Debate Quotes

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One of the earliest resurrection scenes in the Bible is that of Thomas demanding evidence - he wanted to see, to touch, to prove. Those… — Jon Meacham
In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny. — John Stuart Mill
I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but… — Michel de Montaigne
You can't debate satire. Either you get it or you don't. — Michael Moore
I'm not a pundit. I'm not an analyst. I don't want to participate in the existing debate that's going on about whether or not you… — Michael Moore
I don't debate with liars. — Evo Morales
I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know? — Viggo Mortensen
There is nothing wrong with intellectual differences flowing from freedom of thought as long as such differences remain confined to intellectual debates. — Pervez Musharraf
Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are still clouded by… — Nathan Myhrvold
Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I don't have that experience. My… — Richard M. Nixon
I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that… — Michael Nutter
During last night's debate, John Kerry and John Edwards were so friendly to each other some political experts think that they may end up running… — Conan O'Brien
All we do is bring the debate from both sides, and let you as a viewer decide where you want to end up on the… — Kevin O'Leary
Look, I debate for a living so I don't need to learn any lessons from amateurs. — Bill O'Reilly
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and… — Barack Obama
After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is… — Barack Obama
Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution? — Rand Paul
I think a lot of moral debates are not over what is the basis of justice, but who gets a ticket to play in the… — Steven Pinker
Academics lack perspective. In a debate on whether the world is round, they would argue, 'No,' because it's an oblate spheroid. They suffer from 'the… — Steven Pinker

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