Debate Quotes

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Get every candidate to wear a NASCAR racing suit when they go debate; this way we can see how their sponsors really are. — Jesse Ventura
If I can get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states and be allowed into the debates, I'd not only run, I'd win. — Jesse Ventura
Debate is so much better than denial. — Julie Walters
Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our… — J C Watts
For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and… — Ai Weiwei
The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative. — Elwyn Brooks White
One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when I heard a talking head say, Al Gore won on… — Bradley Whitford
A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
I'm a big believer in debate and difference of opinion. — Naomi Wolf
It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening democracy it is catastrophic. — Naomi Wolf
After we were hit on September 11, 2001, we were in a state of national shock. Less than six weeks later, on October 26 2001,… — Naomi Wolf
No matter how convinced we are that someone is nasty, evil or just plain criminal, if they have not been convicted of any crime and… — Julian Baggini
I have great hope and faith, but it's a humanistic faith based in facts; you have to believe that facts exist. We can all arrive… — Greg Graffin
Instead of this fruitless debate about having it all, men and women should focus on what make us happy. Instead of comparing our lives with… — LZ Granderson
For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. — Margaret Heffernan
Contrary to the utopian rhetoric of social media enthusiasts, the Internet often makes the jump from deliberation to participation even more difficult, thwarting collective action… — Evgeny Morozov
When we can commit a crime, we can also trigger debate. Cases go to courts. Media start covering the cases. But once you build smart… — Evgeny Morozov
The Amish communities of Pennsylvania, despite the retro image of horse-drawn buggies and straw hats, have long been engaged in a productive debate about the… — Howard Rheingold
There are always signs that a reign is ending, and they are usually spotted not in the king himself but in his court. In the… — Hanna Rosin
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that… — Noam Chomsky

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