Controversial Quotes
208 Controversial quotes by 193 unique authors
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I never really expected to be controversial.
— B.F. Skinner
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On any given vote, on any given day, a smart senator who has taken a bold or controversial position can reach far more media outlets…
— Jim Webb
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I think that in the blogosphere, the idea is to have the most controversial stuff up.
— Monica
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Infrastructure is one of the core responsibilities of government and one that cannot be shortchanged by other controversial spending. I believe investment in infrastructure pays…
— Douglas R. Oberhelman
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Neurobiological research has shown that in people with chronic PTSD, both stress hormone secretion and areas of the brain connected to memory function, such as…
— Siri Hustvedt
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Everything about The Bradshaws is controversial, fluid, uncertain: their age - perhaps 30,000 years old, perhaps older, perhaps more recent - who painted them, what…
— Richard Flanagan
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During my six years with them Dr Garnet Davey (subsequently Research Director) constantly supported me and, I have no doubt, fought many battles on my…
— James W. Black
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Senator Helms might very well do that. I would point out to him that we in the art world are not necessarily in the business…
— Jane Alexander
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Thirty years ago, in 1976, the notion of organized activity to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was an extremely controversial one.
— Robert Brady
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Despite my involvement in difficult and sometimes controversial questions I have received consistent support from the people of Ashfield. They have recognised that it is…
— Geoff Hoon
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The mainland Chinese tend to take a Chinese mainland point of view on controversial issues, and the Taiwanese take another the Taiwanese viewpoint.
— Jimmy Wales
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
— Laura Schlessinger
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As you know, the fossil record includes not only the ancestors of crocodiles and whales, but also the ancestors of human beings. And this, of…
— Kenneth R. Miller
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I like controversy. The more controversial it gets, the more interesting it is.
— Marco Brambilla
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I have never written out of a desire to be controversial.
— Meg Rosoff
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American museums have become cautious, because it is very hard to get money to do something different or controversial.
— Pontus Hulten
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I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.
— Toni Morrison
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I would hope that forgiveness would come to us for any remarks we made, and forgiveness would come to him and to all of us…
— Louis Farrakhan
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Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Personaly I think you pick up lot of germs while you kissing each other.
— Sfiso MaAphula Ngema
Who Wrote These Controversial Quotes
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