to debate, because they know that their case for atheism…

— Ray Comfort

Why didn’t you talk about whether women are funny or not? I just felt that by commenting on that in any real…

— Mindy Kaling

Classroom discussion is where you learn how to debate an idea and stick with an opinion, even when others don't agree -…

— Rachel Simmons

I do think it is very important that the religious communities do try to bring their teachings and their insights to bear…

— Michael Sandel

I was the candidate first time a Green or any progressive third party has ever been in a national televised debate. I…

— Peter Camejo

Nobody understood how to use television for his own purposes better than Nixon, despite his poor showing against John F. Kennedy in…

— Michael Korda

There are leaders who know that however furious the debate, there are good men and women in all population groups - amongst…

— Nelson Mandela

I am generally enthusiastic about cities. Here in the West there is a panic. Every time we have a debate about cities,…

— Claire Fox

I encourage all my colleagues to run for office themselves. But it has become extremely difficult in this system to become a…

— Alexei Navalny

Let there be no mistake, Sen Sanders, his campaign and the vigorous debate that we've had about how to raise incomes, how…

— Hillary Clinton

Parliament has become so undermined it is almost unable to do the job that people expect of it. A glaring example is…

— Sheila Fraser

Our nation must defend the sanctity of marriage. The outcome of this debate is important-and so is the way we conduct it.…

— George W. Bush

I believe that the freedom of speech should be protected, but so should a family's right to privacy as they grieve their…

— Dave Reichert

One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when I heard a talking head say, Al…

— Bradley Whitford

I've had experiences in my life that leave no doubt in my mind about the fact that God exists. I'm quite willing…

— Benjamin Carson

My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the…

— Jeff Sharlet

One particular debate that I have seen play out again and again is whether trans people who have more traditional gender expressions…

— Dean Spade

“I know quite well why I became a historian… It was because dissension was frowned upon when I was a child: 'Don't…

— Penelope Lively

Take a look at the current debates in Washington, and of course, everything in the media. Only one issue is discussed: the…

— Noam Chomsky

The fact that we don't' talk about it, that we don't have a politics in which this question of war and peace…

— Glenn Loury

What's happening is that the will of the people, the declared opinion of the people, who want more agendas, more ideas, more…

— Ralph Nader

We have talked about revoking French citizenship for some individuals. Therefore, I have decided to apply for citizenship, which in a way…

— Tariq Ramadan

In Quebec, in spite of police violence and threats, thousands of students demonstrated for months against a former right-wing government that wanted…

— Henry Giroux

In the course of a healthy debate, we prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them. But without some common…

— Barack Obama