Debate Quotes

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There is no question that under the Equal Rights Amendment there will be debates at times, indecision at times, litigation at times. Has anyone proposed… — Frances Farenthold
George W. Bush cannot out-talk Al Gore. Period. Mr. Gore thinks faster on his feet and is much more verbal. So if that is the… — Bill O'Reilly
We must shift the energy policy debate in America with an increased focus on alternative and renewable fuels and Congress must pass meaningful alternative fuels… — Rick Renzi
My view is that consciousness, the seat of "personalness," is the ultimate reality, and is also scientifically impenetrable. In other words, there is no scientific… — Ray Kurzweil
Successfully reframing the climate debate in the United States from one based on environmental values to one based on health values...holds great promise to help… — George Mason
And while I at length debate and beate the bush, There shall steppe in other men and catch the burdes. — John Heywood
...Obama said, 'I welcome debate among my team, but I won't tolerate division'. — Bob Woodward
Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just… — Bennie Thompson
Now, at times this issue has tended to degenerate into an 'either-or' type of debate. Either we protect our people from terror or we protect… — Barack Obama
Watching both the health care and climate/energy debates in Congress, it is hard not to draw the following conclusion: There is only one thing worse… — Thomas Friedman
What passes for political realism may make for lively academic debates. But it often functions, ironically, as a tool of social control, rendering us passive… — Parker J. Palmer
Be a student, not a follower. Take interest in what someone says, then debate it, ponder it, and consider it from all angles. — Jim Rohn
There was a time when conservative intellectuals raised the level of American public debate and helped to keep it sober. Those days are gone. As… — Mark Lilla
I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political debate, we lose.… — Barack Obama
I have always felt sympathy towards the biologists who accept to debate creationists. Now I also understand them better; one can fight opinions, not articles… — Bertrand Meyer
I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing controversy over campaign… — James L. Buckley
Turn off your televisions. Ignore the Newt-Mitt-Rick- Barack reality show. It is as relevant to your life as the gossip on “Jersey Shore.” The real… — Chris Hedges
Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Williams… — Barack Obama
The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. — Richard Holloway
We need to teach our children how to debate the major life issues. Debate strengthens their beliefs and enables them to defend themselves against ideologies… — Jim Rohn
What I want is the world to remember the problems and the people I photograph. What I want is to create a discussion about what… — Sebastiao Salgado
I try with my pictures to raise a question, to provoke a debate, so that we can discuss problems together and come up with solutions. — Sebastiao Salgado
We all learned in kindergarten that the beginning is a very good place to start. As we have this debate on illegal immigration and illegal… — Marsha Blackburn
I never let politics get personal. You can have the most intense, heated debate on issues, and so long as you keep it on issues,… — Phil Crane
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a sign that we… — Barack Obama

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