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 Copy Share Image
I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing… — James L. Buckley Copy Share Image
Being a teenager who's coming out during a national debate about whether there's something wrong with you, something wrong with the fact… — Tanya Plibersek Copy Share Image
Many people like to think that their moral or political enemies are not just wicked or wrong - as if that were… — Tim Crane Copy Share Image
But I also want to change the dynamics of this debate, which has kept us gridlocked into positions which caused people to… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Debt ceiling is something that, you know, any time the president asks for the authority to increase the debt ceiling, the debt… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
I have a long history of defending, and promoting, free speech and open debate - especially (especially!) within Muslim communities. — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Perhaps the dumbest of these story lines is that [Pope] Francis has re-opened conversation and debate in a Church that had been… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
Modern presidential debating only started with Richard Nixon and John F.Kennedy in 1960, although the proximity of that to the Lincoln-Douglas centennial… — Allen C. Guelzo Copy Share Image
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. Those who are skilled (in the Tao) do not dispute (about it);… — Laozi Copy Share Image
I love politics. If you're not involved, part of the debate, you can't influence anything. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
The truth about the climate crisis is still inconvenient to the large carbon polluters. And so they want to bob and weave… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
When George W. Bush hit the campaign trail in 2000, the precious possession he brought with him from home was his personal… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
The debate was wearing me out. Once you've posed that question, it won't go away. I think many people kill themselves simply… — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
“We have, on the whole, more liberty and less equality than Russia has. Russia has less liberty and more equality. Whether democracy… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
I entered the health care debate in response to a statement in the United States press in summer 2009 which claimed the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
I talk to people in the ACLU office in New York all the time. I'm able to participate in the debate and… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When you say politics, you conjure a whole bunch of associations: elections, campaigning, debates, fundraising. None of this exists in Russia! We… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
In America, we debate everything except capitalism. If there's an institution in your society that's above criticism, you're giving it a free… — Richard D. Wolff Copy Share Image
“When making a point, there are 2 types of people who may disagree with you: those who can support their reasons, and… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
What worries me is that the debate about gender differences still seems to polarize nature vs. nurture, with some in the social… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Religion should be subject to commonsense appraisal and rational review, as openly discussible as, say, politics, art and the weather. The First… — Jeffrey Tayler Copy Share Image