Debate Quotes · Page 9

I am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly…

— Adam Savage

Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?

— Rand Paul

Liberals have a new wish every time their latest wish is granted. Conservatives should make them spell out their principles and ideals.…

— Joseph Sobran

Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate.

— Ma Yansong

“There is a presumption in favor of every existing institution. Many of these (we will suppose the majority) may be susceptible of…

— David Potter

It's nice to have a debate in a swing state.

— Michael Bennet

I am to cover the philosophical side of the debate and so far my only thought is that reading keeps you from…

— Anonymous

Those who, in debate, appeal to their qualifications, argue from memory, not from understanding.

— Leonardo da Vinci

My position is that it is high time for a calm debate on more fundamental questions. Does human spaceflight continue to serve…

— James Van Allen

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

— Peter Camejo

The ability of the president to be perceived as someone with whom all Israelis can identify depends on his ability to avoid…

— Reuven Rivlin

Parliamentary obstructionism should be avoided. It is a weapon to be used in the rarest of the rare cases. Parliamentary accountability is…

— Arun Jaitley

For me personally, I have vitiligo, so my whole career, it's always been this very odd debate: 'Does she want to be…

— Winnie Harlow

We all learned in kindergarten that the beginning is a very good place to start. As we have this debate on illegal…

— Marsha Blackburn

I love to read about music and about art, but I don't try and take things about mythology or guidelines as to…

— Emily Haines

Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct…

— Andrei Sakharov

I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the…

— Gail Collins

We've become more tolerant because we're tired of the debate.

— Suzanne Fields

Sometimes when a champ wins, there's a debate about who should be next for him or her.

— Ariel Helwani

Earmarks are counterproductive tools for entrenched politicians to shut down debate and buy votes.

— Lauren Boebert

But I do think its necessary to have debates.

— Geraldine Ferraro

The threshold by the Commission on Presidential Debates. In the words of the League of Women Voters, they are a fraud being…

— Jill Stein

Science can and should inform debate about abortion and the law. But science does not resolve questions of moral value and moral…

— Blase J. Cupich

Reliable data on the outsourcing of American jobs is sorely missing from the debate on globalization.

— Dan Lipinski

I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.

— Karen Hughes