... an inaccurate use of words produces such a strange confusion in all reasoning, that in the heat of debate, the combatants,… — Maria Edgeworth Copy Share Image
The debate we won't be having is whether or not the debt ceiling should be raised. We will not have a situation… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
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Television has accustomed us to brief, intimate, telegraphic, visual, narrative messages. Candidates are learning to act, speak, and think in television's terms.… — Kathleen Hall Jamieson Copy Share Image
Democrats are making it clear that they intend to use our economic crisis to rush through their longtime liberal goals without public… — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
The likability of any player is always up for debate, and people will always use their own moral compass to judge Luis… — Brendan Rodgers Copy Share Image
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Instead of this fruitless debate about having it all, men and women should focus on what make us happy. Instead of comparing… — LZ Granderson Copy Share Image
If things go badly for me tonight, I want you to stay with Mr. Wynter; he will pay you a decent wage.”… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
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We have arrived at socialized medicine in America. I do not report this as either a good or bad event but simply… — Robert J. Samuelson Copy Share Image
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The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. 'Bigots,' 'intolerant,' 'hateful' - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when… — Kay Coles James Copy Share Image
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![“As was demonstrated back in 2012, [Barack] Obama was thought to be in big trouble after that first debate, and he wasn't, was he? That first debate didn't end up hurting Barack Obama at all, did it? I know he had incumbancy on his side, but still. He was horrible that first debate. It didn't…” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/df2/rush-limbaugh-28_barack_as-was-demonstrated-back-in-2012-barack_1602795.jpg)
