Discussion Quotes · Page 8

I think if religion closes discussion or exchange of ideas or curiosity about other views, it's not true to its core.

— David O. Russell

“A deaf and dumb in the mist of morons is a renowed talkative among brains.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Why does a public discussion of economic policy so often show the abysmal ignorance of the participants?

— Robert Solow

People only believe what they discover for themselves. We need to have civil discussions, and look at what the facts and the…

— Steve Daines

I was struck during the Brexit debate by how little discussion there was about the origins of the concept of a united…

— Sheila Hancock

I believe that there is an urgent need to restructure the discussion of war to include the impact it has on women.

— Zainab Salbi

A just cause and a zealous defender make an imperious resolution cut off the tediousness of cautious discussions.

— Philip Sidney

On the face of it, it must be a bad cause which will not bear discussion. Truth seeks light instead of shunning…

— Horace Mann

This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity,…

— Christopher Dawson

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

Look,' he said, 'I don't think we should continue this discussion. I don't like this side of you.' 'I'm not a box,'…

— Carrie Fisher

We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public…

— David J. C. MacKay

I appreciate that question because I, in the state of Texas, had heard a lot of discussion about a faith-based initiative eroding…

— George W. Bush

Electing pro-choice Republican women can help foster a discussion that reflects the full spectrum of views and can lead to a more…

— Linda Lingle

I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they…

— Marva Collins

I will be asking my network to lead a discussion on the issues of class, race, energy, the environment, disaster planning, Iraq…

— Brian Williams

I have talked to Barack Obama about Star Wars recently, in the Oval Office, and he is definitely a fan. Article 2,…

— Cass Sunstein

Above all else, [Benny Goodman] was a great player, one of the greatest American music has produced. He brought his absolute talent…

— Stanley Crouch

Before the 11th of September, in my discussions with many officials of the United States, some of them are Congressmen, I used…

— Bashar al-Assad

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

— Thomas Paine

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

— Kevin Mattson

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

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

Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.

— Kevin Mitnick

The separation of powers is about legislative powers. It isn't about discussion or words.

— Rand Paul

“All ideas in a truly free society should always be open for discussion.”

— Bryant McGill

If you look at the newspapers here - the Washington papers - most of the discussion deals with campaign gossip.

— Bernie Sanders

If the feminine issue is so absurd, is because the male's arrogance made it "a discussion

— Simone de Beauvoir

As an engineer, I learned that a long time ago: you don't want to get into a rational discussion about irrational subjects.

— Shahid Khan

There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I mean the…

— Gerrit Smith

How very satisfactory those discussions must be, where each party retains their own opinion!

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.

— Harri Holkeri

“Look, we all have something to bring to this discussion. But I think from now on the thing you should bring is…

— Doug Naylor

Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

— Nelson Mandela

Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.

— Hyman Rickover

It is a sign of a medium's immaturity when one of the main topics of discussion is the medium itself.

— Tom Standage

Good directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Whether you like Mourinho's style or not is open to discussion but he has won in different places and this has a…

— Diego Simeone

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

— Cesar Chavez