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906 Debate quotes by 694 unique authors

Unfortunately, you know, working in a spirit of cooperation and respect requires someone else to reach back, and I don't think that's happened and it's… — Karen Hughes
We've become more tolerant because we're tired of the debate. — Suzanne Fields
For the life of me, I don't understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage… — Dianne Feinstein
There's a bit of debate about that; some say it was really Matthew, but the popular consensus is that Mark was the first one, so… — Chester Brown
Is there something to be said for the writings of the Marquis? Is there something to be said for pornography? And is there something to… — Philip Kaufman
With or without a Social Security fix, Americans don't have enough assets to retire on. There has to be a much larger debate. — Frank Keating
The tension between yes and o, between I can and I cannot, makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable… — Anatole Broyard
Open debate and full discourse on the topic of torture is a double-edged sword. — Unknown Author
Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history of the excitement which once pervaded a considerable part of… — Caleb Cushing
When I am in the Scottish Parliament chamber, I often feel the need to sit for the entire debate. It's only courteous to listen to… — Margo MacDonald
The big debate right now is if Saddam is alive or dead. He's dead, then he's alive, then dead, then alive. It's just confusing. Today… — David Letterman
Just look at who won the third debate between Bush and Gore. I knew Bush won, because people liked him more. People just didn't like… — Chris Matthews
The debate about the war seems pretty robust and free. Many publications, from the New Yorker to the Nation, feel perfectly comfortable printing anti-American articles… — Rich Lowry
I'd always liked the idea that drama acts at its best as a kind of arena for debate, not just about the thing itself, but… — Jeremy Northam
What scared me in that debate is that it's not about the ownership rules at all. The vast majority of people don't even know what… — Michael K. Powell
Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our… — Unknown Author
But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's… — Bob Schieffer
Nothing ever gets settled in this town. a seething debating society in which the debate never stops, in which people never give up, including me.… — George P. Shultz
The questions are scientific, but the UN answers are political. The global warming debate is hardly about science. — Unknown Author
There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits.… — Rob Simmons
If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, that's great. You should be praised for having opened the debate… — Oliver Stone
After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure. — Edward R. Murrow
Fixing our healthcare system as a whole is our primary challenge, and to make it happen you need to get engaged to pound the pavement,… — Senator John Kerry
Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence never solves anything I would advise to conjure up the… — Robert A. Heinlein
Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half of our seniors out of… — Senator John Kerry

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