The promotion of human rights cannot be about exhortation alone. At times, it must be coupled with painstaking diplomacy. I know that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the media's primarily an interesting backdrop - a fertile backdrop, in which we can discuss a great deal involving the… — Thomas Sadoski Copy Share Image
The light bulb going off in my head was a fear that in this pivotal moment in history, when America faces so… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I think people are afraid. I remember when we'd have discussions in the '60s among people who were active. We'd say, "Well,… — Lynne Stewart Copy Share Image
There are two principles on which all men of intellectual integrity and good will can agree, as a 'basic minimum,' as a… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Does that mean that all vestiges of past discrimination would be eliminated, that the income gap or the wealth gap or the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of this desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside… — D.T. Suzuki Copy Share Image
When our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it's the only thing on… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
One of the things that often gets lost in discussions of depression is that you know it's ridiculous. You know it's ridiculous… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
Mysticism is a rational enterprise. Religion is not. The mystic has recognized something about the nature of consciousness prior to thought, and… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
If one partner gives himself completely, he breaks down the barriers of the other, however strong they may be. Because the act… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Where we are now is we have resolved the revenue issue and the question is what are we going to do about… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
I don't think it is so difficult to solve the problems between Cuba and the United States; it all depends on whether… — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
What is the big deal about Eminem? Since when is offensive language a reason for being unpopular? I like the fact that… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
When you strip hope from people, it leaves a void, and that void needs to be filled. And very likely, that void… — Alfonso Cuaron Copy Share Image
I think Iran deal is on life support, I'll put it that way, but I'm not here to declare one way or… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
This whole notion that the robot has to declare nuclear war is one part of the discussion, but it may not be… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
We regard as 'scientific' a method based on deep analysis of facts, theories, and views, presupposing unprejudiced, unfearing open discussion and conclusions.… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
Absolutists frighten me. During all the endless discussions on my blog about evolution, intelligent design, God, and the afterworld, numbering altogether thousands… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I loved our music discussion. I live for discussions like that. It's my favorite thing because it means that people care about… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I think that was in the discussions when NBC finally bought it and was trying to figure out how to distinguish it… — Remi Aubuchon Copy Share Image
The reports that Media Matters have done about sexism in our society and really the mainstream media called Hillary Clinton "castrating," they… — Carolyn Maloney Copy Share Image
It was scary to be in that world of politics. I felt uncomfortable to be in that discussion. The weird thing is,… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Going back to the discussion we were having about immigration reform, some of the most challenging discussions I've had are with activists… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But because media is what media is today, any stupid, absurd remark made by Donald Trump becomes the story of the week.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
So long as I confine my activities to social service and the blind, they compliment me extravagantly, calling me 'arch priestess of… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
“Indeed, in many cases, discussion can be carried on indefinitely without arriving at any solution, which is the reason why almost all… — René Guénon Copy Share Image
If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day… — Herodotus Copy Share Image
It's an issue that we need to have a national discussion about, the militarization of local police forces, and then when they… — William Lacy Clay, Jr Copy Share Image
One thing I've experienced and I feel really grateful for now that I'm on my way out is that I felt that… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
A powerful idea communicates some of its power to the man who contradicts it. Partaking of the universal community of minds, it… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Now that virtually every career is an option for ambitious girls, it can no longer be considered regressive or reactionary to reintroduce… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
I don't want to get into the 'who's a hostage-taker' discussion here, but what is the estate tax? It's a double tax… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Throughout Ronnie's presidency, there was an ongoing public discussion as to how much influence the first lady should have on the president.… — Nancy Reagan Copy Share Image
Some expressions cause others to choose a side based on assumptions of intentions not yet realized. When these dictating choices are given… — Luke Garner Copy Share Image
This sounds cheesy but when I would get in discussions with people about religion or spirituality, a lot of people would say,… — Natalie Maines Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to think of these men as visionary dreamers, playing around at Philadelphia with abstract conceptions of political theory,… — Fred Rodell Copy Share Image
As always with any discussion of elite immunity, it's crucial to note that what makes this development such a particularly warped travesty… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The part of the strangeness of coming back from the war is the way we talk about it. We try to have… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
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