Debate Quotes

906 Debate quotes by 694 unique authors

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
The connections I draw between human nature and political systems in my new book, for example, were prefigured in the debates during the Enlightenment and… — Steven Pinker
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. — Colin Powell
In a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness. — Dennis Prager
If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and critical… — Tariq Ramadan
Well, first of all, I don't want to debate the word conservative, but by my definition, a conservative is someone who wants to conserve the… — Dan Rather
Culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. Now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debates… — Mitt Romney
I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also. — Theodore Roosevelt
I'm out there arguing the Labor case. I will do it anywhere and everywhere that I can. I do it within various communities across Australia… — Kevin Rudd
The president has declared that the debate over government-controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of Americans who will… — Paul Ryan
Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program, and raiding it. Ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate. We want this… — Paul Ryan

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