Debating Quotes

83 quotes by 80 authors

Three explanations dominate speculation about what Obama is up to. The first is that he's trying to lay the groundwork for his successor, presumptive nominee… — Jonah Goldberg
The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged - debating - helped shape my interests in public policy. — Joseph Stiglitz
Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong… — David Suzuki
This is an issue that women are not interested in debating. — Rona Ambrose
The combination of professionalism and technology may also result in narrow-minded specialization more suited to a debating society than to an organization whose task it… — Martin Van Creveld
In academia, left-liberalism is so entrenched its advocates' debating skills have gone rusty. When you've been talking to yourself for decades and imposing speech codes… — Andrew Sullivan
We learn not for life but for the debating-room. — Seneca the Younger
A Labour party is not a debating club, it is a party of action. — Karl Radek
America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations, then,… — Peter Welch
Our political parties exist for no other reason than to win power; they are not ideological debating societies designed to present a particular political philosophy… — Tom Wicker
Despite the hours spent debating different models of general education, the choices faculties make rarely lead to any significant difference in the cognitive development of… — Derek Bok
I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president. — Paul D. Boyer
I worry about Rick Perry. One, he's too conservative, Two, his debating skills. And three ... Oh crap, what was three? — David Letterman
So in the world of Enlightenment, things are just things, except they're not things. We're in nirvana. There is no debating team. — Frederick Lenz
I'm not good at debating - I'm much better at pontificating. — Laura Schlessinger
The essence and foundation of House of Commons debating is formal conversation. The set speech, the harangue addressed to constituents, or to the wider public… — Winston Churchill
It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or definitive than… — David Greenberg
There's nothing more fun than debating and defending your taste in music. — Judd Apatow
There is an air of unreality in debating these arcane points when the world is changing in such dramatic ways right in front of our… — Al Gore
I actually prepared Vice President Biden for his debate in the last election. I played Sarah Palin. It's a little tough debating a woman. — Jennifer Granholm

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