Discussion Quotes · Page 12

There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?

— Iris Chang

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.

— Honore de Balzac

Literary prizes serve a purpose if they allow for discussion of books.

— Richard Flanagan

For President Clinton, according to this discussion I had with him, Rwanda was a marginal problem.

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The main events of '205 Live' are always among the discussion as far as top acts of the week in the world.

— Mustafa Ali

Intelligence officers are supposed to put the facts on the table and really walk away from the policy discussion.

— Michael Morell

I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can…

— Spike Lee

Those who have to ask if faith is true are opening up a discussion they may not be ready for.

— Richelle Mead

When Mrs. Bush was First Lady, she went all over the Mideast talking about breast cancer awareness and the need for early…

— Greta Van Susteren

A strong-willed child - a strong-willed child, more than anyone else, needs to learn to use emotion and discussion to resolve issues.…

— Sean Hannity

The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

My ex-wife was a philosophy major at NYU. Yeah, she and I used to have deep philosophical discussions where she would prove…

— Woody Allen

My expectation would be that if we can begin discussions soon, shortly after the Iranian elections, we should have a fairly good…

— Barack Obama

I have been traveling to every corner of the great state of Florida. I've met some great people and we've had an…

— Adam Hasner

Today's sensitive male has learned to share in open frank discussions about relationships like, "Where the hell did you get a crazy…

— Lewis Grizzard

Noir' has been talked about a great deal in the discussion of 'The Black Dahlia,' but De Palma's palllete couldn't be less…

— Mark Fisher

President Xi Jinping clearly understands, and I think agrees, that the situation in North Korea has intensified and has reached a certain…

— Rex W. Tillerson

I love the performance of a craft, whether it is modest or mean-spirited, yet I walk away when discussions of it begin…

— Michael Ondaatje

I am sorry they began their deliberations by so abominable a precedent as that of tying up the tongues of their members.…

— Thomas Jefferson

We can begin a discussion of artmaking by noting that from very early (as long ago as 200,000 years), humans have been…

— Ellen Dissanayake

A democratic public forms when citizens gather together to deliberate and make public judgments about local and national issues that affect their…

— Kevin Mattson

If the minority, and a small one too, is suffered to dictate to the majority, after measures have undergone the most solemn…

— George Washington

I don't require that the main guest [of StarTalk] have any science knowledge or background at all. It's just, I have a…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

It is for the good of nations, and not for the emolument or aggrandizement of particular individuals, that government ought to be…

— Thomas Paine

Some people's minds we're not going to change. But if we can't, we need to bring more positive voices into the discussion.

— Ani DiFranco

“Some topics seem to be nothing but philosophical circles designed to lure the unsuspecting ant to its death.”

— D.E. Navarro

Race, and the discussion of it brings out the bad, the good and the crazy in us.

— Cornelius Eady

I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.

— Albert Brooks

We need to take a whole UK perspective on this [Brexit]. The Mayor of London has got a role in those kinds…

— Stephen Crabb

What makes me most happy is connecting with others. I love meeting new people, being social, and engaging in empowering discussions.

— Gabrielle Bernstein

Free discussion is the only necessary Constitution - the only necessary Law of the Constitution.

— Richard Carlile

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist.

— Anonymous

The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.

— Anonymous

I'm a follower of the Christ path, and that opens a huge discussion about what we even mean by words like "Christian."

— Barbara Brown Taylor

I will burn, but this is a mere event. We shall continue our discussion in eternity.

— Michael Servetus

I will burn, but this is a mere incident. We shall continue our discussion in eternity.

— Michael Servetus

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance

— Robert Quillen

It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.

— Colin Powell

If you feel you're being condescended to and not taken seriously in the discussion, that can make people feel defensive.

— Claire Fox

In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it.

— Andre Maurois